Do you actually like mowing the lawn or is this just the chore that you chose or was it designated to you?
Ever since I was a kid I had to do all the indoor chores and then prep the yard for mowing, which my dad use to do, but as he got older, I had to do it too. I hate it so much. I’d rather shovel wet snow. Grass grows too fast, too slow, weird grass patches, wet spots, dry spots, the only time I enjoy the lawn is when its all growing tall, if the grass didnt dry out well enough then the mower hates you because its now wet, bagging is heavy, mulching into the ground neighbors yell at you because of the clipping rows…neighbors are never happy. They complain its too short and and patchy, too long and unruly, too many dandelions, too many clovers, or my edging work looks sloppy. My ideal front lawn would be shoulder high wildflowers meadow and I mow it twice a year, but city ordinances would not let me. Alternatively all vegetable beds, but my neighbors yelled at me for growing butternut squash last year and letting the vines grow down the length of my lawn, and someone pulled out my tomato plants that were growing near my mailbox because it was “ugly and unstructured”
I don’t see the appeal. I watch my neighbors spend meticulous hours treating, dethatching, aerating, going round and round in their mower or scrutinizing the landscapers works, shilling out so much money to landscapers and lawn care and/or on schedule every week mowing. I don’t get it. I’d be lucky if I get out every two weeks. I’m curious to know why people seem to enjoy it. I enjoy gardening, but I absolutely hate mowing the lawn.
I dont live in an HOA btw, just a suburban neighborhood with cranky elderly neighbors.
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It’s satisfying to me
I do not. I have bad allergies and as a kid, my dad made me mow the lawn and I’d just be sneezing a bunch and have a snot nose. Fuck mowing the lawn.
I hate mowing the lawn because it’s hot and sweaty, but I can see the appeal of being alone with your thoughts because nobody can talk to you while you’re pushing a loud motor around.
We get out of the house and it is one of the few things in life you can complete and enjoy the results. Work never finishes, so many things never finish. But the lawn we can finish.
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It’s just the American way
No clue. I hate it. Awful chore.
It’s a time when I can be alone with my thoughts and not have to worry about anyone bothering me.
It’s just one of those simple things that gets the serotonin pumping in men. Ticks off the boxes of things that we generally derive satisfaction from.
Its time to think. You can turn everything else off because you are, for a time, completely occupied with something.
I’ve solved many problems on the back of a lawn mower.
It’s so funny you asked this, because I genuinely ask myself the same thing. I get so much enjoyment from mowing. But I’ve never quite been able to put my finger on why. It’s just satisfying, I suppose…
I would say it is for the same reasons that people enjoy many other similar activities. They may enjoy the time alone with their thoughts, the time outside, seeing their progress, etc.
I don’t know if I love mowing my grass, but I also don’t hate it. It is satisfying visually watching the sequential rows of cut grass as you make your progress. There’s a lot of activities in life that you do and it’s harder to measure whether you’ve accomplished anything. With grass cutting, there is no doubt.
I’ve also observed that many hobbies are someone else’s profession. Many home DIY projects are as much a hobby as an actual financial benefit.
Noise cancelling headphones, a good podcast or music, a cold beer (or other beverage) and an hour of driving my mower in circles. And it usually looks pretty good when I’m done. What’s not to like?
Push mowing? Yeah that sucks.
This is why I live in a condo. I don’t like yard work.
I work in an office and am not very handy. Having a chore that is active (12k steps to mow my lawn) and I can immediately see the fruits of my labor is satisfying. When I worked a job on my feet daily it was just another chore like doing the dishes. Now I have dedicated and mandatory time to walk and be outside with the added bonus of my lawn looking sick when I’m done.
I love it because you don’t have to think much, and it is great exercise. I help a few friends with this, and I love that aspect as well.
It’s good exercise and you kind of have to do it if you want your property to look presentable.
I wouldn’t say I love it. It’s just necessary maintenance where I can appreciate the end result.
I pay a guy. Fuck that shit.
It’s peaceful and relaxing. Making the lines straight and looking at a beautiful lawn when I’m finished is a simple win.
Big world mean and unpredictable, yard small and controllable. Make man feel peace.
Surveying my holdings, beautifying the land, being outdoors, smell of gasoline… what’s not to love?
I didnt enjoy it until I owned my own place. How old are you now, OP? Do you own your own place yet?
I’m 33 and last weekend was the first time I got to mow my lawn and do chores around the property. Water the garden, patch a wall, mow, pull weeds, etc. As a kid, I fucking HATED that kind of work. Now? It’s therapeutic and gives me a sense of pride because I know how hard I’ve worked to get here, I know the true value of a good looking home, and being fortunate enough to have a home to take care of is a blessing, not a burden to me.
I enjoy mowing on multiple fronts. My lawn is 1/3 acre and had 4 sprinkler heads across 2 zones. Large patchy dead sections, dips and such, looked like crap. I am now 4 zones, well watered, leveled out, and green most of the year. When it grows out and gets a fresh cut it looks really nice. It makes me feel proud of how much I have gotten it to change. I enjoy some neighbors being jealous as well. I think there is an element of “pride of ownership” with it. Even as a kid I felt it mowing my yard or neighbors’ yards. The smell of fresh cut grass is a bonus to me as well.
Because it feels good to have a nice, well-kept yard. When I’m finished mowing and trimming every week I just sit and look at it lol. Can’t explain it. It’s nice.
It’s part of instant gratification, depending on a man’s profession. He does have much in his life that he can immediately see success. When mowing the lawn, you turn an unkempt lawn into a beautiful lawn.
Like you, I hate mowing the lawn. I have a job that gives me instant gratification, and having to do it at home is annoying, so I have my wife mow the lawn. It gives her needed exercise and instant gratification.
It’s a love hate relationship. I sigh and cuss thinking about this big crop we all spend thousands of dollars to care for that can’t even be eaten. But then I throw on my bluetooth ear protection and a podcast while running the mower and, I’ll be damned, that fresh mow looks pretty good. And lookie here, my grass is greener than my neighbors this month. Fuck you, Bill, you’re slacking and I caught up to ya.
Ultimately, I do it because it’s satisfying as hell to watch my kids run and roll on it, or setup a picnic in our front yard.
Idk. I hated that shit. Alabama sun is not very forgiving
I get why some guys enjoy it. I get minimal satisfaction from doing it. But I’ve got a task list a mile long and lawn mowing is a low skill job that I’ll gladly pay someone a reasonable rate to do for me so I can get to more important things.
The smell of freshly cut grass is awesome.
It’s time with no constant interruptions and has a visible result.
Nobody is talking to me while the mower is running. 90 minutes of guaranteed time with my own thoughts during the daytime.
Lawnmowers walk themselves. People don’t try to talk to us because the lawnmower is loud.
It’s our quiet time.
I do not mow my lawn, but maintain my pool and cleanup other things outside. I also work an office job.
Doing occasional manual labor gives me some exercise and an appreciation for my job that I don’t have to do that on a daily basis.
Its just a thing that has to be done.
I don’t enjoy it, it’s necessary. I enjoy having a nice lawn.
I do enjoy mowing the yard, and take pride in the way my yard looks. Plus, it just looks better when it’s trim and tidy.
It’s just nice to get outside and get something done. I wish I had a proper lawn, it’s mostly weeds. Need to get onto that someday. Maybe next summer.
Despite the noise, it’s peace and quiet. Away from “them”.
Ask most fathers what they want for father’s day, it’s some version of Peace and quiet.
I do not like yard work, so this is just looking in from an outsiders viewpoint. It is something that involves tools, something that can be finished and that gives you the job well done dopamine, and most of all, a status thing.
It drowns out the noise. It’s our quiet time.
I can do it and no one… I mean no one will bother me.
I pay someone to mow mine… it’s barely a yard (10x31ft) but I have zero desire to deal with it.
I’m motivated by results and I can see the finished product within a couple of hours. Also, I dig being outdoors and I love the smell of freshly cut grass. It’s a win/win/win for me.
We often are unable to change much in our world so the lawn is sometimes the one place we can exercise true control over, much like how some women change their hairstyle or color or both whenever they’re going through it. It’s usually the only part of their life they can exercise full control over
Fresh air, the smell, people leave you alone, a sense of accomplishment…
It also sounds like you’re waiting too long between mows, and you’re worrying way too much about what your neighbors might think.
When else are we allowed to dance in the garden and show the moves?
ZTR mower zoomy and fast, plus time for a long podcast or two.
The smell of fresh cut grass.
Just finished mowing mine. I don’t love it. But it isn’t the worst thing. Pop on some headphones on a nice sunny day and have a few beers. My son helps in his toy gator by picking up stuff. Don’t worry he is inside when the actual mowing starts. Also I am in the UK and it is rarer to love it as much as you yanks. We prefer helping the bees with clover and wild flowers etc. Planted wild flowers for our front garden to become a bit of a meadow.
I put on my headphones and listen to my music. I don’t have to do deep thinking. I can just focus on the task at hand. No kids, no wife, no work issues. Just cutting the grass while in the zone with good tunes. It’s relaxing.
I hate it. The smell. The stick. The drone. The futility.
It’s funny because I just had this conversation with my tween last night……
It’s a competition
Everything we do is a competition. We want our lawns to look better than the neighbors.
I think the act of exerting yourself physically and sweating is more cathartic than people give credit for.
That and having the control to make your yard as beautiful, based on however much effort you put into it, and being able to show it off is satisfying.
The smell of cut grass is pleasant
It’s mindless work that gives me time to think
Green (the color, in nature) has been scientifically proven to have a calming effect
It gives me about an hour of being outside alone in my own thoughts. It also helps that I have really nice scenery from property.
The same reason walking my dogs brings me such peace.
The only thing I hate about mowing is when the grass gets jammed and I need to clean it out.
It’s peaceful and satisfying like ASMR. Nice, clean lines, grass getting cut to the same height. I miss my greens crew job where I mowed everyday.
For about an hour every week I get to just ride my lawn mower around and listen to music with no one bothering and I’m getting something done at the same time. Best of both worlds.
Relaxing.
It’s one of the few time I’ll be left alone with my thoughts. If my wife or kids see me just sitting in a chair contemplating my life I’ll be asked questions or asked to do something. Ironically mowing the lawn is peace and quiet for me
Why would anyone do drugs when they could just mow a lawn?
Wow your neighbors suck.
Personally I hate it but that’s because it gives me terrible allergies. I ended up making a deal with my wife and she would mow the lawn most of the time.
We ended up moving to a new house, and the backyard is basically a tiny covered area that’s just concrete and dirt so now we don’t have to mow cause there is no grass.
Even for men thar don’t enjoy mowing the lawn, most still do because women don’t. I lived in multiple neighborhoods and honestly rarely ever see woman mow the lawn.
I’ve honestly only seen one woman mow her lawn and that’s because she’s a widow, retired, and no kids. But I could imagine her mowing her lawn when her husband was alive though because holy shit she’s obsessed and amazing at lawncare. She mows like twice a week some times. And like weed everything. Her lawn looks like a golf course most of the year.
You have a cute little zen garden to rake by your desk. We have a lawn, and it comes with machines! (~;
it’s something to have complete control and domain over – a tiny region to conquer and perfect. monks rake pebbles in a zen garden. suburban dads cut the grass.
I love mowing because it’s a task where you def see a difference when completed. It’s handling a powerful gas engine but also mindless. The noise keeps neighbors from trying to talk to me (plus they see my air buds are in so they know I won’t hear them.) On hot sweaty days I feel religious because it’s my time on the cross. An ice cold beer is so sweet while I survey my work. I love the smell of fresh cut grass mingling with gas fumes. My gf loves the smell too because when I come in after mowing she’s all over me like a boa constrictor in heat.
I just have to say that all these people that are enjoying mowing their lawns probably don’t live in Florida or they have a riding lawn mower (or psychopaths). It is fucking miserable here and even if you do it in the morning with a push assisted mower, you are still going to be drenched in sweat and exhausted from mowing St Augustine grass. Then you get to do it again every week. Many people around here pay a service to do it. Some of these crews make their entire living in just one or two neighborhoods. The guys that used to cut my grass also cut three or four neighbors in my cul de sac. They would have the whole cul de sac done in like 20-30 minutes. It took me an hour to do just mine.
I love mowing the yard because I can put in my ear buds and blast my music and sing along without a care in the world. The bonus is nobody will interrupt me. Its a solid block of time doing a task that I have all to myself. The only time anybody interrupts somebody mowing a lawn is if there’s an emergency because the lawn mower is too damn loud to ask a casual question. I have no problem bitching somebody out if they stop me for a dumb question that could have waited.
Fucking hate that shit. It’s hot and humid. Hated it so much I hired people to do it for me. So glad I live in a condo now.
Built in progress indicator. You can see how much you have accomplished, how much you have left to do, and it looks nice and neat when done.
Yeah my lawn mower robot does that quite okay.
Get some headphones and listen to some music or a podcast, don’t bag, just mulch, should be much more enjoyable
The only thing my wife doesn’t tell how I’m doing it is wrong.
I hated it for most of my adult life and was happy to pay a service to do it when I started making enough money.
Three years ago I really started focusing on getting in better shape and decided to start doing it myself for extra exercise. Our lawn is big with two steep hills – takes about 90-120 minutes to do it (it’s a little over 4 miles of walking around pushing the mower).
(One day I was in the treadmill in the house while the service was doing the lawn and I just had a sense of how stupid it was that I was doing “pointless” exercise and could be doing something that was both good exercise and had a point.)
Anyway, what shocked me is that I’ve been enjoying it. I use an Ego (battery powered) mower and use noise canceling earbuds and listen to an audiobook while mowing and it’s so… zen. When I finish and look at my lawn I get a sense of satisfaction that I never get from work.
I will say using a trimmer is less enjoyable but even that can give a sense of satisfaction.
I HATED the chore when I was in my 20’s-40’s, would so much rather have been playing a video game or reading a book. Switching to a battery powered mower was a great change (don’t have to deal with gas, oil, spark plug, etc. and SO much quieter!) and a good audiobook or listening to podcasts makes it feel like I’m squeezing more out of the time.
It’s time out from all the other shit going on. You get to make something look nice and neat and tidy. It’s a low key responsibility. It’s outdoors, fresh air, getting some sun. You can take your sweet time, and enjoy a beer once you’re done.
Plot plan and strategize in peace
I am NOT one of those men but most of my neighbors are (especially the older ones). They consider a neat looking yard to be a representation of themselves to the world, the equivalent of getting a sharp looking haircut every week. Think of it as the geriatric version of having an Insta filled with perfect looking pictures.
I always found it cathartic. Put in some headphones and zone out. Just be in the moment with yourself. The vibrations of the mower against your hand. The smell of fresh cut grass.
For me it’s my own personal favorite house responsibility. I like being outside in the hot sun, breaking a good sweat, and taking care of my property.
It’s time for me to just be lost in working on my own space. I push mow mine, just under 3 acres. I put in my headphones and just get lost in the work of it. Mostly metal, Mastodon, Gojira, Iron Maiden, Metallica. Stuff like that. But then on other days I can listen to Beethoven, or Miles Davis. Some days it may be something like Dave Matthew’s Band. Whatever I’m feeling on that day. The music selection is just as important as the work to me.
I get all the mowing and weed eating done. Then I trim bushes or trees. Pull weeds from the flower beds. Check my plants and flowers. And then go sit on my porch and drink water and maybe a glass of sweet tea. When you sit back and look at all that work done, sweating and tired, it makes you feel good you know? Like you spent time putting in to something you wanted done, that you care about. And it looks good. That’s a great feeling.
If you think nobody is paying attention, you’re probably wrong. I talk to the other dads on my street about mowing and yard stuff all mowing season long. My next door neighbor and I trade vegetables we grow. Which has brought our neighbor across the street into growing stuff now too. We all just give each other tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, chili peppers, etc. My dad and his neighbors do the same thing.
Mowing isn’t the laundry or the dishes or cleaning out the garage. You’re taking care of land. Your land. You worked your ass off to get it. Appreciate that. Take the time to care for it.
It partially fulfills my fantasy of being a Zamboni driver.
I’ve never enjoyed it, just another chore to me. I would rather just have something meaningful and productive like a large garden that could at least produce food a few months of the year, alas it’s also my septic leech field and it’s heavily surround by trees.
Neither. Don’t like it, don’t hate, I just don’t mind it. I love the results far more than I like the process. And if we’re being honest, if I had enough (or any) disposable income, I’d hire a landscaper and never mow again.
I don’t have an answer for you bc I downright fucking LOATHE lawnmowing!!
Your neighbors sound like absolute assholes
For one, I love do it well and make the house look great.
Second, it’s two hours to myself and my music.
I feel this. As a kid and throughout my teens until moving out, our 3 acres was my responsibility alone. With an old rider, old push, old trimmer and at least one, if not all three, was guaranteed to not start or break down every single time. At 12 years old being told to “fix it!” with no guidance or support, it truly soured me on the entire experience. I simply don’t give a shit about my lawn now or anyone else’s. I pay neighbor kid $75 a pop to do mine. Just comes over and cuts it when it’s time, and he comes to see me when I get home. Don’t even own a mower or trimmer and never will.
Just a bit of advice for whoever may need it… Don’t tell your children simply to go do things that they have no knowledge of or experience doing and expect them to be successful without taking the time and offering them guidance and support. Whatever that “thing” may be, I promise they’ll wind up hating it and think very negativity of you every time they’re confronted with it for the rest of their life.
I like making order out of chaos.
I like it when I arrive home and see the lawn is cut. I do not like any of the operations required to achieve this.
Men are task oriented. Men also enjoy being solitary. These two concepts come together in mowing the lawn.
Out of all landscaping/outdoor jobs, it’s the best and relaxing. Chopping wood is also near the top
An hour or 2 of peace I imagine.
I fucking hate doing it personally
It’s generally a task you do in nice weather so you’re out in the sun.
It’s not really strenuous so you can chill out while doing it.
It takes some care and precision to do a good job but not loads of work either so it feels good to look at it and see you did it well and achieved something.
I hate it. I am handy, like working on my house and enjoy a lot of stereotypically “many” things. But I think traditional lawns are dumb and mowing feels like a stupid, destructive chore that I’m forced to do. I’m working on replacing as much of my lawn as possible with gardens.
It’s quieter than my fiancé. Kidding. I hate mowing the lawn.
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Man see grass tall, man cut short, man see beauty, man happy.
I hate mowing and taking care of the yard. I’ll never win yard of the month
Yard work is therapeutic and productive for me. I don’t know why 😆 I just enjoy it.
Sorry, I absolutely hate cutting the lawn. Four wheel drive push mower, Kubota tractor with a wide mowing deck. I hate it and all I have to do is drive in circles! That’s why I have landscapers to do it. Unfortunately, I’m stuck doing the cottage. I’m going to the cottage next weekend to clean up after that big ice storm. A friend sent pictures of the downed trees. I hate chainsaw clean up too after so many years of doing it. I know I’ll have to hike in to get a saw and tractor to clear the road so I can drive in. I’m sure the grass will be a foot tall to boot. Not sure why I’m complaining.
Chores I can do while listening to my audiobooks don’t feel like chores as much.
You get an hour alone to just sit (or walk) and reflect. As you get older and lose more and more free time you’ll appreciate the small island of solitude is the vast ocean of overwhelming chaos day to day life can become.
For me personally, it’s therapeutic.
Men enjoy working/building stuff with our hands. And being out in the morning Sun boost Vitamin D levels which affects our mood and testosterone.
Most important part, we can step back grab a chair and admire what we accomplished.
When you have kids it starts to make sense.
Quiet alone time where no one bothers you as you walk around getting a little exercise. Easy manual labor where you can kinda turn ur brain off.
I don’t really get being obsessed with it and laying down hundred of dollars of chemicals and stuff but if I had crappy neighbors I would either go nuts and make them jealous or do something I like that they hate. Get cameras and call the police on the people trespassing and destroying your property.
No kids around cuz it’s dangerous. No wife asking or talking cuz it’s too loud. It’s a white noise bubble of dad self care time.
I don’t. I hate it lol luckily my neighbour cuts the front grass for me and I just do the back. Works out for me
When I was growing up, it was cherished time for me. In short, it was the only time I could get away from all the screaming, fighting, blasting TV, etc. Listening to the mower engine drone and drown out the world was heavenly.
At some point I found an article suggesting that it was best to set the mower to “mulch” and do it twice a week. SOLD! Didn’t care if that gardening tip was submitted by the lawnmower company so the machine wore out faster — I was all over it.
I do not mind cutting grass I just hate everything else….like trimming bushes, raking leaves, picking up broken branches. It is a LOT of work and as I get older not as easy (52M).
But I will say once I am actually doing the work I kind of like it. It is something to do that the direct result is a more aesthetically pleasing yard to admire.
But I will say once the lawn is cut and edges are trimmed it is nice to admire. Especially sitting on my backyard deck having a smoke and relaxing. It is much more mentally relaxing with the grass trimmed versus it looking uncut and wild looking like something can come creeping out the grass!!
I hate it… it’s such a pain in the butt.
A push mower. No thanks. A riding mower, especially when I had my toro zero turn. That was super fun. I loved mowing with that thing
For me it’s not mowing but gardening. I hate mowing tho. But it’s simply about feeling good seeing results that are quickly appreciated and often times just feels good to do because you put work into something for a great outcome. It’s fun too but that just feels nerdy to say.
It’s a simple enjoyable physical task that is outside.
You get a visual payoff and it is enhancing your ‘territory’ and there is lots of sensory things at play; the visual reward and then being able to utilize the space more effectively afterward not to mention the smells and the weather etc
It is a chore but a very low-impact, high-enjoyment/satisfaction task
People should not be screwing with your personal vegetables. I will say that, just on it’s own.
I hate lawns with a passion. All those resources and land dedicated to useless mildly toxic grass. When I have the option, I dedicate as much as possible to vegetable garden and/or something benefiting pollinator
The only reason it isn’t a dandelion ranch is I’d probably face endless harrassment “because weed”
Such a goddamn useful plant.
Love it. It is a 4 mile walk for me with a self propelled mower. Looks nice afterwards.
When I had a lawn, mowing & maintenance for it was a love/hate thing. Drowning in suffocating air and suffering allergies isn’t enjoyable. Dealing with petroleum and ICEs is only slightly less unenjoyable. But it’s a mindless, no-drama analog task. There’s a start and a finish. There’s a break between the finish and doing it again. Unlike cleaning and dishes, which never flippin’ end and seem to attract drama.
I like it because of the smell of fresh cut grass and it’s just peaceful.
When you have kids, you’ll understand that spending some time outside where no one interrupts your thoughts is actually quite precious and rare. Especially when you have multiple young children.
It gets you away from family for a bit. You love them of course but sometimes you need a break. Same with using the bathroom.
You spent a fuck ton of money on your house and you want to protect your investment by keeping it looking right.
I only mow the lawn when it’s a nice day out so your complaints about it won’t make sense to me. The mower cuts it all the same length so again, can’t relate. It gets me outside in the sun, it’s low impact activity, the smells are nice, and it makes your property look nicer. There’s also the satisfaction of mowing nice lines and staying on course during.
For 20+ years I mowed approximately 6 acres using a 60″ zero turn mower. It would take me about 3.5 hours to complete.
For me mowing was a time to think about nothing, or to contemplate a resolution to a problem, or to think about life, or to just enjoy listing to music through my earphones that doubled as noise protection. It’s a golden time not being interrupted by other people’s problems. It’s just you, your mower, and whatever you want to fill your head during that period of time.
I’ve always liked mowing the lawn. I like doing things where I can see that I’ve made something look better.
Plus, I get to drive around on my lawnmower for an hour or so in the sun, have a beer or 2, and listen to music or a podcast. It’s relaxing and allows me to forget about other stresses for a bit.
I might feel different if I had your neighbors, though. Seems like they could use a lesson in minding their fucking business
I love it because it’s a job with a finite start and finish, that allows me to tune out the rest of the world and my own thoughts if I choose, or gives me uninterrupted time to think if I need it. It can also be turned into an art form if I want to make patterns in the lawn with the mower (stripe kit).
Personally, I hated cutting grass. One of the reasons why I wanted to live in an apartment building. But with the rent prices these days, I’d gladly swap and mow the grass with a push-mower every weekend for a (relatively) affordable mortgage.
Everyone leaves the fuck alone
Same thing with women who find cleaning, cooking relaxing.
Low effort methodical task that lets you dissociate.
Always hated mowing and I still can’t understand the appeal.
😄 I actually look at the backyard everyday and can’t wait for the grass to grow do I can’t cut it. This post reminds me of hank hill
I for one hate mowing, but not enough to pay someone else to do it.
Because people leave you in peace
I wouldn’t say that I love it but it doesn’t bug me. I’m outside and it’s a relaxing hour of driving around the mower and I can see the results immediately.
I’ll add. If someone pulled out my tomato plants I’d be having stern words with them though admittedly the mailbox is a weird spot for them.
Your idea of a “meadow yard” is some weird reddit fetish that I only see on here, but the reality is that it’s a huge problem for everyone around you. My next door l neighbor let their little yard go wild which attracted a fuck ton of mice and bugs which attracted a fuck ton of snakes and there were literal clouds of mosquitoes hovering over his yard all summer. It made everyone else’s yards around his completely unusable until the city stepped in because it was a safety hazard. I had to wear long pants and long sleeves to mow my yard in 90°+ heat to not get bit to death by mosquitoes and heavy boots in case I stepped on one of the snakes all over my yard
If you have an acre+ of space and no direct neighbors then go wild with your meadow but if you’re in a neighborhood then know that your idyllic nonsense is a nightmare for everyone else.
It’s an hour or so to myself with my music or audiobook.
I loved mowing the lawn as a kid, been a long time since I had to mow a lawn but the last few years I’ve been the snowblower guy at the resort I work at and it really scratches that itch. Just early morning enjoying the sunrise trucking away only person out there. I think immediately seeing the results of your labor feels nice too
I pay someone to do it weekly. I have better things to do with my time.
I don’t have to talk to anyone for 20 minutes.
It keeps them away from their nagging wives maybe??
Its a form of meditation.
Feeling great cutting your lawn
Gives me a chance to zone out and listen to music for 45ish minutes and it always looks so good after. Instant gratification. I love it.
It’s the classic example of man vs nature
It’s a productive and immediately rewarding activity. Fresh cut grass both smells and looks nice. There’s pride to be had in a well kept lawn and pride to be had in being able to do something like that yourself.
We love the peace & quiet….🤭🤭🤭🤭 Think About It!!!
I expected a metaphor or an euphemism when i clicked on this topic.
I didn’t expect it being literal. lol
I have a riding mower, so it’s just go drive in circles for an hour while looking at the trees and the sky. It’s basically an excuse to be outside.
First, its kind of meditative. I put in my noise canceling earbuds (yes, I realize its probably destroying my hearing) and listen to music or D&D streams and kind of escape for a bit.
Second, its productive I could listen to music or whatever while sitting on the couch but instead I am outside, getting fresh air, getting sunshine (sometimes too much; gotta have a good hat), and accomplishing something.
Its exercise. Maybe not running a 5k, but it gets the blood flowing and the heart rate up a bit.
Finally, the satisfaction of looking at my yard when I’m done and seeing it look all nice and neat. It makes me feel good about myself and where I live.
Hated it as a kid and a teenager, love it as an adult man. Very therapeutic and it’s a form of art if you want it to be
I like mowing my lawn because when I turn around, I can see the work has been done, and that brings me joy. I also just enjoy the esthetic of a good-looking lawn.
The mower drowns out the nagging wife.
It’s a moment for ourselves. Earbuds in,a good podcast or album or hell sports game on. Cold drink. No worries for awhile. Just you and some straight lines. For some of us, it’s the only peace we can find.
I’ll let you in on a little secret: it doesn’t feel like work but looks like work. I got in a habit of grabbing a beer or two while mowing, it’s an amazing time I can be in my own head without distractions yet still be productive. It’s a hack.
No one fucking bothers you for shit every 4 seconds while you’re mowing the lawn.
Nobody bothers you … nobody else wants to do it or be near you when you do it … it’s the perfect time to decompress smoke a doobie mind my business and perfect my form …. I can kinda take as long as I want to do it I mean hell it needs to be weed whacked now…