What are you really bad at?

AimeeL85 · January 2014

I am bad at sewing...well, not just bad at it, I literally don't know how to sew anything, not a stitch. If I or one of the kids has something that gets a hole in it that can be sewn, my mom does it when she comes over (this has only happened a few times, but still). I guess it's something I could teach myself but I just have no desire to, is that terrible?

What are you really bad at?

notkateanymore · January 2014

I'm really bad at making the bed from scratch. Not like when the sheets are already on, but like putting the sheets on and getting the corners right.

Disneygeek77 · January 2014

making pancakes. My mom couldn't make pancakes either.

jillyjill1026sr · January 2014

Singing. I'm awful.

Allycat11 · January 2014

I'm going to copy other people, I can not sew and am horrible at making a bed look nice. I literally can not sew a button on something if it falls off so that is DH's job. Every morning I make our bed but I can never get the corners tucked properly so I don't even try to make it perfect anymore.

I am also apparently bad at being original.

vlagrl29 · January 2014

I don't know how to sew either. DH had to teach me how to sew on a button. My mom has 5 sewing machines, each does something different and 1 is hooked up to a computer. She is the queen of sewing and quilting.

vlagrl29 · January 2014

KateMW said:

I'm really bad at making the bed from scratch. Not like when the sheets are already on, but like putting the sheets on and getting the corners right.

DH taught me how to do the "hospital" corners. I had no idea there was such a thing. He also taught me how to fold the fitted sheet to store in the closet....it drove me nuts I never knew how to fold that thing properly.

Hollylb3 · January 2014

Sewing, even though my mom used to do it for a living. I never wanted to learn either.

Mostly anything artistic or crafty.

peaceinnature · January 2014

I'm really bad with keys and locks and with pumping gas. As in I have had way too many instances where I can't get a door open and someone else comes and does it immediately. And it always takes me a million tries to get the pump in at the right angle so the gas actually goes in the tank and doesn't automatically shut off. I have no idea what's wrong with me.

Arnegard · January 2014

Singing, walking in heels, crochet, knitting, dancing.

jenniann87 · January 2014

I cant make the bed to save my life. If the sheets are already on and its just the blankets no problem. But when it comes to stripping the bed and starting fresh, forget it. I always make sure I wash the sheets and bedding when DH is here cause he can put the fresh ones on like a breeze. If it was left for me the corners will be all jacked up and I can never get them right. So annoying.

notreallyirish · January 2014

Dancing any kind of choreographed dance. I can sort of handle the Macarena because it's just hand movements, but if I had to do the Electric Slide I would trip and take down several people.

bumpuser924057 · January 2014

Singing

Running

Decluttering

Avoiding the Target clearance racks

mrsrobinsontobe · January 2014

dancing

ironing

directions

math

raraavis28 · January 2014

Another vote for sewing. And gardening. I'm also not huge into decorating...like I do OK but nothing I do is all that impressive. Oh and running....or exercise in general these days. It's bad.

minerswife17 · January 2014

I'm really bad about not cheating on my diet...boo =(

Linnea503 · January 2014

I've never mowed a lawn or done any kind of yard work so I think that means I'm bad at it. I also can't seem to keep houseplants alive.

kalette · January 2014

Math. Or maybe it's just that I hate doing math.. either way.

AimeeL85 · January 2014

Oh I can add another one....I am terrible at cooking meat. Ground beef and chicken breasts I can handle....nothing else EVER comes out right. Any kind of roast, steak, whole chicken etc. comes out terrible. I tried a nice bottom round roast last weekend and ruined it again, so I'm throwing in the towel....just ground beef and chicken breasts in this house forever!

shotzie · January 2014

I suck at drawing. I used to draw pretty well as a kid, but anything I draw now looks like a 4 year old drew it. I majored in art, and got a C in Beginning Drawing. Thankfully I only had to take one drawing class.

My penmanship isn't so great either. Sometimes it looks okay, but I've never had the pretty, bubbly, feminine handwriting everyone else seems to have.

magentawarped · January 2014

Cooking anything on the fly. I need specific step-by-step instructions. DH does the cooking in this house.

fancefpp · January 2014

Anything handy around the house. I can barely hang a picture without putting ten holes in the wall

MomIn2013 · January 2014

I would say crafty stuff. I have a counted cross-stitch in the back of my closet that I started back in 1999 and never finished - that's probably the extent of my craftiness. Oh, that and a Santa Claus picture that I made in home ec in grade eight.

id012 · January 2014

I cant make meatballs. I will follow a recipe to the t and they always come out awful. I dont know where I f it up but I always seem too!
Dancing - im a horrible dancer, I have no rhythm. But ill still do it if I have a drink or 2

spring_time · January 2014

Dancing. I am really self-conscious about it and hate events that have dancing. I especially detest when people try to pull me out on the dance floor. I am not good at it, I do not like it, and I do not enjoy it.

Decorating. This is a current issue for me. My mom is a phenomenal decorator, she has a real talent for it. She decorated my old house and both my sisters's houses. She keeps in mind each of our styles and comes up with different and unique ideas for each of us. Now that DH and I have our own house, it causes problems. My DH thinks he is very good at it, which he is not. He mixes odd styles, has weird color choices, and has no sense of scale. I can't get suggestions from my mom because they have a weird tug of war thing, I don't like what he is doing, and I have no talent for it nor do I enjoy doing it. DH is getting mad at me for being so indecisive, and my mom keeps casually mentioning things that just aren't working in my house. The whole thing is giving me anxiety and makes me want to throw up my hands and just say "screw it."

Court0026 · January 2014

meal planning, sitting still and relaxing

zbeesma86 · January 2014

Remembering to bring my grocery list to the store. Always forget it.

caybeh · January 2014

I'm not crafty by any means. I'm also bad at decorating. I just don't know where to put things. DS's room literally only has two things on his wall.

roxy_jj · January 2014

Dancing
Singing
Anything crafty
Parking

ariel06 · January 2014

Dieting and staying organized. I'm horrible at sticking with it.

jensriot · January 2014

Remembering names. I can meet someone, they tell me their name, and poof, I can't remember it.

jlpev · January 2014

Keeping a neat & tidy house. Dhs mom always kept a super clean house & he thinks that is how it should be...our house is clean but 2 kids, 2 dogs & country living lived in!!! Totally different than his moms living.

cmrand4 · January 2014

Small talk. I can chat up anyone I know really well. But, getting past the "How are you?" with someone that is an acquaintance or a stranger can feel painful for me. I feel like I'm a social person, it's not really an anxiety thing. I just don't know what to say. I really wish I had the "gift of gab"! Maybe that's why I'm more of a lurker and less of a poster on here...

Chapter79 · January 2014

Organizing, directions and knowing where I am, anything artistic (especially drawing- yikes) and slow dancing.

Lilly&Co · January 2014

Math, not just adding money, I am ok with that. I am horrible and pretty much math illiterate at like algebra, I liked geometry.

JCM · January 2014

Where to start..

ironing

keeping a tidy house

time management

dieting

exercising

remembering names

keeping in touch

getting rid of things I no longer need

confrontation

getting to bed at a reasonable hour

being a morning person

& cooking... DH just told me this weekend I was a crap cook!!!!

mandymack · January 2014

Shredding the mail/bills/junk after opening the mail every week. It piles up for months in paper bags and I just keep finding places to shove it. It takes forever!!! But I can't bring myself to pay for a service. Nor do I trust them completely.

I can't whistle and have always wanted to!

I'm not a very good swimmer. I could tread water or swim freestyle to save my life but I wouldn't be able to pass the Key Holder tests at our local community pool. It's my breathing technique that sucks!

pitterpatter129 · January 2014

Keeping the house clean/organized. I kind of let it all go to hell and then spend an entire day fixing the mess vs just keeping up with it. Our kitchen is usually covered in dishes. It's an issue. I also stink at gardening. I have a black thumb.

segerama · January 2014

Singing, sticking to a diet, and dancing sober (I am amazing after a few drinks:))

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