[POLL] - is it ok for the female to mow the lawn ?

[eLiu]

Do you have a big yard or something?

I mowed the lawn starting at the age of...9? We have a bagged mower that was once self-propelled, but that died. 1 acre yard.

I can see how it'd be strenuous in the fall w/all the leaves down...b/c my dad used to make me suck'em up w/the mower instead of raking. That was a PAIN. Walk 5 steps, empty the bag. 5 more steps, empty bag. 5 steps, bag.

In comparison, just cutting grass is easy...

But yeah now that I'm in college & my dad is working in China, my mom mowes the lawn. She doesn't think it's that bad.

 

[atmguru]

My wife likes to mow the lawn. One time she even mowed in 100 degree heat when she was 6 months pregnant. I told her not to do that again (cause it makes me look bad). She still likes to mow mor than I do, but she doesn't do a very good job: misses spots, runs over sprinklers, bags instead of mulch, etc.

 

[franksta]

Only after my man-card has been pryed from my cold dead hand may the wife mow the yard.

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: dainthomas
As long as she has time to make me dinner.

LOL.

I always hate it when women use their gender to justify not having to do something....like knowing how to change the oil on their car.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: AMDZen
Of course I would let them if they offered.

However, I have yet to hear a single women or know anyone who has every known of a single women who would voluntarily mow the lawn. It just doesn't happen. Its pathetic the double standards women expect us to live by in this day and age, this is merely one example. On one hand they want to be completely equal, but they want that equality when it benefits them and not when it increases their responsibility.

I know plenty of men who do the dishes, all of them that I know do the laundry. Cooking, cleaning, whatever else you might consider "old fashioned female duties" men do. However, women don't mow the yard. Its as simple as that.

If I come across as bitter, I'm not - I could care less really. I mow the yard and I don't care, I just believe it would be a very cold cold day in hell before I ever saw a women do it of her own free will.

QFT.

i'd rather do yardwork than housework. so your cold day in hell isn't as far off as you think.

I'm sure its just the women I've met, and the statistical data from that makes me believe that my statement is still 95% true. At my age, 24-25, the women I know would all look at me like I'm crazy if I even mentioned it. And trust me, I have because I have a female roommate.

Nor was I referring to all yardwork, simply the mowing aspect of it.

But I will acknowledge that its more likely just all the women I know and all the women everyone I know, knows, but that isn't 100% of all women. I just haven't met one that will, at my age mind you - since I'm sure as women get older they do more of this sort of thing.

The plus side is, when I meet one who wouldn't mind doing it, I know I've found myself a keeper. 😉

 

[OutHouse]

Im lucky, my wife really enjoys mowing the lawn. in fact she does it wearing her bikini top.

**Edit, after reading your other post in this thread i would have to say its the most sexist thread ever.

 

[Landroval]

This is the stupidest thread ever....

 

[bunker]

My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

 

[mugs]

My fiancee INSISTS on mowing a small section of the lawn directly behind the house with a push-mower (self-propelled) while I mow the other 3 acres with the riding mower. Her section would literally take me 2 minutes to mow with the tractor, but she won't let me touch that section of the lawn. I just don't get it.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: dainthomas
As long as she has time to make me dinner.

And do all of the other housework. 😉

And service me... 😉 :beer:

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

exert herself? mowing the lawn and taking care of the clippings?

get over yourself, really.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

Do you "allow" her to exercise?

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

Do you "allow" her to exercise?

probably not. it might involve her leaving the house.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

exert herself? mowing the lawn and taking care of the clippings?

get over yourself, really.

so am I still chauvanistic ? Or are you arguing something else now ? I'm being nice to her. Like someone would be if their wife were pregnant. It's not a direct comparison but you get the idea... or do you ?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

Do you "allow" her to exercise?

probably not. it might involve her leaving the house.

that's it, you're an idiot.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

exert herself? mowing the lawn and taking care of the clippings?

get over yourself, really.

so am I still chauvanistic ? Or are you arguing something else now ? I'm being nice to her. Like someone would be if their wife were pregnant. It's not a direct comparison but you get the idea... or do you ?

look at your thread title. yes, it is ok for "the female" to mow the lawn.
your wife isn't pregnant, is she?

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

Do you "allow" her to exercise?

probably not. it might involve her leaving the house.

that's it, you're an idiot.

good... resort to name calling....
i'll bet you are one hellava husband 😕

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: CVSiN


I know girl marines that could bench press you and your mower....
just becasue they a girl doesnt make them unable to do the job...

and on the flip side I know guys that have a hard time pushing a mower as well...
people are people regardless of sex...

But some (politically correct) people make it sound like women can perform physical sports as well as men can. Of course we know this isn't the case, or else there wouldn't be separate classes in all sports.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: CVSiN
Women can do any job that a man can.. be it police, Firefighter, US Military, steel workers... etc etc etc..

Ok, let's see a woman be a sperm donor.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: CVSiN
Women can do any job that a man can.. be it police, Firefighter, US Military, steel workers... etc etc etc..

Ok, let's see a woman be a sperm donor.

donating sperm isn't a job is it? :laugh:

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: CVSiN
Women can do any job that a man can.. be it police, Firefighter, US Military, steel workers... etc etc etc..

Ok, let's see a woman be a sperm donor.

donating sperm isn't a job is it? :laugh:

Yeah, you get paid for it!

And I'd like to see a man get pregnant and have a kid. No matter how PC, limp-wristed and liberal a guy is, he's still not the same as a real woman. I know it's unthinkable for a PC person to consider that women and men are different and that everyone isn't identical, but it's true.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: CVSiN
Women can do any job that a man can.. be it police, Firefighter, US Military, steel workers... etc etc etc..

Ok, let's see a woman be a sperm donor.

donating sperm isn't a job is it? :laugh:

Yeah, you get paid for it!

still doesn't make it a job or work. 😛
i mean.. think about it. a guy jerks off - is that work to you?

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

still doesn't make it a job or work. 😛
i mean.. think about it. a guy jerks off - is that work to you?

It's a hard job, but somebody's got to do it!

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: bunker
My wife is 5'1" and (when not pregnant like she is now) around 110 lbs. She likes mowing the lawn and I have absolutely no problem letting her.

The line in your post "I wouldn't ever consider letting her mow the lawn" reeks of chauvinism.

Because I care that she shouldn't exert herself when she doesn't have to ?

Reading back on it now, it can be taken both ways. Not my fault. Sucks for you.

Do you "allow" her to exercise?

probably not. it might involve her leaving the house.

that's it, you're an idiot.

good... resort to name calling....
i'll bet you are one hellava husband 😕

You see, this is different. Name-calling is just the act of being childish. Calling you an idiot is my belief of what you are after clearly explaining in this thread multiple times where I stand and how this is not a result of my belief that men are better than women at doing things. Not "better". My belief is that an activity such as this would be better suited for men because they (again, not all, on either side) are less likely to exert themselves, especially unnecessarily. If I tell my wife, nah, you shouldn't have to do that, then it is being considerate, not chauvanistic.

Whether it is actually physically straining or not is still dependent on a lot of factors, but it is still arguable and doesn't make my point moot. It does not make men better than women. In case you haven't noticed, I've spent many posts on this forum arguing for women's abilities in the past against immature or ignorant thoughts of many here. But it's people like you who are knee-jerk sensitive to issues like this who can't see the actual thought behind the question posed.

EDIT>> I was in disbelief after you continued to call Tomato a whore (the real kind) after the AT mods certified her thread was started by someone else, somewhere else. Yet you would not cease. What is it about your inability to alter your thinking for a second ?