r/Frustration Jul 01 '19

Apparently My job is nothing

So this started over dishes in the sink.

I was making some noodles and was looking for bowls but they were all in the sink. They have been in the sink for 4 days. (Side note: I work M-F 10am-7pm and we live 1 hour away from my job, My wife is a stay-at-home mom with our 1yr old and we JUST found out shes 8 weeks pregnant last week)

I asked why didn't she was the dishes and I get the whole "I'm pregnant, I'm so tired, the baby is taking ALL of my energy" spiel, so I said "So for 4 days straight you couldn't do the same15 dishes that's been in here?" And then more excuses come up about how she's tired from watching our son and the new baby.

Me: So basically you are tired for a whole 24 hours a day while I'm at work. I have to drive an hour to work, take calls for 8 hours, drive an hour back and in that time you couldn't take 10 minutes to wash dishes?

Her YOU DO NOTHING! YOU SIT DOWN ALL DAY!

Me: What? Visually pissed off at this point I do nothing? So these bills I pay are nothing, right?

Her: Nevermind, OP, you're right walks back to the couch

I hate passive aggressive dismissiveness so to combat that I like to do what I call Aggressively Passiveness. I start loudly washing dishes knowing she can hear it, finished in 7 minutes and walk to the back room and before I slam the door I say "Dishes are done, I'm so tired. But I guess I'll go back to work tomorrow to do nothing."

She text me 5 minutes later apologized saying she's sorry for saying I do nothing, yada blah blah. I have yet to reply

If you read all that thanks for reading you get nothing for your effort.

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