Housework, OCD and Love: Law and order

Law and order

By Anonymous - 28/08/2015 05:41 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I washed all the dishes and cups from the family dinner last night and put them away. When my wife saw, she had a mini OCD breakdown and yelled at me because the cups weren't lined up with each other with the handles aligned and the flower pictures facing out left. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/03/2022 10:00

Today, I woke up early to do the dishes and clean up, after having people over yesterday. Now my wife is mad at me because I didn't stay in bed with her longer. FML

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Keep it clean

By germy germs - 01/07/2021 19:01 - United States

Today, my wife bitched at me for not washing my hands before handling the dishes. The dirty dishes. That were sitting in a sink of hot soapy water. According to her, the dirt from my hands was gonna make the dirty dishes even dirtier. Huh? FML

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By Kay Kay - 23/05/2020 05:00

Today, while my parents were grocery shopping, I cleaned the kitchen, swept floors, did laundry, and cleaned bathrooms, only to finish right before they got home. After dinner, my dad bitched and complained that I didn't take out the trash and he had no room to throw away his paper plate. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/10/2014 19:30 - United States - Traverse City

Today, my wife yelled at me for being a bastard and not caring about her needs. I felt like an asshole and apologized for everything. It took me a few hours to realize I'd basically just apologized for unknowingly hanging the toilet paper the "wrong way" for her OCD. FML

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Can't win

By Viscerion - 31/01/2023 00:30

Today, I made breakfast for the family. Perfect. Did all the Laundry. Great. Drove the one and a half hour round trip to take my stepdaughter to work. Blah. Finished off by doing some housework and cooking dinner. The dinner wasn't perfect, and my wife told me that for all the good I do, I ruin everything. FML

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Do it yourself, then

By Anonymous - 27/06/2021 20:00

Today, my roommate said that whoever was doing the dishes was doing it wrong. I've been doing the dishes for weeks. So much for being a clean roommate. FML

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By youredisgusting - 03/10/2014 07:00 - United States - Merced

Today, my roommate yelled at me yet again for using the dishwasher because it's "unsanitary." This is all while a mountain of her dishes were going mouldy in the sink. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/07/2016 19:46

Today, I got yelled at for not taking an order correctly at work. I've been washing dishes all day and haven't taken a single order. FML

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Fussy eater

By germaphobe - 19/08/2021 20:59 - United States

Today, my kids and I went to have dinner with a coworker. After everyone ate, the kids went to play while I helped clear the dishes. To my horror, instead of individually wrapping the kids leftovers, she scraped all the uneaten food back into the main pots. I wanted to puke on the spot. FML

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By Pissedoffwife - 07/07/2019 14:00

Today, our dishwasher broke. It's my husband's chore to do the dishes, but he refused to hand-wash them, and instead suggested we take them all up to his mother's for her to put in her dishwasher. FML

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KayDee29 31

Friday 28 August 2015 20:31

Well, I'd say let her do the dishes from now on. That's one less chore you have to worry about.

MagnusDeus 24

Friday 28 August 2015 20:32

I'm not sure you can complain. You had to have known about her OCD when you married her.

Comments

PrincessZelda_HR 22

Saturday 29 August 2015 7:28

I think this is more **** her life than yours; OCD is a terrible thing to have to deal with :(

ally8 21

Saturday 29 August 2015 8:08

Well at least you don't ever have to do the dishes again

dafluckster 6

Saturday 29 August 2015 8:44

I like how literally people are taking this... I'm doubtful that his wife has a true case of OCD. Most likely a way of exaggerating the fact that she got very particular about the task of doing dishes. Calm down, people.

Riceball__o3o 15

Saturday 29 August 2015 11:21

PEOPLE. OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is an actual mental condition. She's not doing it on purpose, she's not a 'perfectionist', she doesn't hate her husband. Stop being so damn stupid and look it up.

tamesenicole 27

Saturday 29 August 2015 14:46

She should be thankful that she has an awesome husband smh #ungreatful

AshesNicole623 17

Saturday 29 August 2015 17:18

That's awful! For both of you. OCD that bad is serious shit.

Tannasgh 22

Saturday 29 August 2015 17:35

Tell her that washing is your job...OCD related bullshit is hers and she is currently slacking...

TallMist 32

Sunday 30 August 2015 0:43

You realize what OCD is, right? It can be absolutely stressful for anyone to deal with and to be insensitive to someone about their OCD is just flat out disrespectful.

coffeecupghost 16

Saturday 29 August 2015 19:54

As much as that sucks, and believe me it does, it sounds like your wife may have some anxiety to deal with to get her OCD under control more than it sounds like she did it just to spite you.

CatherL 3

Sunday 30 August 2015 0:43

If she has OCD (legitimately, not just as a figure of speech or whatever) then you should respect her and help her out

TallMist 32

Sunday 30 August 2015 0:48

"If she wants it her way, she should do it herself." "She has no right to lash out at you!" "She's a bitch, OP." Holy shit, guys. Just shut up. Do you not realize OCD is uncontrollable? Something she cannot help? Talk about cruel, talking about someone like that without understanding one little bit about what OCD is.