Admit there are some things you’ll never be good at.
Is it just me or does everyone admit there are some things they will never be good at?
I am no good with numbers, either mathematic or monetary.
At the accountant's office I am planning my next visit to the doctor, thinking about who we owe dinner and wondering what the hell I did with the dog's registration papers.
I understand this means I'll never be rich, or a scientist. I can live with it.
I am the same with mechanical stuff.
I'd rather not change a light bulb because I don't like the idea of it smashing in my hand, I've never learned to manually open my front loader when it breaks down nor can I change a tyre.
And I don't care.
Whether women should be able to change a tyre exploded in the media this week after a Sky News reporter posted a photo mocking her male work colleagues for their hopeless attempt to fix her flat.
It was a light-hearted quip that almost broke the internet.
Initially the twitterverse was outraged the reporter dared tease blokes over something she couldn't do herself.
But the debate really exploded over who should be allowed on the road. Apparently most of Australia thinks the ability to change a tyre should be a licence condition.
Are you serious?
I have been driving since I was about 12 and I have never had a flat tyre. I'm a member of the RACQ and I'm married to a very handy bloke.
I know some people won't like it but I have no plans to learn how to change a flat.
I understand that might leave me stranded on the side of the road some time and I can live with it.
I'd rather wait three hours for the RACQ than drive a vehicle I have tinkered with mechanically.
I don't know how to sew but I still get to wear clothes.
I don't know how most of the remotes work in our house but I still get to watch TV.
Half the country can't spell but they are allowed to pen a tirade.
If I ever do get a flat tyre I promise not to flag you down. Instead, I'll call my husband and repay him later with something I am good at.

