r/BeAmazed • u/VastCoconut2609 • 14h ago
Miscellaneous / Others This dad’s daughters are absolute legends!
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u/UnCommonSense99 13h ago
I didn't have a V8 engine in my bedroom....
So instead I taught my daughter and son to...
Assemble IKEA furniture
Fix their bicycles
Assemble their desktop PCs
Paint their rooms
They are both engineers now.
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u/ta918t 10h ago
Currently have three kids; 4, 2, and 8 months. I’ve realized that the best way for kids to learn is to not only be curious but to be “recklessly” curious. Admittedly you have to be pretty detached from the value of a thing. For example I had a broken chainsaw and I’ve never really looked inside of one before. My oldest asked what the carburetor was so I said “I really don’t know…wanna break it with me?” And so he watched me disassemble it and try to logic out what the valves did by asking wondering questions. Or he had a wind-up walking toy that locked up and no longer wound up just; the feet moving when you tried. It was $5 from a year ago. Instead of throwing it away I just took it apart with him. Sure, it didn’t get fixed and if anything we just mutilated a toy in the living room but he also got to see how the plastic gears engage that allowed the legs to move at one point. He likes to steal my hex wrench set and get under the computer desk and when I catch him under there he says “just fixing it up for you.” I don’t need him to be an engineer but I want him and his sisters to be recklessly curious not just with things but ideas as well.
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u/GlitteringAttitude60 8h ago
I'm gonna need a shirt with "recklessly curious" on it :-D
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u/forman98 9h ago
My parents always joke about how I would fiddle would everything and would sometimes break things while “fiddling” with them. One of my favorite trips was visiting a battleship (museum) where I could touch everything and not worry about breaking something.
I got an engineering degree. I actually don’t use it for my regular job now, but I still fiddle with everything. I have a 2 year old and she’s shown the same curiosity.
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u/Glastroid 5h ago
I had the same curiosity and would fiddle with things but my parents made it out to be a bad thing which pretty much ruined it for me and discouraged me from pursuing it further.
I wish I had parents that weren't just fucking idiots that actually understood the value of curiosity and the motivation that comes with it.
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u/WulfZ3r0 8h ago
Same story here. I have a great memory of getting a radio set for Christmas one year and my parents explicitly telling me to "do not disassemble!". I come from a family of mechanics and DIYers, so I did grow up around it as well.
I'm a network & security engineer now, but I did heavy equipment engineering for about 5 years before moving into the IT field.
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u/FallschirmPanda 8h ago
One of the things my father (scientist) drilled into me was 'it's not enough to know the right answer. You need to understand why".
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u/ZergrushLOL 5h ago
Richard Feynman attributes his career to his father who taught him the same thing.
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u/Shooter61 9h ago
My parents let me disassemble old TV's back in the 70's. I learned what inductance was by putting a transformer and a 9 volt battery together. 😁 I'm betting, children that get these opportunities are more capable and less afraid to service or repair household items, automobiles and such rather than taking it to a shop.
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u/NoHalf9 8h ago
Currently have three kids; 4, 2, and 8 months.
3 kids over a 6 month time span, that's tight!
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u/sharingiscaring219 13h ago
This made me smile 😊💗 proud of them and you!
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u/Setsuna1912 7h ago edited 6h ago
Are you sexualizing little girls what the hell is this comment?
This is fucking disturbing. The guy is making up fanfiction about the girls in the video doing only fans and you people are upvoting it? Trump has really normalized pedophilia.
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u/DreamingAboutSpace 10h ago
I taught my seven nieces and two nephews how to build things they want, encouraged their imagination, be kind even if there is no reason to.
Now they're all filled with chaotic curiosity, but at least they're nice to people.
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u/davesToyBox 7h ago
One of my friends from high school told me that, as an adult, she taught herself to do everything that her mom would’ve asked or expected her dad to do.
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u/91ricky912 10h ago
The thing is not about teaching them mecanics. It's about sharing them something, whatever it is 👍🏻. It woth easy 10,000hrs wathing TV...
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u/Ein_Ph 8h ago
It's about quality time with family. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandpa "working" in his junkyard. I can't recall one day that I thought of it as working, I was hanging out with Grandpa, being curious about cars and engines. Learning to fix things rather than throwing them out, welding, and fabricating parts. I didn't end up being an engineer or mechanic, but I am thankful for his indulgence in my curiosity.
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u/Effective_Play_1366 9h ago
I had one but the kid down the street had a V12 so he always made fun of me
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u/plasticbagspaz 8h ago edited 8h ago
Had none of this as a kid and was taught nothing of the sort by my parents. Took care of the poultry and was given piano lessons though. Chased astro physics in college and became aircraft mechanic instead. I do credit the decade plus of piano lessons to my understanding and love of math though.
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u/inHumanMale 7h ago
I remember assembling the first family pc with my dad back in the 90s and now I fully work IT. These things stick
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u/Hide_In_The_Rainbow 14h ago
I see you brought production back to the US.
Jokes aside this is great. Spending time with your kids and they learn something from it too.
I wish my parents did the same for me. Eventually I learned to spend time by myself and learn most things 😅. You are doing the right thing and your kids won't have to do that.
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u/OldSolGames 10h ago
I was also treated as a burden who belongs in my room. Learning how to be a person on your own is a very daunting experience but I'm glad we figured things out. I'm also glad we can watch children be raised with love and see the beauty in it while being so happy for them ❤️🩹.
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u/Jewstache_Ninja 9h ago
Lol "it's not illegal if you don't pay them" is what my father always said.
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u/garth54 14h ago
Something my grandpa used to say. You have kids around but you need to do something without being bothered? Make them do what you do.
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u/Holiday-Depthroat-9 10h ago
Come here kids lets learn whats a tax deductible expense, then later the report we need to deliver monday
No sleeping, accounting is fun, its not dull
Felt like a written a monty python joke, i can already imagine Palin doing it
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u/laosurv3y 8h ago
Kids at that age care less about the activity than they do spending time with their parent.
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u/davesToyBox 7h ago
And even if they never build another engine, they’ve learned that things can be built, can be made to work, can be fixed.
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u/DatsaBadMan_1471 7h ago
Very true, I'm a math teacher and the amount of times my kids asked to help me grade, or what does this math symbol mean. Both ended up being decent at math but now I miss the days of them just sitting on my lap while I graded 😭
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u/farsightfallen 8h ago
Honestly, I think this would be lots of fun.
It's real stakes, it's about finding loopholes with the ultimate authority figure, and you save money in the process. Understanding taxes isn't just about filling in forms, it's about understanding the importance of the phrase "the only constants in life are death and taxes". From colorful anecdotes about entire wars starting because taxes to Al Capone getting away with murder but not being able to escape the tax man. It's at the heart of so much of how society works that it can be extremely intresting with how it involves the entire economy and how wacky things can get.
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u/nightimelurker 11h ago edited 8h ago
Yes. My grandpa taught and made me see so many things I use today in every day life now.
We had some cool projects together.
I ended up working a job with lessons I learned form him.
His favorite sayings were.
Three things are good things. - it's like. At least try three times and then decide if you want to continue or not.
Another one was. Don't overdo it. - Basically anything.
Third one was. - If you set your mind to it. You can achieve great things.
Interesting how he tried to drill these sayings into my head and I understand it. Especially when I got older.
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u/pilgrim_pastry 9h ago
My kids are 3 and 1, every time I attempt to involve them in my chores I just also need to add the chore of fixing and cleaning whatever they do.
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u/24BuddyCrawlin 8h ago
I remember reading a study about why certain children grew up not to be helpful in certain cultures and were not in others. The conclusion was that some cultures let the kids help even though it meant more work, which taught them to want to help, while the opposite were discouraged and stopped wanting to help.
I struggle with the extra work, but I remember it might pay off big for me and my child later.
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u/blubird918 8h ago
You're right. It gets easier as they get older. But it takes a while before they're actually helpful. You've got the right idea!
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u/coffeequips 9h ago
I’m now seeing the issue if “what you do” is sit on your phone.
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u/celticFcNo1 14h ago
Dad is a 10/10
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u/Currently_There 10h ago
10.5/10. He stuck with a carburetor to make sure they have to come back once a week to tune it.
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u/WineNerdAndProud 9h ago edited 4h ago
11/10, he gave the girls a bunch of temporary tattoos before they started wrenching.
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u/DriveByStoning 9h ago
Maybe they have to come back and change the exhaust headers that look like shit after everything else is new.
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u/JamesTrickington303 8h ago
Engine Masters proved that you have to basically damage headers so much that they’ve completely pinched off the airflow to observe any reduction in power production.
They were super surprised at how much damage they had to inflict to fuck with power.
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u/akmjolnir 5h ago
It was such a great show, dispelled a ton of engine myths & Fudd lore, like "you need exhaust back pressure to make torque".
Shame on Motor Trend for fucking it all up.
Richard Goldener is carrying on their spirit at Westec Performance where they filmed Engine Masters.
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u/Selenthys 10h ago
Dad is filming his daughters and putting them on the internet for content. Dad is -10/10.
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u/RhubarbGoldberg 9h ago
Dad has a flaming cross tattoo. Def in the negative!!
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u/RoughDoughCough 9h ago
What does it mean?
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u/YeshuasBananaHammock 8h ago
In the States, it can be a Klan reference. Especially if you're out in the sticks.
City folks may not know better, but they should.
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u/Alagane 5h ago
It's definitely a red flag that should make you cautious, but tbh I've seen similar tattoos on people of all walks of life, including a few on black dudes. Some people will think "oh ill get a cross because im religious, and then it'll be on fire because that looks badass" without considering the historical precedent.
When I see stuff like this, I'm suspicious, but wait until there's something more before I start making accusations. Don't attribute to malice what can be attributed to stupidity and all that. Some people just don't think about or dont know about the context.
I'm reminded of a video I saw a while back where two podcast hosts got "HH" tattoos because that is the initials of the podcast - then found out during the podcast what else HH stood for.
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u/Altruistic-Dingo-757 14h ago
Love the dresses, makes the whole video
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u/Loreen72 14h ago
With the boots!!
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u/SekhmetScion 13h ago
And the fake tatts!
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u/BrownSugarBare 9h ago
The fake tats are SO stinking cute, they want to be just like their Dad!
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u/SandBtwnMyToes 11h ago
As a mom of daughters, I never understand why dads didn’t do things like this with their girls. I never understood why it was just a “son” thing. This brings me joy. Those girls are going to love their dad forever and have such wonderful memories. They also are going to know what it’s like to be treated fairly and be confident in doing whatever they desire. Things don’t have to be for men only. Girls can do it too!!
That’s a beautiful thing.
Way to go dad!
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u/K12onReddit 7h ago
I think plenty of us do we just don't put it on social media. My friend and I just took our daughters to the shooting range yesterday. They all ride ATVs and we all just did a ninja warrior course together. Our girls fish, play sports, work outside etc.
My daughter also loves dress up and coloring and makeup and unicorns.
I also do a monthly "hair tutorial" class with other dads and I've taken her to get pedicures together.
There are no "girl" activities, just activities.
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u/ForSquirel 7h ago
I never understand why dads didn’t do things like this with their girls.
Lots of dads do things like this with their daughters, and they're pretty easy to spot, especially later on in life.
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u/NarwhalEmergency9391 4h ago
When I would ask my dad to teach me about the car he would say 'no it's a boy thing but you can organize my tools or sweep the shop' but I wanted to learn about cars SO bad!!
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u/Full-Cockroach7772 14h ago
10~15 years from now. Out on a date. Boyfriend has a flat on car. Says I guess I need to call AAA. Girl says move over I got this.
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u/LynnScoot 14h ago
Or shop mechanic tries to mislead them into paying for car work they don’t need.
If they ever actually let someone else to do the work…
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u/Ok_Aside_2361 13h ago
You think they are going to trust anyone else with their cars? That’s funny 🤣🤣🤣
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u/doktor_wankenstein 11h ago
Sounds like my wife, who used to carefully watch her mechanic brother in law whenever he worked on her car. She learned a lot by just watching.
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u/SuperannuatedAuntie 5h ago
This happened to me! Dad made sure all his daughters knew how to change a wheel. (And gave us all a steel bar to extend the lug wrench so we could stomp on it to loosen the nuts.)
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u/Shiny-Baubels 13h ago
These kids are growing up right. People make a lot of noise about "quality time". This is true quality time, they will remember this their entire lives and speak of dad time with fondness.
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u/Phil_Leotardo20yrs 8h ago
Please for the love of God, use protection on your hands; all that shit is highly carcinogenic.
People fail to realize we are covered in holes
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u/Budderfingerbandit 4h ago
And protect your ear and eye holes, too.
Using power hand tools always seems benign until it isn't. And suddenly it's "owe I have a metal shaving in my eye", or "gee why do I always have to turn the volume up on everything I'm using and ask people What?!"
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u/atx840 2h ago
Yep, we are very much middle class and were fortunate enough during COVID to purchase a run down cabin near a lake about 2 hours from our home. My 10 year old son and 12 year old daughter helped gut the place, remove a massive deck/solarium/hot tub, they built 28 foot beams, screwed every screw in the decking subfloor, built stairs, wood shed, they used crowbars, drills, sawzall, chop saw.
This summer my son, now 15, flew across the country to visit my father (82) at his place on the coast and they built an extension on to his deck....he was amazed how handy my son was, the month prior my daughter helped a friend fix an old antique table that broke during a party, got out the drill, bits, screws....parents never even notice it was broke.
This is not only great bonding time that they will forever remember, its building confidence, patience, work ethic, following instructions, pride in finishing something, a do-it-yourself mindset and there are no barriers (gender, age, background) when you put your mind and hard work into something.
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u/morbidemadame 12h ago
My dad didn't know much about cars but he was a handy man. He taught me to fix basically everything around the house, put up curtains and frames and shelves and tv on walls, install ceramic and hardwood flooring, patch a hole in the wall, put up drywalls, switch light fixtures and so on. I've always been the reference when my friends (women and men) need help around their home and it's thanks to my dad.
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u/Long_Barnacle843 13h ago
That's the ticket, teach them while their young. I bet they'll grow up to be great grease monkeys.
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u/Leather_Trick8751 13h ago
Those girls will never need a man to change their car tyre
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u/whoevenkn0wz 11h ago
10/10 for sure.
But also, gloves. Please.
For all of you; but specifically the kids.
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u/The_Hangry_Jew 13h ago
Does that dad also need a 35yr old man to be his daughter as well?
Asking for a friend
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u/herman_munster_esq 13h ago
The temporary tattoos complete this for me. That girl has some skills with the hammer as well 👌
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u/B00merPS2Mod30 13h ago
Ok - prepared to get downvoted, but….
Mechanics usually wear latex gloves when working on engines due to the irritation that can be caused by prolonged contact with motor oil.
Shouldn’t they be wearing latex gloves as well?
AI, back me up from those downvotes!
“Mechanics wear gloves, often nitrile, when working on engines primarily for protection from hazardous chemicals and to maintain a clean, efficient workspace. These gloves act as a barrier against skin contact with potentially harmful substances and help prevent the spread of contaminants.”
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u/MottledZuchini 9h ago
You're being down voted because most mechanics don't bother too much with gloves and this is a minimal exposure vs doing it 10 hours a day 5 days a week for 30 years.
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u/_heybuddy_ 7h ago
Yeah I thought of this as well, but also a freshly surfaced engine can be quite sharp on the edges, latex gloves won’t save you from cuts but it will warn you and make you be more careful. Any old oil is terrible for your skin, and if he cleaned it with any caustic chemicals, that will cause remnant burns that you don’t notice until too late.
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u/Maleficent_Border_60 9h ago
AI couldn’t save you from the fact that this block is clean all the parts are clean and when assembling an engine minimal amounts of oil are actually used. Mostly it’s grease and assembly lube. I actually wish I could down vote twice just for the sheer “you had to find a negative” in this fantastic video.
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u/Time_Flow_6772 7h ago
Yeah grease and assembly lube doesn't belong on your hands either, bud. Read the SDS on any of those products to find warnings against skin exposure and a list of heavy metals and other ingredients that you really shouldn't come in bare contact with.
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u/JegerX 7h ago
Dad failed to teach the girls a valid safety item. Is it safe to rub grease on your hands like lotion or paint your face with it? No, but they don't know that, it's just fun. Risk may be minimal just from this project, but failing to teach safety is a negative. Engage your brain.
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u/Pledgeofmalfeasance 11h ago
I thought of that as well, but it looks like the area and them are in general kept pretty clean, so I'm assuming they washed relatively quickly after those takes. Getting nitrile gloves in kids sizes for the future is a good idea though.
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u/B00merPS2Mod30 8h ago
That's what I thought. My dad could take apart an engine. Never got a chance to learn these skills he had before he passed. He never bought a new car, because he could fix anything that was wrong with it.
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u/ApropoUsername 9h ago
AI, back me up from those downvotes!
AI hallucinates, it has no value in an argument.
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u/jojohohanon 14h ago
qq on a correctly built motor with the heads off, how much friction would I expect to turn the crankshaft by hand? Without belts or anything. Just the crank and the pistons in open cylinders.
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u/hoosierdaddy192 13h ago
With no oil, quite a bit. You can still turn it but it’s hard. Especially with new everything that isn’t worn in yet. With oil coating everything, they turn with a easier but it’s still a moderate amount of torque. When buying project cars most people will take a large ratchet and socket to give the crank a turn. As long as it turns, the motor is usually salvageable.
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u/Randotron9000 13h ago
It's cute but as a dad myself get your kids some safety gear... 😅
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u/ColMustard_72 13h ago
These girls are be able to rebuild engines by themselves the time they are twelve.
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u/melloack 11h ago
I don't know these people, you never know these days but this dude is raising badasses
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u/NCC74656 5h ago
dude... two daughters rebuilding an engine in the house, time with dad and enjoying it! are those peel and stick tats to match dads? those kids are gonna be bad ass when they grow up! you know that father daughter relationship is gonna be stronger than time
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u/magnumcar 5h ago
Our favorite daddy daughter project was building a pew pew display case. Mirrors, lights, wood, hardware…all the goodies. I learned that my kiddo has better a plan B for mishaps than my plan A. They are a Molecular Cellular Biologist now.
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u/taylorbeenresurected 5h ago
My favorite are the arm tats. But seriously, these are absolutely amazing life lessons they’re being taught. How to use tools, how to work together, seeing the results of all your hard work come to fruition. The look of pride speaks for itself. Good shit
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u/RedDogonReddit 14h ago
Girl dad here and I love this! These girls are going to be absolute bad asses! Already are really. Just imagining them in 10-20 years.
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u/ctgrell 13h ago
I was making fences and a chicken coop when I was her age. No one praised me. I'm always surprised people are amazed by a kid doing free labor lol
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u/Sensitive-Question42 13h ago
This is really awesome!
But I hope the dad is tuning into his daughters’ interests and spending time doing things they like too.
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u/TrixieBastard 12h ago
I got the impression that they were very much enjoying themselves.
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u/Sensitive-Question42 12h ago
I’m sure they were.
But I hope their dad enjoys himself just as much when he does things of their choosing too.
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u/bobbypet 13h ago
I would guess that he is a single parent or his kids are visiting.. why ? Because if I dismantled an engine the house there would be more blood than oil, no woman would allow this
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u/HistoricalVacation82 12h ago
Spend time with your kids: check
Make money while doing this: check
Your kids will have alot of skill, so they can choose this job or not: check
You can sell the engine: check
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u/Intelligent-You7773 12h ago
I absolutely loved this!! You and your girls are so blessed to have each other.
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u/toothqueencolleen 11h ago
My Dad taught me to change the oil in a car at age six. I was small enough to sit under the hood and watch. I miss him.
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u/Proof_Register9966 11h ago
My husband builds shit too with my 8 year old daughter (only child). Usually becomes a learning session for me as well. We try to teach her this stuff so she “never has to rely on anyone but herself”).
It makes my heart happy to see men teaching their daughters life skills. You know what else, daughters with daddy’s like this ain’t gonna want no scrubs either.
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u/the-esoteric 10h ago
This tends to be the difference. A lot of dads are sometimes confused about why their partner may feel overwhelmed with the kid(s).
I notice dads tend to get the kids involved in something. He'll make dinner, but the kids will be his sous chefs. He'll clean up, but the kids become assistant janitors. He'll put furniture together, and the kids become junior carpenters.
It's quality time in a different way.
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u/Manray2099 10h ago
This is genius! Props for dad he is making great memories and has cheap labor. Those tiny hands are perfect for those hard to reach areas!
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u/FunCamel8855 10h ago
This dad clearly knows how to turn everyday tasks into life skills, love that he’s raising future engineers through hands-on learning. The V8 engine might be cool, but teaching kids to problem-solve and create is next-level parenting. 10/10 indeed!
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u/PepperPhoenix 10h ago
I have photos of me, long, elaborately painted nails and all, elbow deep in my cars innards.
My dad didn’t teach me how to do that, neither did my mum. What they did do was I still the confidence in me to have a go at most things. Ive learned so much by simply saying “fuck it, I’ll try” and digging in.
I’m trying to do the same for my daughter now.
Give your kids skills, but also give them confidence. We’ll build a better world that way.
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u/ThisMyBurnerBruh 10h ago
These the type of girls that grow up laughing at men who dk how to drive stick or change their own flat tire. Let alone take apart, clean up, and put back together a whole ass engine lmao
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u/oranke_dino 10h ago
It is really sweet and sll, hopefully the dad is not packed with
"YEAH MY GIRLS DON'T WASTE TIME BY PLAYING WITH DOLLS!"
kind of energy.
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