I've always been good with my hands. Does that sound dirty? What I mean is I've always been good at fixing things or putting things together. Around 90% of the time we buy furniture that needs to be assembled I get to do it.
I've built three of the four desks in our house. Countless nightstands, or end table. As well as too many chairs to even count. Not too long ago I went downstairs and there was an end table, lying upside down, with a leg missing. The first thing out of my mothers mouth was, "Can you fix that?"
That's not the only thing. As of recently my mother has gone on a cleaning trip and just bought herself a new vacuum cleaner. The instructions to this thing were so simple a four year old could have put it together. But my mom wouldn't just build it. She came to me and said, "Could you put together this vacuum?"
As I'm doing it I look over at her and say, "You do know you could have done this yourself?"
Do you know what she said back? THIS, "I know, but you do it so much better."
Really! Why am I just expected to fix, and assemble, things because I'm good at it? I don't have a problem doing it. I'm not just complaining to complain. I just wish it was more of a choice then an expectation.
What is it you're expected to do?
TNT,
Words by Ali
