I know how you feel.My oldest grandson loved to help me when I sewed.He would stand beside me and cut the threads with a pair of snips.(He was about 3yrs old then) He is now 8yrs old and he still loves to help me,but now he's in another country.But lucky for me my grandaughter likes to help and wants to learn to sew.SHe's now 9yrs. Aren't children a blessing