There’s always a con to every pro.
One ridiculously annoying drawback of living alone is the absence of a second pair of hands. Seriously, think about how often those would come in handy:
- Braiding hair
- Wrapping presents/tying bows
- Applying aloe/sunscreen on your back
- Scratching your back
- Opening up the jar of peanut butter or spaghetti sauce
- Carrying in heavy boxes from IKEA
The list goes on my friends!
I went for a walk with the TPB team this afternoon and my sensitive skin was not ready for the intensity of the sun. What seemed like a not-so-bad burn has now, post-shower, turned into quite the painful nuisance. OF COURSE I can’t reach the part of my back that is burned to apply the aloe.
Would it be ridiculous of me to drive to my mom’s house just so she could put some on for me?
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what about for us shortys: having an extra pair of hands reaching high cabinets -or even better, using their back as a boost to reach high things!
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Folding sheets. I can’t do that shit by myself…
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Okay, well, firsties- if you find a man that will reliably braid your hair for you or be involved at all int he process? Snatch him up.
I could add a few things to your list, like intruder removal. From the spider the size of silver dollar to a big guy with a gun. I have, when living alone for days at at time, had to extract two birds and a chipmunk. By myself. So not cool.
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I guess it depends on how close your mom lives.
And how burned you are.
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maybe you can invent something and sell it!
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I’m not sure that the hands best suited for carrying large boxes from Ikea are necessarily the ones you want braiding your hair. (It’s hard to do!)
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I’m the extra pair of hands for Dan, I get to be the lucky gal that shaves his back for the rest of my life….
*silently weeps*
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Amen. Thus the reason the center of my back is now peeling. GROSS
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I’m sure you can convince a random person on the street to do it for 5 bucks.
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I’m usually okay killing my own bugs and lifting my own heavy things, but putting the mattress pad on the bed – and flipping the mattress – are just impossible without a plus-one.
They make lotion-appliers on sticks – like backscratchers but with a series of rolly things like ball-bearings. I’ve never tried one but I think they were invented for us single ladies.
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What you really need is a good neighbor!
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For me it’s “killing the spider.” Because, really, if I lived alone you know I wouldn’t be able to do that…
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Of course it would have been ridiculous to drive here, just for that.
Of course I would not have been surprised if you showed up here, just for that.
Of course I would have done it, just for you!
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nah, it wouldn’t be ridiculous!
a cute guy friend per haps? so the aloe would turn into a nice steamy makeout fest…
and you need to make some friends in your building
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I totally agree with you on this! luckily, I do live with someone, but if he weren’t around, how in the heck would I open those tight-lidded jars of sauce!? seriously. and I have had him put aloe on me before too…
but if I had no one around, I probably would drive to my mom’s house! ha. she only lives 10 minutes away after all…
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I know!!! When my husband goes away for work I realize how hard it is to live without him. For the reasons outlined above, of course.
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I always have issues with the back scratching thing. Yeah, I have a dog, but she wouldn’t know the first thing to do with that. Or with suncreen or carrying boxes, etc.
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Living alone, I don’t have a strong man here to help me lift heavy boxes or move heavy furniture around or take awkward objects up and down the stairs. I’d like a nice strong man around to help me dig holes outside in my garden for planting… It’s just a fact – 99% of men are stronger!!
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