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To be angry at DH?

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Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:20

I woke up this morning and all of my hair bobbles (the spiral plastic type ones) had been stretched out of shape. DH admitted he had done it as he was "awake all night and bored". AIBU to be angry at him for this? DB thinks it's fine "because they are just hair bobbles", I'm going to have to get new ones now because every single one of them is stretched completely out of shape and are not usable now.

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Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:21

*DH not DB

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OhNoForever · 12/11/2023 20:21

That's a really weird thing to do. Is he on drugs? Does he normally respect your stuff?

TooBusyGazingAtStarss · 12/11/2023 20:22

Isn't there a trick where you put them in hot water then they go back or something like that?

Id also be annoyed tbh though

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Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:23

OhNoForever · 12/11/2023 20:21

That's a really weird thing to do. Is he on drugs? Does he normally respect your stuff?

Yes he normally respects my stuff.

Nope he's not on drugs! He just said he was "bored in the night and had nothing else to do"!

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BiscuitsandPuffin · 12/11/2023 20:23

He needs to replace them himself out of his own money immediately. Same quantity and quality.
What a child.
Also you should stay up tonight and destroy every single one of something he needs for functioning so he doesn't have them tomorrow morning.

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Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:24

TooBusyGazingAtStarss · 12/11/2023 20:22

Isn't there a trick where you put them in hot water then they go back or something like that?

Id also be annoyed tbh though

Oh I didn't know about this. I could try it but I think they are stretched way too out of shape so it might not work.

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Changingplace · 12/11/2023 20:24

What a weird thing to do! Tell him he needs to replace them asap tomorrow.

CarolDunne · 12/11/2023 20:25

Just put them in a cup of hot water and they will be fine

BiscuitsandPuffin · 12/11/2023 20:25

Most plastic behaves in the exact opposite way and would deform more in hot water. Can't speak for bobbles for sure though.

LateMumma · 12/11/2023 20:26

We've put DDs in hot water and then let them dry, all fine

EarringsandLipstick · 12/11/2023 20:27

BiscuitsandPuffin · 12/11/2023 20:23

He needs to replace them himself out of his own money immediately. Same quantity and quality.
What a child.
Also you should stay up tonight and destroy every single one of something he needs for functioning so he doesn't have them tomorrow morning.

For God's sake.

It's a bit of a daft thing to do - but they are hair bobbles. Not a priceless heirloom.

Yes he should buy a new pack, for all of €2 (if you were here in Ireland, so less again in £) but the vengeful reaction is ridiculous.

Busephalus · 12/11/2023 20:27

Could you stretch all the elastic in his underpants

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Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:28

I've already asked DH if he will be replacing them and he refused and said that I was overreacting.

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TooBusyGazingAtStarss · 12/11/2023 20:29

Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:28

I've already asked DH if he will be replacing them and he refused and said that I was overreacting.

Oh well thats a different story.
So are we helping to plan revenge now? 😁

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Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:30

Lots of them were the expensive invisibobble ones too.

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OrigamiOwl · 12/11/2023 20:31

He ruined them, he should replace them.

Santaiswashinghissleigh · 12/11/2023 20:31

Shove every sock he owns over a huge bit of wood and stretch them so they fall down...

return2sender · 12/11/2023 20:32

I'd be pissed off.

Invisibobble posted a hack whereby you put them in boiling water and they return to their original shape, has worked for me. Not the point though, I appreciate.

CheshireDing · 12/11/2023 20:32

I like the stretching his undies idea!

what about spraying his bed head spray or emptying his hair wax etc ‘because you were bored’ same same 😉

Omgwhatthehell · 12/11/2023 20:35

I’ve reshaped mine by blasting them with a hot hairdryer. They go right back to their original shape.
I would be very unimpressed if my DH mindlessly wrecked anything of mine, even if it was “only hair bobbles”.
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say your DH has behaved disrespectfully, childishly and thoughtlessly.

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Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:53

I am going to try the hot water idea now!

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Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:54

DH has just now offered to buy only 1 bobble as a replacement despite him ruining loads!! I'm fuming!

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Cherrysoup · 12/11/2023 20:55

He’s wrecked them so he replaces. What the fuck was he thinking and how come he’s now refusing to replace what he broke?

Cherrysoup · 12/11/2023 20:56

Starsontheceiling · 12/11/2023 20:54

DH has just now offered to buy only 1 bobble as a replacement despite him ruining loads!! I'm fuming!

So tell him it’s not acceptable, he’s being an arse.