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Post by SouthernCalGal on Mar 30, 2019 22:05:44 GMT -5
So, my AB husband created a whole new fence for us and our neighbors. An absolutely beautiful job. I helped him. Only, the whole time I was thinking how would this happen with a para...and how would it happen with a quad. My DEV dreams led me so many places as we were doing the work. Ugh... so crazy...
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Post by pam on Mar 30, 2019 23:06:43 GMT -5
I've thought about those things too. My husband does a lot of yard work/gardening. I'm not saying that a PWD couldn't do it, I'm really not sure. Maybe he could. And I would not mind having a small yard or living in a condo for lower maintenance. That wouldn't bother me. I would be upset if he could do things around the house and would just refuse to do them. I am curious as to how much most PWDs do relating to yard work/handyman things.
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Post by SouthernCalGal on Mar 31, 2019 12:41:30 GMT -5
tc123, thanks for sharing. It sounds like you two have it down.
It’s kind of funny...how this DEV brain works. While most / the majority of women would enjoy watching an AB build a fence here I am dreaming about wheelers 😝😮!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 14:05:06 GMT -5
@tc123
I loved reading your comment. One thing struck me out of the comment, you have a two story house? Does your hubby use the upstairs and how do you guys have that worked out?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 14:08:29 GMT -5
Reading about this it reminded of that video a few years ago where a para is building this super cool outdoor brick oven/grill. He showed the whole process how he is building it. It was fun to watch and the oven came out awesome
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 16:23:51 GMT -5
Id agree with all that tc123 said. My other half is a para. I do tend to do a lot of things mostly because it will take him longer or just be exhausting. He is very determined though and there isnt much that he cant do if needed.
Im not the sort of woman who ever sat back and let a man do everything for me, so im pretty independant anyways.
Outside stuff he will chainsaw all the logs while i stack them etc. We work really well as a team.
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Post by feelsunshine on Apr 22, 2019 14:34:09 GMT -5
Hello,
wow, I really enjoyed reading what you all wrote about what your husbands do and how you work things out together. Don't get me wrong - not in a devy way. It's more like that it's really interesting for me since I don't know how life together with a PWD is and possible struggles out of everyday life might come up. Speaking about the technical stuff like @tc123 said, taking photos, have him talk you through.
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Post by Emma on Apr 23, 2019 0:42:19 GMT -5
Great thread.
My husband is an amputee wheelchair user, not a para but what he does sounds very similar to TCs husband. Most of the time he can do anything but it may take more effort or more time. The great the effort and time it will take the smaller of a chance he will do it. Building a fence would definitely not happen. I feel like I do most of the handyman type things around the house unless I ask for help or can't figure it out. He also is just less aware and of top of those things and will leave something broken for weeks without being bothered by it. Also as an amputee he can get around out of his chair easier so he does do most yard work like that. We have a lot of weeding that needs to be done every spring and he can get down on the ground and do it even easier than I can.
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