Yeah it was a thing my mother wanted her children to have as many skills as possible and this was a way for her to encourage us to pursue our passions.
Haahhahaa I hope that you will take a look at one of the shows there, Hopefully Food wars episode one might convince you hahahha
Now I've discovered these through you, I think I'm going to be hooked! Brilliant!!
That's great that your mum wanted that for you all- to try so many things!