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I had an uncle that traveled the world and built houses for 40 years then retired to chop wood on his land. He would say things like "You have garments on your back" and just laugh, and laugh, and laugh.
I have an aunt that won't let you wear your shoes into her house, won't let you walk around in your socks inside her house and won't let you go barefooted inside her house either. I gave up trying to hover when I was 10 and haven't been in her house since.
Had a houseparent at the orphanage, Ms. Teasdale, that would look at a tear in a piece of clothing and say things like "A stitch in time saves nine." She wouldn't let you put clean thread in soiled clothing to mend it and wouldn't let you wash it if it needed mending. Having been raised prior to that with people that took care of that kind of thing for my mother, I couldn't fathom Ms. Teasdale's thinking. Hence, I don't repair anything - just make a petbed out of it. The dogs and cats have some expensive bedding.