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youlikethatish:
Natural lawn gang! My neighbor used to spray our "weeds" when we weren't home, even though we told him he did not have permission. He passed away, and the dandelions LIVE ON!
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I'm not paying this money to live in something where I cater to the needs of hypothetical, future buyers.
If I want a lime green wall, I'm gonna do it and love it; I'm not painting my whole house greige because some imaginary person might find it more appealing. Paint is something you can redo, change your mind, do last second if you decide to sell.
To find out how this conversation started in the first place, we got in touch with Reddit user Danny_deefs, who was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda.
"The idea to post about [this] came from me coming home and looking at my not-so-great landscaping and how my curb appeal wasn't too spectacular," the author shared. "I started to think maybe it was time to throw some of the very little disposable time and money I have at it. But then I started to think... Why? I never host. I'm not trying to sell. I don't particularly care about my curb appeal to an extent."
"I don't want to have the house looking dilapidated, but I also don't want to spend thousands of dollars and several weekends a year doing mulch and such," the OP continued. "It made me wonder if I was alone in not caring so much about the thing my parents really stressed about with their home."
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HaikuPikachu:
Yea my dog is spoiled more than some people are with their human children. She has more authority and rights than anybody else that comes through that door and when they come through the door, there’s a decorative sign that says dogs welcome, people tolerated and I’ll be damned if that isn’t the truth Karen
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Sir_Poofs_Alot:
Every woman of a certain age knows: the kitchen is a farm. The bathroom is a beach!
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We also asked Danny_deefs if there's anything about their home that they believe they care more about than their parents do. "I think my house's interior has more of a personal feel to it than theirs," they noted. "They have the generic crafty signs on the walls that say corny phrases, and I have things like my favorite albums, skateboards from my youth, movie posters, art from places I've traveled, etc."
"I feel like someone could walk into my living room and learn a lot about me from what's hanging up," the author continued. "You can't get that at my parents' house. That generation seemed to just want nice stuff and not necessarily personal stuff."
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So what did Danny_deefs think of the replies to their post? "I was thrilled to see so many people saying lawn care and stuff like that wasn't priority," they shared. "I saw lots saying they keep theirs just long enough to not look trashy and not long enough to where neighbors will complain. That's me. I don't stress about my lawn's bald patches, and I don't lose sleep over it getting a bit long."
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It’s eclectic and artsy and weird and I love it. I’m a maximalist but my wife is a severe minimalist so outside is where I get to express that.
I do live near a school so lots of people walk by. It’s fun to chat with them and they always say how much they love the progress I’m making.
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If/when I buy a new house all of the carpet will disappear but I'll use a combo of laminate and tiles.
"My favorite [responses] that I saw commented, though, were about the people who don't have things like fancy plates or a room designated just for hosting or special things they have just for company," the author continued.
Danny_deefs also noted that none of the replies in particular surprised them, but there were several that they definitely agreed with. "It was a fun post to see that we aren't following totally in our parents' footsteps, and I won't be judged as much as I thought by my own generation for slacking off on my landscaping."
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Acrobatic-Pudding-87:
My mum used to make all the beds every day and pull the sheets so tight there were no wrinkles, and I wasn’t allowed to disturb the sheets until the evening. This meant as a kid I wasn’t free to sit on my bed during the daytime. She’s still like this now. The guest room is always made up and she changes the sheets in it regularly.
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I have a 950 sq ft place. Granted it’s just 2 of us. But if we have a kid, we’ll only have 1 anyway.
This seems a lot better and frees up our time to travel to…our second house which, incidentally is only 500 square feet.
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stoned_brad:
A dining room. We use it for a total of two hours each year. The other 8758 hours it is storage.
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Also, dogs in the house. I got hairballs rolling around and the dogs are welcome on the furniture. Deal with it.
That said, I love me some high ceilings and a s**t ton of square footage.
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The thing we don't care about is having a large home. Our version of a dream home is a sensible 3-bed 2-bath single level home with a garage somewhere. Doesn't even have to be attached. .