What’s a basic skill you’re shocked some adults still don’t know?

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What’s a basic skill you’re shocked some adults still don’t know?

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  1. offbrandbarbie Avatar

    Emotional regulation

  2. Recent-Description39 Avatar

    Reading comprehension

  3. sultrybadger9 Avatar

    the basic anatomy of an apology 

  4. SeafoodDuder Avatar

    Personal finance and it’s a big one.

  5. Reasonable_Click2029 Avatar

    How to change a tire to your spare tire

  6. ClawesomeMan Avatar

    How to use a credit card….

  7. sajkaladji Avatar

    Knowing how to swim

  8. Reasonable_Click2029 Avatar

    There, they’re, their or your/you’re

  9. MrLuxarina Avatar

    Being able to cook for themselves. The number of people in their late 20s to 30s that rely entirely on eating out, takeaways and ready-meals is baffling to me. You’re wasting so much money!

  10. Lord_goatamor Avatar

    How to clean their drains out.

  11. Cornorr Avatar

    Waste disposal

  12. waynownow Avatar

    Basic communication skills:

    Thinking about what you are about to say or write and how this may be interpreted by others, and adjusting your wording to suit the situation.

  13. forsuresies Avatar

    Cooking. You generally eat multiple times a day and will always need to. You’re telling me you don’t have any idea how to feed yourself in a safe and delicious way?!

    It’s also not even that hard to do passably.

  14. theremint Avatar

    How to cook decent food.

  15. FriendlyRead7 Avatar

    Listening without interrupting.

  16. MangoDry7358 Avatar

    The simple act of not being a cunt

  17. rosmcg Avatar

    Reading a map. Knowing where north/south/east/west is. Understanding directions.

  18. rsAV8R Avatar

    Civil discourse

  19. Iamalpharius01 Avatar

    Politeness. Especially when interacting with retail workers or customer service agents.

  20. wzm0216 Avatar

    Respect others, set goals, control your emotions, not be influenced by others, and be strong inside yourself

  21. KrankySilverFox Avatar

    My vote is basic cooking

  22. sprinklywinks Avatar
  23. Snoo-99841 Avatar

    Cleaning up after themselves

  24. rhyno857 Avatar

    Critical Thinking

  25. Seirazula Avatar

    Economy in general and financial management.

  26. Nearby-Diet-2950 Avatar

    Quantum physics. Come one people, it’s not that hard.

  27. Raivyn52 Avatar

    Impulse control.

    So much of the modern store front is built on the idea that shoppers will just snag that extra thing on their way out. Digital store fronts are worse by far.

  28. steed4x4 Avatar

    Focus on something other than their emotions. I e get tf out of their own heads.

  29. zerox678 Avatar

    I’m pretty sure many will agree, basic arithmetic and grammar

  30. gigiluvss_OF Avatar

    how to dry their towel properly after a shower

  31. VB_Creampie Avatar

    Taking direction without opinion.

  32. shaddiesel Avatar

    Critical thinking and humility

  33. Alliwantispcb Avatar

    Critical thinking

  34. Bawkalor Avatar

    I just discovered that 3 members of my family did not know how correction tape worked.

    It was a disappointing revelation.

  35. Andromeda-224 Avatar

    To clean their butts with WATER after pooping and peeing

  36. iwillcorrectyou9 Avatar

    critical thinking skills

  37. cable_cats Avatar

    Self aware and self-sufficient

  38. Zeddog13 Avatar

    Budgeting. Add up all your major expenses over a 12 month period, divide by how many paydays you have, then bank that in a separate account called “bills”. No more shocks or freak outs – the $$ are there ready to use.

  39. spookiisweg Avatar

    Wasn’t this same question asked a week ago?

  40. venicesketchbook29 Avatar

    How to write in cursive…

  41. theegreenman Avatar

    Basic household repairs like fix a running toilet or replace a faucet.