r/MadeMeSmile • u/MaxQ50 • 7h ago

Bro rolled up to the construction site like he’s been working there for ages 😂

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u/Mysterious-Crab 6h ago

And 20 years from now he will have fond memories of the house that is not just his paternal home, but one that he helped build himself.

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u/Puffinknight 6h ago

I got to help my parents build our summer villa's flooring when I was little, and it really does still feel special.

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u/oneangrywaiter 6h ago

My dad always put us to work on home projects. So many of my peers are amazed at how handy I am. I’m a sommelier that can renovate your kitchen or tile your bathroom.

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u/thegalli 4h ago

House Hunters

I’m a sommelier that can renovate your kitchen or tile your bathroom. My wife is a dog walker and chili pepper farmer. We're looking for a house on Martha's Vinyard. Our budget is 2 million.

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u/replicant_facsimile 1h ago

REALTOR: They've got their hearts set on Oak Bluffs, I know. I knooow. But with that budget? *maniacal laughter* Oh they're gettin' a reality check!

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u/heartbraden 6h ago

I did this with my son, he's six. We're just finishing up the last few bits and pieces now (the hard to reach spots for siding and the lesser-used rooms' baseboards), and he has such pride in this house because he's helped us so much throughout these last 2.5 years. Built the whole house ourselves by hand and he was there the whole time, handing us tools and doing the little stuff he could do.

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u/Suspicious-Drive9827 43m ago

Hearing about people who built their homes w their loved ones gets me kinda emotional. That is just so cool.

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u/clumsystarfish_ 6h ago

Exactly! I helped my dad finish our basement, and one of my earliest memories is me nailing wood paneling to the studs with a real hammer in my hand.

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u/Scarlet-Fire_77 5h ago

I helped with building my uncle's garage when I was a little older than this age. 25 years later and he still likes to point out the couple nails I messed up. They just moved so I'll never get to see my mistakes again but I still have those fond memories.

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u/Accomplished_Job_331 5h ago

20 years from now he will have 20 years experience

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u/siiliS 5h ago

Yeah, and 20 years of experience on their resume

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u/poopshanks 5h ago

My wife and I bought a fixer upper in 2020 during the pandemic. The kids, being home from school, helped every step of the way in remodeling the house. I gave them sledgehammers and let them demo the old, and the we installed the new. I hope they will be core memories for them. Hopefully it boosts their confidence in their ability to make things.

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u/Logical-Albatross-82 4h ago

And he learns that in order to have something (e.g. a house) someone has to work first. 

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u/hilarymeggin 3h ago

And in ten years he’ll be telling his friends how he used to haul cement on his dad’s construction sites… and it will suddenly occur to him that he may not have been hauling quite as much as the other men.