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Little victories that give you pleasure (lighthearted)

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Lokidokiartichoki · 06/04/2019 20:46

Does anyone else have little victories that they have over someone, that the person doesn’t, or will never know about?

Whenever my husband is getting on my nerves and i offer to make a cup of tea, I always put the milk in first.
Also if I’m serving up dinner, i ‘accidentally’ dip his fork handle in the sauce or gravy so it gets on his hands.

Anyone else? Or am I just weird?

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Palominoo · 06/04/2019 20:53

It will progress to your spitting in his tea and cutting the brakes of his car.

Missnearlyvintage · 06/04/2019 20:55

I like being right about practical things and proving to my DF that I have at least a small amount of practical ability. Example - my front door handle is breaking. The spring is failing, but the handle is not the usual type and cannot be replaced easily now as it’s obsolete - a locksmith has said this as well. Queue DF saying that he will come and fix it as he is visiting anyway and it won’t take him long, no issue at all. I explain situation but he is insistent he can do it. All that changes when he sees the handle in question. Penny drops that it isn’t as easy as he first thought and yes he won’t be able to do it there and then, or ever. I DID RESEARCH THIS AND TELL YOU AS MUCH DF. This comes from the man who didn’t teach me anything about DIY or many other practical useful things when I was young because ‘but darling, you’re a girl’.

Chocolateisfab · 06/04/2019 20:56

When I actually get to park outside my house and ndn doesn't!!

Justmuddlingalong · 06/04/2019 20:57

When I've got the hump with DP I make pasta for tea. He doesn't know that I know he hates pasta.

MrFartPants · 06/04/2019 20:59

This is going to show how mental some people are.

Biancadelrioisback · 06/04/2019 21:15

Mines whenever I do something new all by myself! So when I wallpapered my dining room all by myself, having never wallpapered before. It's my favourite room! I even changed the skirting boards, changed all the plugs and light switches. I always show people that room first Grin

Biancadelrioisback · 06/04/2019 21:17

I suppose mine is a slightly different victory than yours OP...

Taswama · 06/04/2019 21:20

DP was a bit against DS1 starting horse riding as he thought he’d get bullied. I eventually insisted after DS had tried it at holiday club and then we saw some horses on holiday and I could see how much he loved them. Anyway he’s been going for 6 months now and loves it.
Yesterday DP said - maybe ds2 would like to try horse riding?
I didn’t say anything, just smiled inside.

VanillaLatteAndCake · 06/04/2019 21:43

Sneakily flicking the "V"s at annoying drivers. They can't see I'm doing it but the fact I know I've done it feels like a victory!

MitziK · 06/04/2019 22:29

The person who smashed my head into a glass door when I was at school submitted an Insurance Claim that appeared on my desk.

I was so disappointed that the Policy Terms and Conditions specifically excluded the most expensive items and the remaining ones weren't covered anyway because they stated quite clearly that they had been negligent even if the fucking things had existed in the first place and hadn't been made up for the purposes of scamming another couple of grand from the company.

Company policy was that letters were not signed by any one person and you only gave first names over the phone.

They phoned to scream and shout about it when the decline letter arrived. I took the call and dealt with it entirely accurately and professionally, including the point at which they bellowed that they'll just claim for the loss on their next policy with another company --and then added their name onto the industry wide list for claims that didn't 'smell right', so any other attempts at fraud - or genuine claims, for that matter - would instantly be flagged up as needing additional investigation.

HazardGhost · 06/04/2019 22:40

This is a darker thread then I expected... I was gonna say i feel its a small victory when the washing up bowl is empty and nothing is left any where or when i peel fruit in the perfect one peel. But no you lot are twisted 😂

FiveLittlePigs · 06/04/2019 22:43

When we watch mastermind and I say an answer which is right. Grin

Moominfan · 06/04/2019 22:47

Peeling off the protective screen of new electronics.

Told my toddler to stop messing around on a chair. Didn't listen and fell off. No sympathy from me

LittleCandle · 06/04/2019 22:53

Being able to answer one single question on pop master! That always makes my day (not that I hear it very often)

polarpig · 06/04/2019 22:59

When I graduated with a higher degree classification then my abusive ex despite him doing his when he was single with no children whereas I was working full time and had three children and a lot of coffee fuelled late nights

Still18atheart · 06/04/2019 23:05

Getting uni challenge questions right.
Doing a diy type job.
Going somewhere new and not getting lost.
Making someone I find attractive smile. Finding something I genuinely want to watch and actually decent to tv.

PoptartPoptart · 06/04/2019 23:46

Sending DS to his dads in brand new black socks every other weekend... you know, the ones that, before they’ve been washed, shed a shitload of black fluff all over the carpet as soon as you take them off.
His dad has cream carpets Grin

HazardGhost · 06/04/2019 23:49

Wait I have a vindictive one! Watching Netflix alone and getting ahead in a series both me and DP watch. It's a thrill Grin

strawberrylollipop · 06/04/2019 23:55

When I teach my dad something - and he tries to tell me I'm wrong - only for me to prove him right by actually doing it ... I then make him say sorry Grin

Recent things-:

  • wooden spoon above boiling saucepan stops it overflowing
  • shaking a boiled egg in cold water in a glass makes the shell come off in one

Little pleasures hearing him say "sorry you was right" Grin as he HATES being wrong and HATES saying sorry!

dictionarycorners · 06/04/2019 23:58

Taswama Bullied for horeseriding? Why?

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Lokidokiartichoki · 07/04/2019 00:00

All victories welcome! Don’t have to be evil ones 😈

@hazardghost a similar thing I’ve done, if dh wants to watch a film that I’m not keen on, I look up the plot online, and then ‘predict’ what happens next as we’re watching. He still hasn’t twigged and just thinks I’m really smary🤣

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Lokidokiartichoki · 07/04/2019 00:01

I’m so smart I can’t even spell it right 🤣

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Gibble1 · 07/04/2019 00:23

I got DH to decorate my bedroom today. Went and got paint at 5pm and it’s almost done. 1 last coat to go on and then cutting in. I chose the colour and I love it!
Decorating decisions are never easy as he has odd taste and I end up disliking the compromise. This time he eventually went with one of the 4 colours I picked out and we were in and out within 10 minutes at b&q!

catinboots99 · 07/04/2019 00:43

Ah this thread went so well a few years ago when a certain poster LQ admitted to smashing up her kids' game consoles and physically abusing her DH

Such fun

ineedaknittedhat · 07/04/2019 05:32

Seeing CQC fail the care home I used to work in after being bullied out of my job by the horrible manager.

The report specifically criticised her obvious failings 😁

I have a nice new job with a nice manager now.