tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528964420180861331.post1482227638101429471..comments2023-06-21T09:43:18.571-05:00Comments on The Grass Widow's Diary: On Being UsefulTarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06472104751888958606noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528964420180861331.post-37678726839410324102011-02-19T14:17:31.478-06:002011-02-19T14:17:31.478-06:00I think your definition of "useful" is t...I think your definition of "useful" is too narrow. Is being a good wife/mother/neighbor/friend/daughter "useful"? Are you necessary to your family? I just spent three days staying with my mother in the hospital (she's getting better and my brother is taking the weekend duty), mostly just being there, sometimes helping her move around or fixing a sheet. Was that necessary or useful? I think so, even though I wasn't making a product or building something with manual labor.<br /><br />That said, I agree that practical mechanical skills are good things to learn. I'm not too un-handy, but nothing like my next door neighbor--I wouldn't dream of framing a building.rschaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611498393385587366noreply@blogger.com