To have a DIY pissed off rant

[Leafitout]

I love our little home but every bloody thing in it is all of my doing. I have laid a 16ft kitchen floor Lino, painted, wallpapered every wall in the house. As a feature wall in all rooms. Grrr patterned wallpaper is a ball ache to put up on your own. Matching the pattern up is a whole new level. Painted the bathroom, put on tongue and groove on one wall,glossed it. Laid floor Lino. Brought bedroom carpet, took it home in the car, dragged it up the stairs. Laid it! Brought beds for me and ds, put them together. Put mirrors up, picture frames and shelves. Put curtains poles up, fitted blinds and glossed every door! I'm not boasting at all but ffs it has been literally do it myself! I'm fucked off because all the men in my life are bloody useless at helping!! I want to rant that just for once I don't want to bloody do it myself grrr!!

Be proud of yourself! I work in DIY and women are just as good at it as men are, better prepped I'd say actually

So stop being a doormat and get your DP to help.

I assume he lives there too?

If I had to do everything myself, there would be no wallpapered, feature, patterned walls. You do sound like you are making work for yourself.

Who are the men in your life? It's very unspecific. Would I want DH to do DIY with me? Yes. My DBro, not so much.

I'm a single parent, no partner. Father is useless and would rather chase younger women around!! My brothers are useless!

It would cost too much to pay for a decorator. All things in the house are down to me to get done. A magic DIY fairy should be available!

What about the women in your life? Are they as equally useless?

Most of them are settled down and their partners help them.

It is your house. I certainly don't decorate other people's houses. When I was single I did all the DIY, I quite liked it though. Except for the decision to hang lots of shelves on a brick wall. That was a mistake.

Yep it is my house that is decorated to how I want it to be. But sometimes, just sometimes it would be nice just for once to have an offer of help. Instead it's "oh you put that up, together, fixed and lovely bed". Never asked did you have any help!

Good for you.

Ask a female friend then? Why are you pissed off at your dad and not your mum?

Sorry missed a few. So you want your brothers to help because they are all single whereas all your female friends have partners?

It does seem incredibly sexist that you're pissed off with the men in your life, expecting it to be their place, and not the women.

I get where you're coming from OP, but you must be immensly proud of yourself to have so many skills! If you ever need to earn money, set yourself up as a general Handylady and advertise in warden controlled Retirement homes.
When I was decorating my late Mum's flat to sell, loads of the residents wanted me to do up theirs, cos they didn't want a bloke in their home.
I'm not suggesting that their attitude is defensible, but certainly was true then and no doubt now.