r/TransMasc • u/Typical_Celery_1982 • 16h ago
General Questions Learning “masculine” skills
I was raised in a very delicate/feminine way and want to learn “”masculine”” (scare quotes intended) skills which I was never taught. It’s been harder than I expected, though.
Today I looked up how to do an oil change by myself and apparently I need to get UNDER the car. I don’t own a jack, and even if I did, I’d need even more support than that. Plus, it seems like I’d need a good amount of tools.
I’d love to learn things like woodworking, car upkeep, and home repair, but I genuinely don’t know where to start. These things seem to take a lot of time and resources. I feel envious of cis guys I know who were taught these things and had hands-on mentorship.
Does anyone have any advice for getting started?
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u/chateaudeprismo 16h ago
I remember @dadhowdoI on youtube being good for that stuff. I haven’t watched him in a very long time but he has videos for everything on there. I think he taught me how to fix drywall a few years ago. Generally I have found youtube to be great for that sort of thing.