Having to remind husband to cut the sodding grass is doing my head in

[Whisky2014]

Why cant he just.do.it?

My mum paid a gardener to do it for the rest cut of the year. 6 weeks have passed and its not cut. I mentioned it after 2 weeks and said it was a dry day so a good day to cut it. Didn't happen. Another 4 weeks on and it's still not done. I hear all the lawnmowers going in the village but not ours :(
I cut the grass every 2 weeks all last year, I think he did it once..maybe!
Yesterday I was off and I absolutely did a full deep clean of the house. I'm 22 weeks pregnant we both work full time/same hours.
This morning he got up at 9am I stayed in bed to 10.30. When I came down he was sitting in the living room, all the curtains closed watching fucking Netflix. It's all he does unless we have plans. So i mention doing the grass and he gives me a "mmhmm" response. He gets up and I'm thinking oh great he is gona do it! No, he goes for a shower and has gone into town to get a haircut. Ughhh
I have been out planting seeds and picking weeds but my back is sore, I'm not and tired. I'm fed up!

There's a robotic Flymo mower that does it itself. It's on offer for £500 ATM on Amazon. Tell him you're going to get one.

The thing with lawns is that it is an utter pig to to if it gets too long, really easy if done regularly. It's not so much about standards as practicality! Leaving it an extra week more than doubles the time taken and is harder on the mower (machine as much as person!)

Well exactly randoms! He should know this!
He was saying the problem was the moss, it makes it hard to cut. Bollocks. I've never had a problem because when i cut it, I do it regularly

You are actually supposed to mow the lawn every 2-3 days. At that frequency it doesn't take long and you don't even have to collect the clippings, just let them fall.

Moss is short - not the problem. Long grass clogs mowers, as do weeds. FWIW I could mow fine when pregnant but I couldn't start the self propelled petrol mower! So DH found it less irritating to mow than keep starting it when I stalled it

Who the fuck mows the lawn every two weeks?!

Everyone does where I live. In fact in Summer it's more like once a week.

I don't understand the arsey replies tbh. Is everyone feeling hot and irritated?

It's totally understandable you're frustrated Whisky Sounds like you do more around the house than he does plus you're pregnant. As if you want to be lugging a lawn mower around. It does seem your standards are higher than his. That doesn't make you wrong. I'd be the same. Also I don't much about nesting instinct but that could be making you want it all to be perfect.

I don't have any answer though sorry. Just wanted to say your feelings are more than valid.

randomsabreuse Haha yeh i know it's not the problem, just shows what I'm dealing with!
EnidButton thank you :) actually when i told mum everything id done yesterday she replied "Ah you're nesting!" So maybe it is a thing but I've never thought it was before!
And yes, I don't have an issue mowing lawns per se, since I do it the majority of the time plus all wedding and seed planting etc but since he said e would do it and let it grow and grow I definitely couldn't have managed it today. Especially seeing the state he was in after he finished it...No way! The hot sun doesn't help either but still..

Anyhoo it's done now, we had a bbq and a nice walk in the village and forest. Even that was hard going but glad I managed that!