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UsuallyWrite2 t1_jeflx7k wrote

That’s a fun twist on reality. You don’t “let him” do chores. 😂

I’m just envisioning you telling him “oh honey, don’t take out the trash or sweep the floor. I want to do all the chores myself!” Good lord. If that’s true, I’ve got ocean front property for him in Arizona. 🙄

Not only has he mastered weaponized incompetence, he’s blaming YOU for it. Have him read this: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/she-divorced-me-i-left-dishes-by-the-sink_b_9055288/amp

And call his bluff. As him to write out a chore chart and sign himself up.

I don’t like passive aggressive stuff so I would just be direct. “Babe, you said that you want to do more so let’s see about a solution here. Why don’t you write up a chore chart and we can divide things up. Im used to doing pretty much all the stuff because I don’t like waiting til it’s overwhelming and I don’t want the emotional labor of directing you like a child. So make the list of what you perceive to be the needed things, then let’s review it together and I’ll add my input and then we can get the division of labor more balanced.”

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ThrowRA_jigglychores OP t1_jefrml5 wrote

It's a good idea to ask him to write down the chores and create a chart for us to work together. It will shed some light into what he thinks is important and what he thinks I'm doing. Thanks for the advice!

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