I grew up with parents who always encouraged us to help out and thus learn things like changing a tyre, shingling a roof, laying a garden path. But I married a man whose family did none of these things and it’s hard to convince him that not everything is complicated. I love putting things together like ikea furniture, or hanging wallpaper, putting in a new faucet. Hopefully our daughters will do this too. I always try to do things myself first before hiring someone else.