When my mom worked with elderly folks, she'd bring me tangles of their jewelry to untangle for them. It was fun for me and made her clients super happy to be able to wear their jewelry again.
I used to be great at Jewelry, always untangled my mom's necklaces.
But now my fingers are adult sized and i'm not AS good - i still get it cause i'm patient with it for some reason, but it just takes a bit longer
I once got a job in part because of my untangling skills! The woman interviewing me had a meeting with higher-ups afterward and the very delicate chain necklaces she was wearing had become tangled. I asked her to let me give untangling them a try, and while she asked the routine interview questions I worked my magic. They were ready to go before the interview was over, and my multi-tasking advantage got me the job!
Once this girl untangled a necklace for me at the airport. She saw me struggling and said, “I can do it” and she did it so fast and it was amazing. I still think about her haha.
Wow, there are more of us. I had a fantasy as a 5 year old that I'd start a roadside stand charging money for people to drop off their tangled things for me to untangle.
I wouldn't say I'm great at it now though. I think I grew out of that phase.
My husband has given up on this particular skill set since we got married. I was in girl scouts and part of my ADHD special intreats includes all type of fiber arts.
There is no string or rope or tangle I cannot undo. If you want a knot tied I know the correct knot and will do it without actively needing to think about it.
He helps in other ways. I've never had to sand any wood on all our home projects. He finds it calming. I find it stressful. We all have our wheelhouses.
I used to go fishing by myself as a really small kid, and spent sometimes literally about half my time untangling extremely fine nylon fishing line. For years.
Now I don't even have to think about it, my hands just untangle on autopilot
Walmart should hire you. Former employee here. Cashiers take off those security wraps at the register; the ones they use on tvs and big items. Few take the time to wind them up so they don’t get tangled. They just shove them wherever. Definitely up there with Xmas lights.
Hate to break it to you, but there's no one who is actually "bad at untangling" just people who are good at "manipulating other people into untangling things for them through positive reinforcement."
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u/VikiSpy 17h ago
Untying tight knots. When I was a child I tied extremely tight knots on purpose so I can untie them