"I have been coerced into learning new skills and trying new hobbies for as long as I've been with my husband. When we were in college, he pressured me into skiing. Throwing oneself down a steep mountain, in freezing temperatures, strapped to skinny planks, is not something that my immigrant family ever thought I'd need to learn. I survived, even had fun, but from then on, I knew better than to automatically agree to whatever "fun idea" he had up his sleeve."
"Here are some things my hobbyist husband has proposed we try that I've firmly said no to: ice climbing, a rafting trip, a bike tour, surfing, marathon running, ballroom dancing, a greenhouse, a pizza oven. Things I've grudgingly said yes to: fly fishing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, curling, paddle-boarding, rock climbing, a Dead & Co. concert, a dog. I don't regret any of my decisions, but aside from our pup (who is now my favorite child), I haven't truly taken to any of his obsessions."
I was coerced into new skills and hobbies by my husband, beginning with pressured skiing in college that I survived and enjoyed but which made me wary of automatic yeses. I have firmly refused proposals such as ice climbing, rafting, bike touring, surfing, marathon running, ballroom dancing, a greenhouse, and a pizza oven, while grudgingly agreeing to activities like fly fishing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, curling, paddle-boarding, rock climbing, a Dead & Co. concert, and a dog. After much lobbying I agreed to build a small sauna in our yard and became nearly as obsessed as he is. Sauna bathing requires minimal gear and little physical training; the main skill is sitting still. Our Finnleo Northstar sauna is compact and stained dark, and Trumpkin's Notes on Building a Sauna is recommended for constructing a traditional Finnish sauna.
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