fairfarmhand Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 For my family, it is amazing the things that I know how to do that nobody else knows how to do. These include: Changing a toilet paper roll Throwing away empty bottles in the shower Emptying trash cans What are your amazing specialized skills that are too complicated for other people to figure out in your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Laundry. More laundry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Find things :glare: I'm really bad at it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Cleaning properly. :glare: It's annoying because my husband DOES know how to clean a room, but when he does do it, we end up losing the things he "put away." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Find things Make popcorn in a pot on the stove Load the dishwasher Communicate that we are out of something to the person who does the shopping (me) until the very moment they need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerMom Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) DH knows these things, but the kids apparently do not: 1) flush a toilet 2) separate their dirty underwear from their pants before throwing them in the laundry As to things dh doesn't know how to do either: clean a toilet before it is coated in red/green slime, clean a kitchen sink clean a bathroom sink I guess he knows HOW, it's just not on his radar to do until the bacterial ooze stands up and begins trying to communicate. :D In terms of things I don't know that (thankfully) he does: how to whip a room into order when company is coming. I get overwhelmed with what to do first, but he just gets it done. Edited January 9, 2012 by ChandlerMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Find things :glare: I'm really bad at it too. Uh, yeah. Except I'm GOOD at it, but apparently no one else in the family can EVER find ANYTHING. I'll add mine: laundry cleaning toilets dishes cleaning counters vacuuming So, uh, yeah, pretty much cleaning anything in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Cooking, cleaning, finding their clothes and actually getting dressed. I also seem to be the only one who knows that the laundry hamper is for dirty clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm the only one who knows how to use door mats rather than carpet for wiping mud off of shoes. I'm also the only one for whom dust is a visible substance - it magically disappears when anyone else looks at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Put anything, even the smallest thing, back where it belongs. This even extends to items of clothing being just dropped where they're taken off. And before anyone tells me I shouldn't allow this, I don't. But it's certainly very wearying and annoying to have to tell four boys and one grown man, every day, all day, to pick up, put away, put back, in the laundry basket ... every. little. thing. Whew, that feels better. I really needed to get that off my chest :001_smile:. Best wishes Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Fold a fitted sheet:glare: Even after step by step instructions with hands on lessons, several times, for all the males in my house, they still cannot fold a fitted sheet. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 well they can do it but they pretend stupidity and know eventually it will drive me crazy and sure enough I will do it at some point...usually yelling about it to them, lol. But honestly, no one knows how to 'pick up'. I walk into a room and see tons of things that need to be picked up and put in a place or another room, etc. No one else can do that. I could stand and point it out to them, but none of them would ever see the room the same way as I do :lol::tongue_smilie: the toilet paper thing is huge for the kids dh can't put dirty clothes 3 feet farther into the basket wiping down the kitchen counters escapes them all wiping down the table too but I am bad about leaving shoes all over the place. I trip someone up every week :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 ha ha ha all of the above mentioned posts LOL..... add in pick things up off the floor (especially in kiddo's room)---feed the bird-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 All of the above, plus filling ice cube trays. I hate finding empty ice cube trays in the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Locate "lost" items Put shoes/socks away Wipe food mess from counters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I am the miraculous Finder. I can easily Find missing things when no one else in my family can do it. What is the secret to my super powers? I have the bionic instinct to pick up items that may be blocking or covering the missing item! Despite regularly trying to pass on this amazing secret ability, no one in my family wishes to join me as a Finder Apprentice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Cleaning properly. :glare: It's annoying because my husband DOES know how to clean a room, but when he does do it, we end up losing the things he "put away." :lol::lol::lol: My dh resembles that remark! My dh packs them in a cardboard box and puts them up high on a shelf. We call them Mystery Boxes now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 My dh packs them in a cardboard box and puts them up high on a shelf. We call them Mystery Boxes now. My DH does that too! Such boxes also get shoved into cupboards. Anywhere out of the way. Anything but actually deal with the disorganisation and put it away properly. It's usually his mess though, so I stay out of it :D. Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Opening and loading/unloading and running a dishwasher. This is my biggest pet peeve . . . :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Tell if the dishwasher is 'clean' or 'dirty'. No, they can't just look in it and tell. Seriously...if it is impossible to tell the difference why do I bother to run it at all. :glare: I could save lots of time and hot water and just load the stuff back into the cupboards. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Find the laundry hamper. The dirty clothes do no go next to the hamper. They do not go on the floor 3ft away from the hamper. THEY GO INTO THE HAMPER!!!!!!!!! Put anything, even the smallest thing, back where it belongs. This even extends to items of clothing being just dropped where they're taken off. And before anyone tells me I shouldn't allow this, I don't. But it's certainly very wearying and annoying to have to tell four boys and one grown man, every day, all day, to pick up, put away, put back, in the laundry basket ... every. little. thing. Whew, that feels better. I really needed to get that off my chest :001_smile:. Best wishes Cassy :iagree: This drives me completely nuts. If I had just a tiny little penny for every time I have to tell someone to "put that back where it belongs" I would have enough money to buy a professional football team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Find things, and organize a confusing schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 No one in my family knows how to... Clean a bathroom Do laundry, other than their own Put clean dishes away Sweep, mop anything Dust Put things away on the counter Wipe down the diningroom table Wipe off the can opener Clean a faucet Vacuum anything Use glass cleaner ETC. ... without being asked first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 There's only one thing that none of the kids seem to be able to do -- and that is to put the sticker from the fruit directly into the trashcan, which I've conveniently located just centimeters from the countertop onto which they currently place said sticker. To be fair, it does require one to slightly open a cabinet door. That may be where the true inability rests. Signed, Someone Who Doesn't Know How to Put TP on a roll :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 No one in my house has the know-how or hand strength to squeeze the water out of the kitchen sponge. They're also missing the gene that helps them understand that a new garbage bag must be placed back in the garbage can after it's been emptied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herkey6 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 My kids don't ever seem to be able to locate the handle to flush the toilet. Disgusting. And (and I don't know why this bugs me so much, it is sort of stupid...)the arm rest covers for the couch - they NEVER are on the couch. I probably put them on (or ask someone to replace them) 50 times a day. I mean really, how do they end up on the banisters??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 No one but me can find things. For example, they can be looking right at the bottle of ketchup in the fridge but if the bottle is turned around so the front is not visible, they can't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Wash pots and pans. :glare: Not sure why I alone possess the ability to tell if there is still burnt scrambled egg or cooking grease remaining on a pan. Even dh cannot clean a pan 100%. To be fair, there are things I am equally unwilling to master, like how to feed the furnace with wood. NOOOOOO!!!! I can also say I've never cut the grass or done the weed trimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillysmom216 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Close kitchen cabinets . I am the miraculous Finder. I can easily Find missing things when no one else in my family can do it. What is the secret to my super powers? I have the bionic instinct to pick up items that may be blocking or covering the missing item! Despite regularly trying to pass on this amazing secret ability, no one in my family wishes to join me as a Finder Apprentice. :iagree:with this too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Putting away clean and folded laundry. :glare: Washing pots or pans when cleaning up the kitchen after dinner. They seem to be able to handle everything else -- except pots and pans.:glare: Replacing the roll of toilet paper.:glare: Hanging up coats. :glare: Knowing when the dog MUST be taken outside.:glare: Lowering the volume on anything.:glare: WHERE anything is. :glare: The meaning of the word NO.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Put things in their logical place in the refrigerator. You know, like condiments in the door shelf where all the other condiments are or cheese in the drawer with the rest of the cheese. Instead they think it's best to stack the cheese, jam, and mustard on top of each other right in the middle of everything. Edited January 9, 2012 by Susan in TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I am the miraculous Finder. I can easily Find missing things when no one else in my family can do it. What is the secret to my super powers? I have the bionic instinct to pick up items that may be blocking or covering the missing item! Despite regularly trying to pass on this amazing secret ability, no one in my family wishes to join me as a Finder Apprentice. You mean, walking into a room and staring at the wall directly in front of you doesn't qualify as LOOKING for something? Sheeeesh. You expect so much ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Unload the dishwasher. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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