Thread by @maiab

nothing has been explained to me more than men telling me you can’t hang heavy shit on drywall without a stud

it is almost always followed by them failing to operate a stud finder correctly

but swear to god I must have really fucked this up in a past life to have to be explained this 100 times over. the first million times I was like “oh because I’m young they don’t know how handy & self-sufficient I am” but now there’s no explanation

also you can hang nearly anything with drywall anchors I have a million times before and nothing has every fallen off the wall

anyway I thought hiring a handyman to hang this floating bedside table would save me time but I had to stand and entertain him as he took forever (because he had to hang it + lecture me about studs), cost me $100, and looks like hell why is it like actively IN the bed

my biggest strength is my biggest weakness — my inclination to not trust others and just do it all myself. I am working on being a better collaborator and partner and to trust other people more.
It’s going ok.
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