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MIL said I need to take better care of my husband

251 replies

caggas · 20/11/2023 10:11

I thought we could play a fun guessing game of why my MIL, without a shred of sarcasm, told me I need to take better care of my (42 year old) husband.

Winner can keep her!

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NotLactoseFree · 20/11/2023 10:11

Did he have to cook a meal for himself? Double points if he had to cook the meal when he'd been home all day while you'd been out at work!

Beginningless · 20/11/2023 10:12

Did he have man flu and have to get himself a cup of tea?

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 20/11/2023 10:12

She's a sporner and you said you didn't pop his spots for him.

Lemsipper · 20/11/2023 10:13

His tummy rumbled 🥺

Trickedbyadoughnut · 20/11/2023 10:13

Did he have to get the vacuum cleaner out?

Littleredcorvettepurplerain · 20/11/2023 10:14

He had to wipe his own bottom??

AmandaHoldensLips · 20/11/2023 10:14

Did he have to wash his own pants?

LadyDanburysHat · 20/11/2023 10:15

He had to 'babysit' his children while you had a night out.

HolySkirts · 20/11/2023 10:15

You went away for a weekend without leaving him a labelled container and full instructions as to how to turn the oven on, for every single meal?

murasaki · 20/11/2023 10:15

Did he have to iron his own shirt? Or make his own cup of tea?**

TheUsualChaos · 20/11/2023 10:15

He makes his own packed lunches for work?

TheLongpigs · 20/11/2023 10:16

He has holes in his socks?

pinkyredrose · 20/11/2023 10:16

He had to wipe his own arse.

GimpMasksAndWagonWheels · 20/11/2023 10:17

Did you make him change the channel on the tv himself?

S0upertrooper · 20/11/2023 10:17

Are you not laying his work clothes out for the morning?

CrushingOnRubies · 20/11/2023 10:17

You didn't have his slippers and pipe ready for him when he got home

fearfuloffluff · 20/11/2023 10:18

You forgot to buy a birthday card and gift for him to give to her?

SylvieLaufeydottir · 20/11/2023 10:19

He ironed his own shirt is my guess, based on my own DM.

MaggieFS · 20/11/2023 10:21

Did he choose to do a domestic chore?

Milknosugarta · 20/11/2023 10:21

You asked him to run the vacuum round, didn't you?

HeadacheEarthquake · 20/11/2023 10:22

An item of clothing he desperately needed wasn't laundered

Gowlett · 20/11/2023 10:22

When he returned from the shops 5 mins after leaving (with toddler) because he forgot his wallet (putting on toddler coat was too stressful) you didn’t immediately jump from the sofa to help (as you’re sick & lying down for once).

(but when you did help, found it in his man bag in 30 seconds)

CandyLeBonBon · 20/11/2023 10:22

Did he have to look after his own offspring for 5 minutes?

DuploTrain · 20/11/2023 10:23

I just want to know what your reply to her was!

Pinkpinkpink15 · 20/11/2023 10:24

He doesn't get a home made, from scratch, meal on the table every night?