is it a good idea to fix your kids' cars for them?

My former stepson had no interest or desire to know about any car things at all. I had a few friends that "wanted" help, but it turned out that they just wanted someone else to do their repair or restoration. My rule always has been that I'll help you and teach you to do it but that's it. If it was changing brake shoes, I would teach on one wheel and offer guidance on the other. I usually found that the "student" wasn't even paying attention to the demo and just expected that I would do the whole job while they pretended to listen.:banghead:

I gave up doing this because of this crap. Most "car people" I run into really don't know or care to know anything about car repairs or restorations. They just drive them after other people do all the work. :wack:

Anyone else have similar experiences???