Tuesday May 9, 2006
This morning Dad and Mom came to fix the car. I wasn’t expecting them nearly so soon, but it rained, so they couldn’t get into the field anyway. (although I am sure they had better things to do with their time…lol) Our car is once again road worthy. It will need some rubber piece for the motor mount in the future, but is fine to drive for right now. He was able to fix the leak in the transmission too…it was just a loose nut on a clamp. (thank goodness for small fixes…we just had the transmission replaced when I was pregnant with Zane).
Our neighbor gal helped fix the car. She absolutely LOVES fixing cars, but her dh is a mechanic and never lets her help. Her small fingers and good eyes were a great match for dad. Dad commented that she was pretty dang strong too. They worked together while Mom, Zach and I entertained her and our kids.
She commented after they left, with a huge smile on her face, that ‘he never even yelled at me’. I told her that is how she deserves to be treated…she shouldn’t have to put up with living in fear of being yelled at or put down. I felt really sad for her that it would be so notable to her when a guy treated her decent.
She has wanted to get a certification to work on cars since I have known her, but her dh kept telling her that they ‘don’t hire women and he isn’t wasting his money getting her the certification’. I have a feeling, after this experience, she might just do it anyway. She absolutely glows when she works on cars. It is uncanny. She had never performed the fix that they did to the car, but she felt competent and really enjoyed herself. I get the feeling she might follow her heart instead of letting people talk her out of her dreams…at least it is a step in the right direction.
