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 enjoy mowing my lawn - I love the smell and the results last longer than hoovering!
I think it’s fairly normal for couples to share out jobs and I don’t think it’s a good idea for the person who is frustrated by the job not being done to just do it. I have a friend who decided that about her teenager’s room. She thought as it was annoying her, she should just tidy it. Her child is now in her twenties and still doesn’t tidy her room.

Can I ask what lawn mower it is? I'm wanting to get a cordless one, but worried they might be a bit heavy for my back.
Thanks

flame me now but in a lot of households it’s seen as a man job by default because the main care giver is normally the woman so being at home more they pick up more of the house tasks leaving things like this to the man.
and yes this is a sweeping generalisation

I am happy to outsource that particular job because I don’t want to do it.
I have no interest in gardening and my next house - when the kids have left home - will not have a blade of bloody grass in sight.

No man here though - I need to pay someone to do it!

Badbadbunny

They probably weren’t fifteen years ago when we bought ours, I doubt we’d have gone for anything other than the lowest cost one!!!

We have a petrol mower as it needs multiple extension leads to run an electric mower over our garden and the petrol felt safer ( no cable to cut/ no overloading of an extension leads)

Same here.

I have been single for more than 10 years now. And I have never used a lawnmower.

And I have a lot of grass.

I pay someone to do it, as I can use the time it takes to do way more productive things.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8797212?clickPR=plp:2:56

I have this. It's very light, cuts through thick weeds without issue, and charges really quickly. The only gripe I have with it is the adjustable handle. I like it quite high, and I find that if you don't get it at exactly the right angle when you tighten it, the handle slowly drops, and I have to stop to re-adjust it.

I've it 3 years now, which is far longer than any of our petrol mowers lasted without needing to be repaired or replaced.

we have a big lawn and my dh is faster and better at mowing it than me. I’m better at painting though. We just play to our strengths.

I can’t do it due to a shoulder injury. Could be may reasons she doesn’t mow

Because I do 100% of household admin and life organising, grass cutting isn't my job.

Awesome that you're so much cooler and more capable than the other girls. Pat on the back.

Lots of people here saying they are not strong enough. Mowing will make you strong! I say this as a middle aged short arse who does lots of mowing. It's great for the abs.

Agreed.
Anyone (including any woman) can use a lawnmower, but many of us know if you show you are at all capable you end up picking up another job permanently.......

Maybe you need a patio 😉🤫😀

I'm perfectly capable of mowing the lawn. But for me it's like housework outside. As I live on my own I pay my neighbours 22yo son to do it. He's happy for the cash and I'm happy to sit on my sofa whilst it's being done.

I've never used a lawnmower in my life and have no intention of starting tbh. I pay someone to cut mine and consider it money well spent.

Doesn’t it depress you that you have to pretend to be incompetent in order not to have an unfair split of household gruntwork?

I always mow the lawn usually every other week.i don’t rely on my husband to do anything.if i did it wouldn’t get done.