Many fabric stores offer sewing classes.
@igloo:
For the kitchen you would want an ABC fire extinguisher, that can put out all types of fires, including grease and electrical. While most kitchen fires are things like frying pan fires, small appliances and microwaves can have electrical fires, too.
@musicprnt That’s what we have. I wondered if there’s something new these days.
ABC fire extinguishers work perfectly well—they’re old tech that quite honestly don’t need an update.
@Ballerina016 - Encourage your daughter to volunteer for the costume crew for a couple of productions on her college campus. She’ll learn some of the basics.
This makes me realize my DD needs a quick primer in basic household safety and first aid. She’s heading to college in three weeks…
S12 has been coaching D16 on personal safety. He is encouraging her to sign up for a self defense class and carry a cat shaped key fob (sharp ears) and pepper spray.
The most important thing IMHO is the buddy system–be sure a reliable friend sticks with you and that you both get “home” safely from parties or outings. Watch what you drink and never leave your drink unattended.
I promise I’ve tried - my son does not accept that white socks aren’t for dress pants. Thank goodness he’s a computer guy where fashion is not the forefront of expectations.
Also, undershirts are NOT shirts, they don’t substitute as t-shirts, and yes, people can tell the difference.
My son still can’t drive. My daughter thinks being independent means you have the skills to live on your own…using your parents’ money. 
Ummm, the stamp goes in the upper right corner…
Well, I just went to help my S move out of an apartment where he has lived for the past year and I was NOT pleased by the condition of his bathroom sink. You know how toothpaste cruds up? I think he had never wiped it out. I know he knows better, but I wound up scrubbing it because I couldn’t stand it and told him that if they charge a fee to clean it, that’s his problem. He didn’t grow up in filth!! He was taught to wipe a sink out! Argh.
-0- religious education, as she heads off to a catholic university and is required to take 2 theology courses.
Has this been mentioned? Creating a budget. D learned how to live on a budget (spreadsheet and everything) in her senior year and saved enough money for her trip to Europe. Before that, she had no clue about managing money.
LOL! Sounds like my first apartment. Don’t worry–every guy figures it out eventually.
Oh, I have a new one. DON’T WEAR EARBUDS WHILE DRIVING!!!
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D1 pulled into the driveway yesterday while I was out working in the yard with bright white earbuds clearly showing through the car window. How did I miss telling her that was not ok?
Sometimes kids get beyond learning from a parent, so now on important things I point out to DD’s BF (who I believe will become her H next year) so he can go the right direction with her as a couple. Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 type of learning (where you must do step 1 first…)
I was making my son a haircut appt (something I need to start having him do for himself) and told him it was at 11:00. He texted back “AM?”. I guess in his world there are hair salons open after 11 pm. This is the same son who addressed his first thank you card for a high school graduation gift (after painfully working with me through the generic structure of a thank you note) by putting the gift-giver’s name in the center of the envelope and their address in the upper left (where obvious to most the return address goes). His response was that he’s never had to write out an envelope, but I replied that you’ve opened envelopes haven’t you - guess he never took note of how they were addressed.
And apparently I failed to teach him that the mattress pad is not considered part of his sheets. One day I asked him to strip his bed so I could wash his sheets and he returned with a pile of sheets and the mattress pad too.
My son has 2 checks that have yet to be cashed from college graduation back in May. I told him my friends are getting mad, and to please take care of it.
Yesterday I got a text - “How do I cash a check?”
@Pizzagirl, my son’s landlord from last college place deducted from his security deposit bc his bathroom was a MESS.
That being ‘rear ended’ means that the person hitting your car hits the rear end of your car. NOT the rear end of their car backs up into your car.
(“Mom… I was rear ended …”) vs (“Mom…a car backed up into me”) = totally different mental images