Women who can't or won't use a lawnmower!

[Bettercallsalli]

Just cut my lawns. Neighbour in her 40s commented she has asked her husband to do hers forr 3 days.
Woman up and do it yourself! What am i missing?

I leave some jobs to dp, because I do the vast majority of home stuff, so yes, I could do some of the jobs he does, but it would piss me off no end, so I leave them to him, because I refuse to do everything (we work similar hours)

I think that just puts you in quite a different situation. You only have to read a few housework threads on here to see how many women are in a household where if they always thought “well it’s annoying me so I might as well just do it” they’d end up doing every single thing, while their lazy partner sat on his arse.

Maybe her partner should stop being lazy.
Maybe she hasnt got time to do everytbing.

I've always mowed lawns if necessary, although these days I pay someone to do it, because why not.

But I can see a situation where a man does as little as possible around the house and he has this one job and isn't doing it. Like hell would I do it for him.

I put shelves up, build flatpack, do all decorating, have tiled a bathroom, fix appliances if I can with a YouTube video, jet washing, fence painting, sanding and refinishing furniture, moving loads of logs from the front to the back of the house, laid a carpet and all manner of other jobs.
However I cannot start the stupid petrol lawnmower that came with the house. I’ve tried and failed so many times it just pisses me off.

No choice here. Two very large lawns and disabled DH. I do it myself as I'm not prepared to pay someone else as I'm perfectly able to fit it around work.

When my husband cooks, cleans the bathrooms, orders the food shop, orders all the kids new clothes in a new size, does all school stuff including getting the kids to and from, dusts the house, does all the washing and puts it away on a regular basis without being asked several times then I will consider cutting the grass.

Until then...no.

We have a powerful petrol mower and I’m 5ft tall. Those things don’t go awfully well together.

What @Illbethereinaminute said. Plus I'm allergic to it. I told DH when we first got together I would never be cutting the grass or gardening!

We have a very heavy petrol mower and the pull cord which I have the strength to pull hard enough to start it.

There could be all sorts of reasons she is not doing it, none of which are anything to do with YOU @Bettercallsalli The most likely scenario is that she does 90% of everything, and wants her husband to get off his bony ass and mow the fecking lawns! Maybe he needs to MAN up and get the lawnmower out, and cut the lawn!

Bully for you if you have mowed yours yourself. Have a carrot. 🥕

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Grass cutting is his job. He wanted a garden he looks after it, simple.

My husband is stronger than me and he enjoys it so he always does the lawn.
If he wasn’t around anymore I would no doubt learn to do it myself
It’s not a big deal

Not sure i warranted that venom. Crickey!

Not all women have the strength, I have arthritis in my hands and it hurts my hands. My daughter is in her twenties, she couldn't due to the noise. My mother couldn't due to health problems with her hips and legs. Not everyone has the same interest, know how ,ability or strength as you.

Imagine being so clueless you class having to ask your husband to do something more than once as nagging.

You don't have any idea why she's asked him to do it rather than doing it herself - maybe she does everything and he does fuck all apart from the lawn? Maybe she just doesn't like the job?

I've lived by myself for a very long time and do every job that needs doing. I have no difficulty imagining people doing things differently from me.

I am divorced, I have a robot mower and a tiny garden, it’s the best way to live! Countryside and nature on my doorstep but I don’t have to maintain it.

We have 3/4 acre garden. Lawn mowing, sweeping and hedge trimming are DHs only jobs. I weed, hoe, plant up and deadhead. I also do everything in the house. My DH would not know how to use the washing machine or dryer and has never ironed. He has never vacuumed, dusted or cleaned a bathroom in his life. I’m certainly not taking on lawn mowing. BTW before anyone comments I’m happy with this division of labour.

Maybe she does 90% of the household tasks and just wants him to do one damn thing.

Maybe she has physical limitations. When my DH couldn’t mow because he got sick, I literally couldn’t step up and do it. I had to to hire someone.

@user1497787065 how on earth does a grown man not 'know' how to use a duster, let alone a hoover or washing machine.
I'm speechless....

I never wanted to use a lawnmower, because
I hate the weight of it and dragging it about.
And instead reminding my husband to do this,
I cut my grass with a scythe. My way,
whenever I want.

Dsis doesn't mow the lawn, because due to their schedules she does the day to day plant watering, so that's their division of the workload. A friend doesn't because her DH wanted a garden, she hates gardening and is happy with just a patio so it's effectively his garden. Can't see a problem with either of those situations really.

I cut the grass, well actually I do the entire garden but I enjoy gardening.
We have a petrol mower which is huge, the old one had a roller at the back so it’s not as heavy, but I struggle to start the bloody thing.
Both have pull cords but I never had problems with the old one. I get DP to start it then I take over.

We had one of those in Ireland and were operating it from age 6. You gotta love 80s parenting!!