Today, I came home after ten hours at work to find my unemployed wife and 4 kids sprawled out watching TV waiting for me to get home and cook for them. I had to wash all the dishes first because they didn't feel like getting up or helping. FML
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Today, I came home to pandemonium: the kids screaming, the house a mess, wet laundry, no food made, and my wife in her office. After cleaning, making dinner, putting everything away, and getting the kids to sleep, I grabbed myself a beer. My wife saw it and said, "You're kidding, right?" FML
Today, after a full shift at work, I got home to my boyfriend playing CoD, a full sink, crap all over the table, a full cat box, dirty bathroom, no laundry done and the kids at my parents' house. He yelled at me because the place was a mess. FML
Today, I spent hours cooking an amazing dinner for my family, who had just gotten home from a trip, so we could spend some time together because I'd started to miss everyone. When they got home, they saw it all laid out and just took plates to their room, without even telling me they were home. FML
Today, I have the flu. I had to wash the dishes, cook dinner, take out the trash, and take care of the laundry, all while my wife sat around watching TV, because she was "too tired". I work 8 hours a day. She's a college student. She doesn't see what's so unfair about this. FML
Today, due to an emergency, I ended up working for 18 hours instead of 13. I'd texted my unemployed wife to let her know this was unavoidable, but when I got home she blamed me like she thought I planned this in advance, yelled at me, and my dinner was Heinz tomato soup I had to heat up myself. FML
Today, I worked a full day and then went to a three-hour class. I got home at 9 PM, and before the door closed I heard, "There's a sink full of dishes for you." There are three able-bodied men in the house, all of whom got here hours ago and created that sink full of dishes. FML
Today, I got home at 6:30 after a 12-hour shift. I sat down on the sofa, and my wife immediately stomped in and said, "Why are you sitting doing nothing? Get up, there's a million things to do." FML
Today, after a long talk with the kids, I finally got all the chores around the house done early so we could have a fun family weekend. My wife decided to be a wet blanket and insisted we needed to deep clean the already clean kitchen. Three arguments later, everyone is sulking, and I'm working in the kitchen alone. FML
Today, I got home at 7 after a long, stressful 12-hour shift. The second I walked through the door, my wife said, "Can you hurry up and make dinner? We're all starving." This happens all the damn time. FML
Today, I had the day off from work. I did all the chores hoping to free up time to spend with my husband tonight. When he came home, he looked around and decided that since there was no need for him to stick around and help clean, he'd head to the bar to watch the game with the guys. FML
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foolishworkerbee 0
Grow a pair and tell them to take some responsibility.
Spierdalaj 7
Then don't do it until they get off their asses and help :/
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Comments (175)
inkANDflowers 0
I would have left and taken the kids out to dinner and left her lazy ass on the couch.
thnts25 0
why take the kids?? unless the kids are under 6-7 yrs old they should be able to help with shit, even if it's just a little
deannamarie12 0
Damn, she's unemployed AND lazy as hell. She wouldn't be worth nothin to me. But, YDI for not growing balls to tell her to take responsibility. :/
finndizzle 0
ydi for not taking control of the situation.
hassenpfeffermmm 0
Your wife don't belong in the kitchen. Take that money you earned from your ten hour day and buy yourself something to eat. If they want to eat they'll cook eventually. Yes the idea of having dinner ready for you when you get home sounds wonderful- just like it would be nice to still have slaves.
Tantaran 0
I agree with what you say just not the slave part. dont be a prick. op get your balls back or get some food before you get home.
EvilDave 13
If the bitch doesn't have a job, the least she could do is wash the dishes and cook dinner.
hassenpfeffermmm 0
control is an illusion
Ansony 0
Hun, it has nothing to do with control. If the husband was unemployed he should be helping his partner out, same for the wife. It's not fair that he has to work to support his entire family while his wife coasts. Nothing to do with gender, you're supposed to be equal in marriage and help out where needed.
SheTheOtaku 21
OP's saying his wife expected him to clean and cook for the whole family. Yes he shouldn't expect her to cook for him but she's unemployed and at home all day. If she can't take five minutes to get up and make herself and her kids some food instead of making her husband support them in yet another way after a ten hour shift then she definitely needs to get off her butt before karma slams into her full force.
Flounder 2
All sexism aside, if you are working then your partner needs to be doing their share as well. And if your CHILDREN are ignoring you, you have bigger problems than needing to make dinner when you get home. You need to have a long talk with your wife and you need to start acting like a PARENT to your children. My mom was as liberal as the next mom and I more or less did what I wanted, but when she told me to GET UP and HELP HER, I did.
Flounder 2
Nothing you said specifically was "wrong", but I still feel like you're 1956 trapped in a modern bitchy housewife's body.
lickmyjock 0
hahahaha
bennyboy111 7
I though tha women belonged in tha kitchen? lol jks if she's unemployed she should definetely help
metalr82 0
wow sounds like you need to get some balls and take control of your lazy ass family
1LL337 0
YDI for letting the underlings undermine your authority, being a weakling, not laying down the law, and making them help.