I cant do...

Can't sing, can't do anything practical apart from simple cooking following a recipe. Can do a bit of creative writing and can make people laugh with my quick wit and humour. Not a lot to show for 80years plus, but my greatest pride comes from seeing my daughters living their lives as happy and fulfilled women and passing on these atributes to the next generation.

Can't knit or crochet, although I have tried and would love to do so. My mother couldn't crochet but was an amazing knitter but still I failed to learn.

I’m a Bloke and could never throw anything straight or run fast or catch a ball or give a toss if I look tidy or a mess

However I do have a pretty good memory and am quite empathetic

I can't ...persuade anyone to help me do the things I can't do.

Oh no.
So sorry to hear that.

I hope the Electric trike works.

A post like that puts things into perspective.

I can't walk far Paralysed 21 years ago and tried and tried to get back up and 'running' but the best I do is stagger like a Friday night drunk.... still practising though!

I can knit, sew, crochet, cross stitch, bobbing lace pretty good cook and baker. Electric trike arriving any day soon trying to strengthen my legs that way

I knit, I make my own designs by adapting fair isle patterns. I can crochet, sew and am a pretty decent cook. My maths is good and I'm pretty fair at technology (I have designed and run websites). I cycle (have toured Croatia and Brittany by tandem). Just got back from a holiday involving deep water snorkelling and have kayaked in Antarctica. Can't sit cross legged any more though as a knee replacement put paid to that and I don't hike long distance.

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Won't touch anything to do with electricity (can change a bulb and batteries) or gas.
Will have a go at basic plumbing eg find a leak, tighten washers up.
Painting and decorating I hate and it shows
Laid brick edging on a garden path but had to get someone to cut two bricks needed for angles.
Will fill up washer on car, check oil and tyres.
Assemble Swedish type furniture (very slowly).
Knit and crocket basic stuff.
Used to sew curtains, dressmaking, upholstery but now basic alterations and soft furnishings.
Can't say expert in anything.

Sounds pretty ok to me 😂

Applegran

Why do we find it so much easier to say the things we are not good at? Maybe we fear looking boastful if we say the things we are good at? Having written that, I thought I should say something I am good at - and at once found myself reluctant! It turns out that I am afraid of looking boastful myself.......so here goes: I have sometimes made it easier for some other people, who asked me to help, make positive changes in their lives. Well......there are lots of things I am no good at - but having made myself write something posibive I will stop there. I wonder if others will find it harder to recognise things they are good at - but maybe give it a try?

I couldn’t agree more 👏👏👏
I had to dig deep for my failures. 😂

Knit, crochet, sew, craft
Cook or Bake
Draw or paint
Sing

Causes me no problems!

Won't touch anything to do with electricity (can change a bulb and batteries) or gas.
Will have a go at basic plumbing eg find a leak, tighten washers up.
Painting and decorating I hate and it shows
Laid brick edging on a garden path but had to get someone to cut two bricks needed for angles.
Will fill up washer on car, check oil and tyres.
Assemble Swedish type furniture (very slowly).
Knit and crocket basic stuff.
Used to sew curtains, dressmaking, upholstery but now basic alterations and soft furnishings.
Can't say expert in anything.

I cannot sew, bake cakes (although I could cook you an excellent 3 course dinner 😉) I am useless at maths though weirdly was good at chemistry at school? I am unable to work out how to assemble flat pack furniture (the strange diagram sheets defeat me as make no sense!) I cant do much DIY, but why not outsource to those who can 😁 I am scared of heights so cannot climb ladders. I never could whistle although I have a good singing voice I was useless at most sports at school and never enjoyed them (possibly because I was bad🤔) I could never master hand stands or roller skates though I did manage ice skating. I am not great at housework (again I outsource) and find housework beyond tedious. I used to be able to crochet and darn😁 never learned knitting so not sure if I could do that.

I can sit and be tattooed for 8+ hours yet can’t tolerate the earth shattering pain of a paper cut without feeling faint..
I can / could horse ride though I haven’t done so for a few years and I can’t ride a bike to save my life. I can’t hit a dartboard without endangering lives around me, I can’t crochet and I can’t dance despite very intense training when I was young, my two left feet won in the end. However, I can cook, hang wallpaper, change a tyre and replace an oven thermostat! 🤣

I can sing ….well, I’m really good at knowing all the words to hundreds of songs.
It’s just the tunes I find difficult!

I can knit, sew, crochet and do some alterations. Can also cook and bake, and used to do all the wallpapering. I can’t swim out of my depth. I used to cycle a lot when young, but not brave enough now. The things that I wasn’t good at was to some extent because I wasn’t interested in them eg ball games, athletics, or maybe wasn’t interested because I wasn’t good enough. I’ve never been able to do a cartwheel or handstand, or even touch my toes, despite being short and slim. I’m not good at keeping on top of cleaning - again possibly because I’m not very interested!

There are things that I can’t do, but nowadays there’s an ever growing list of things that I can no longer do. I can no longer run, or jump. I found that last one out when I bought a skipping rope during Covid, meaning to exercise more. I took it outside. Unfurled it, placed it in position behind my heels, swung it over my head and tried to jump. To my surprise I just couldn’t make my feet leave the ground. Sad really, because I used to love skipping when I was younger.

I love a good sing-song, but the croaky sounds that come out of my mouth these days, well, they sound like gas escaping 😱. So that’s on the list of things I can no longer do too 😟

Why do we find it so much easier to say the things we are not good at? Maybe we fear looking boastful if we say the things we are good at? Having written that, I thought I should say something I am good at - and at once found myself reluctant! It turns out that I am afraid of looking boastful myself.......so here goes: I have sometimes made it easier for some other people, who asked me to help, make positive changes in their lives. Well......there are lots of things I am no good at - but having made myself write something posibive I will stop there. I wonder if others will find it harder to recognise things they are good at - but maybe give it a try?

You must feel very lucky indeed. That’s fabulous 💐

Cannot cook anything unless very basic, can't bake a cake, can't sing or even hold a tune, can't play any musical instrument, can't find my way out of a paper bag - no sense of direction whatsoever. Can't draw or paint. Sometimes can't even remember what day it is but what the heck, I bumble on fairly contentedly.

I'm so rubbish at housework, I don't try any more! 🤣

In general I can't do anything that I don't want to do....

I can’t do anything first thing in the morning - though I generally get up early - have to have a cuppa and a little while to collect myself or I am discombobulated.

I just can't ....

do any type of needlework, including knitting, never had the slightest bit of interest in it, constantly shouted at by ''teachers'' at school for not doing it ''properly'', and the same situation with any type of cooking/baking.

I can't garden. No idea where to begin. I have indoor plants, and that's it!

I can't do drawing, painting, or craftwork. Drawing little doodles and adding stickers in my diaries is the furthest I've ever gone!

I can ...

run 20 miles non-stop

A good swimmer, doing multi-lenghts of the Olympic-sized pool.

My singing voice is Karen Carpenter style.

I can't remember what I can't do...

There are a lot of interesting posts on here!