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My mother is the daughter of an engineer – a handy, practical, do-it-yourself man. My grandfather built the house my mother grew up in, almost all of the furniture they owned, and much more besides. If my grandmother ever wanted something – be it a cot for a baby, a new kitchen, an outhouse, you name it, my grandfather built it. And if it was broken – he fixed it. My mother, being the eldest child, was soon joining in on the projects.
I am the daughter of a vet. A compassionate and competent man. Yet, my father did not build our house, or anything in it, and rarely fixed anything. The role of helping us with primary school technology projects, science expos and building activities…
