Today, I've now worked on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, the weekend after that, and two days this week. My husband and son have had all that time off, and yet I've still ended up having to clean the dishes and the house after them on all of these days. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I work in healthcare, and I was told that since someone quit I have to work Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas day, and all of New Year's weekend. This is after I was told, "Our workplace is a family." FML
Today, I went to work during Black Friday, after not being invited to my family's Thanksgiving dinner. 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'm on my sixth straight day of double shifts, with four more to go. I make overtime so I'm not complaining, but today my wife texted me, "Going out of town tonight, I expect the house to be spotless when I return." Not sure how I'm going to swing this one. FML
Today, at home, I always do my share of the chores. I just got back from a business trip and it turns out that I actually do ALL the chores. My wife was alone for 9 days, the kitchen was a in state, dirty laundry everywhere, cat litter box overflowing onto the floor, and the bathroom was fucking disgusting. FML
Today, it was our first kid-free weekend in almost two months, and I was hoping for a nice date night. Instead, she picked up two shifts at work and then had a girls' night. Don't worry, she assigned me a massive deep clean that ate up almost my entire weekend. 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, my toilet broke. Yesterday, the shower filled up with sludge. I have ten people coming over for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. FML
Today, it's my birthday, and like every other Sunday, my wife's been called into work, and I'm left with our three toddlers and yesterday's mess to clean up. It's raining. FML
Today, after working 12 shifts in the past 8 days at 2 jobs and thinking today was a day off, I got the call that I misread my schedule and I was in fact scheduled. Got off at 2:30 am, work again at 9 am with 9 shifts to go this week. FML
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Top comments
calypso1212 14
Time for a mom strike.
BeccaHugs 17
Tell them to get off their lazy asses and give you a hand.
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Comments (149)
bubina 14
I wouldn't lift a finger. That's just wrong.
gracehi 33
True. I asked my unemployed (now ex) husband to clean the kitchen everyday for a week. I didn't touch the piles of dirty dishes and pots and pans except for exactly what I needed to cook (since he wasn't doing that either). After a week of him still doing nothing I lost my mind on him. I had no idea I could scream so shrilly until that day.
bubina 14
18 & 35: I don't mind a mess, so I'd wait out, personally. Everyone's different though.
ICastillo 25
Well Momma Bear time to lay the law down on your family.
nightskye 4
More like Mama Bear needs to lay down the "claw".
graffitied_love 20
Thank goodness 1's comment is gone. I guess my angry reply wasn't needed
ICastillo 25
In your anger did you keep on pressing the send button, you posted the same message three times.
ICastillo 25
This message was meant for a deleted one ^^
ICastillo 25
This was meant for a deleted message ^^
capslockisgood 19
???? EDIT: The strange comments are gone. Sorry everyone.
ICastillo 25
There you go #100 that does sound better.
graffitied_love 20
Thank goodness 1's comment is gone. I guess my angry reply wasn't needed
graffitied_love 20
Thank goodness 1's comment is gone. I guess my angry reply wasn't needed
newburton13 26
Go on strike.
laurenlovesjb 20
You shouldn't do it then. Dint cook, clean, do dishes, or any other motherly duties! They don't deserve your help!
gracehi 33
My ex used to do that shit. I'd work twelve hours a day and come home to his unemployed ass sitting in the couch in a messy house, and the first thing he'd say when he saw me was, "When are you making dinner?" No amount of calm communication or, that failing, enraged fits would help the situation. My ex was worthless. Hopefully that's not the case with your husband and son. They mayjust not realize that their behavior is selfish. Men sometimes need to be told that their help is needed. Taking initiative in housework often doesn't come naturally to them. Tell them how you're tired and want to relax when you get home, and that them not doing their part makes you feel unloved and unappreciated. Explain this to them calmly and sincerely, and hopefully they'll realize how inconsiderate they're being. If that doesn't work, well then... I'm afraid you'll have to kill them.
BjgUsername 12
I've noticed from personal experience that you should also make it seem like they're doing less work then they are, for example instead of telling them to take out the trash, sweep the kitchen floor, dishes, clear the table and wipe the table ( if you have a glass table) just tell one to clean the kitchen
crazytwinsmom 25
But then they'll only do about half of what needs to be done since that's clean in their mind.
Zebediabolical 45
YDI. But only because you did them and basically trained them that no matter how many hours you work you'll still do the housework.
welsea28 6
How you give this lady a, "ydi". Shame on y'all people.
poindexter25 5
Because she didn't do anything about it
crazytwinsmom 25
She's been enabling them to be lazy.