"You should post a picture of the wall."
"I did, last week."
"No, I mean post a picture of how it looks now."
"I don't think so."
"Why not? People obviously want to know."
"No, they don't. It's boring."
"Are you embarrassed?"
"No."
"You are! You are embarrassed by your patching skills."
"No, I'm not. Its just that if I post it, I'll get like fifty-million critiques outlining the right way to hang drywall. It's not worth it."
"So you're perfectly fine blogging about your ineptitude as a dad, but you're embarrassed about your drywall hanging skills?"
Silence.
"Is that it?"
Silence.
"You could always Photoshop it. You're good at that."
"You really need to stop talking now."
Defects in parenting abilities can be fixed with a little spackle, some sanding, and a lifetime of therapy, but screw up drywall and you'll be looking at your shame for the rest of the time you own the house.
Posted by: You can call me, 'Sir' | November 19, 2007 at 01:54 PM
If I knew how to hang drywall, I would totally post a critique on hanging drywall now.
Posted by: qwyneth | November 19, 2007 at 02:11 PM
Have you discovered the joy of shims? By my husband's estimate, our house is composed of 50% paint stirrers used inappropriately. (Don't ask what the other 50% is -- probably asbestos.)
Posted by: Tammy | November 19, 2007 at 02:54 PM
How are you expected to properly hang dry wall when your eye was practically poked out of your head with a screwdriver? You do have limited vision now, right? (the correct answer here is "yes")
Posted by: Wendy | November 19, 2007 at 03:08 PM
I'm just glad you finally posted because I was beginning to think that the children had bludgeoned you to death.
Posted by: Vikki | November 19, 2007 at 03:17 PM
I'm with Vikki. Either that, or you accidentally drywalled yourself on the wrong side of the hole. (My neighbors did that to the family cat. Didn't realize she was missing until they heard distant mewing one night...)
Posted by: Diane | November 19, 2007 at 03:39 PM
sometimes you are only as good as your help. and i suspect your help wasn't top notch.
Posted by: Amber | November 19, 2007 at 04:23 PM
Man that is one tough Mom!!!
Posted by: Anne Prince | November 19, 2007 at 04:30 PM
That's funny!
Posted by: Lisa | November 19, 2007 at 04:44 PM
Oh come on...we want to see pictures and you know you want to show us!!! It can't be "that bad"!!!
Posted by: LFM | November 19, 2007 at 05:09 PM
I don't think that could be any funnier, because it is so typical of male/female dynamics.
Hope there are massages available for your sore, aching muscles.
Posted by: witchypoo | November 19, 2007 at 05:51 PM
Aww...I'm sure it looks fine. Besides, I don't know the first thing about drywall anyway!
Now cookie baking...there I'd be able to give tips, but drywall? That's Hub's department.
Hey Dad, you've been tagged for a meme. That is, if you can see out of both eyes and haven't drywalled yourself behind a wall or something. :P
Posted by: scatteredmom | November 20, 2007 at 01:35 AM
Aww...I'm sure it looks fine. Besides, I don't know the first thing about drywall anyway!
Now cookie baking...there I'd be able to give tips, but drywall? That's Hub's department.
Hey Dad, you've been tagged for a meme. That is, if you can see out of both eyes and haven't drywalled yourself behind a wall or something. :P
Posted by: scatteredmom | November 20, 2007 at 01:36 AM
Somehow I doubt the majority of your readership would be able to critique your drywalling skills - I wouldn't be able to, that's for sure.
So, having said that... Post pictures of it! Maybe even post an article about it... "5 easy steps to hanging drywall whilst incapacitated!"
P.S. - You've been tagged for a meme by me as well! :)
Posted by: Chanel | November 20, 2007 at 03:26 AM
The real backstory of this dialog is that because of his eye injury, LD *did*, in fact, drywall himself behind a wall. (Actually, it was on purpose, but he told The Mom it was an eye-related accident.)
Victoria found LD and used her mad bludgeoning skillz to smash open the drywall with a screwdriver. Then she forced LD back out into the house.
Tragically, the second drywall repair didn't go as well as the first, and that is why LD doesn't want to post pictures.
Posted by: Liza | November 20, 2007 at 10:15 AM
Not only is the post hilarious but the first comment added that extra spackling needed to "point up" that wall (yeah, I've hung drywall before - one kitchen wall looks like the Baja 1000 was raced on it...twice).
Posted by: Bennie | November 20, 2007 at 12:55 PM
It sounds like the start of a new career or reality show. Watch out Ty Pennington! LOL!If you haven't invested in a Power Wagner painting system, it's worth the money. They make painting so easy. Good luck on your home renovations.
Posted by: Tammy from Twinstuff | November 20, 2007 at 03:00 PM
Thanks, The Mom, for keeping the vast Looky Daddy readership in mind and helping The Dad to think of what could be a really fun blog post. Bring on the photos of the wall already.
Posted by: Burgh Baby's Mom | November 20, 2007 at 03:34 PM
Diane - I busted up at the "distant mewing"
I once had that happen when I was in high school, and came downstairs in the middle of the night to find our new kitten with his neck caught in a window. His little body was hanging outside and he couldn't get in.
Just thinking about how long I heard "that noise" and didn't go to check it out still makes me feel kinda bad, but DRYWALLING A CAT IN THE WALL is UNBEATABLE - lmao!
ummm... oh yeah, good to see you back, Daddy
Posted by: loren | November 20, 2007 at 08:47 PM
I love The Mom, she rocks!
Posted by: Angela | November 21, 2007 at 12:22 PM
Dear The Mom:
Sigh.
Sincerely, Joy
Posted by: Joy | November 21, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Funny, we just had that conversation at our house....
Posted by: SeaBird | November 21, 2007 at 09:35 PM
It's easy to see why you married the Mom. (I assume that was the Mom, and not Kathryn, right?)
Posted by: Tricia | November 27, 2007 at 01:44 PM