"I can't cook" or "I don't know how to sew"

[ben_who]

My mother helped me move into my college dorm. We just hauled the boxes into the room, as my new roommate did the same. Then we sat in the chairs and said our good-byes over cold sodas from the machine - and watched in wide-eyed shock as my roommate's mother showed him how to make a bed, then took him downstairs to teach him how to use a washing machine.

We looked at each other after he'd left and burst into laughter. At the time (1990), I had no idea such parents existed. Watching him survive his first semester was nothing short of astonishing. (Yes, he wound up with pink shirts at one point; yes, he bleached his blue jeans; and while he was a lot more organized than I was, I never saw his bed made again.)

[Jetfire]

I admit I leave dishes in the sink. (In fact I have a tart pan in the sink now that's been there since last Monday). But I'm a bachelor living alone, so eventually I HAVE to clean them one way or another (and I will; just a busy time of year). And I am functional as a bachelor too; I do my own laundry, cook my own meals and even do baking. (the tart pan was from making 7 dozen mincemeat tarts for Xmas baking. I'll probably have to make another 7 dozen next weekend or so. )