My DH - is he entering second childhood?

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DH has just gone out. I asked him to stop on the way home at any of the numerous mini-supermarket branches that have sprung up around here and bring back some beef mince. Among the stupid questions he asked were 'Where will I find it Liiinoo?', because I have memorised the shelf layout of every mini-mart in a 6 mile radius of course. Also 'beef mince - what does that look like?' I told him it will be the packet that has 'beef mince' written on the label. Now I am dreading him coming back with a tin of Fray Bentos. but it is to make a shepherds pie for his elderly aunty and she might like tinned mince so that could be OK

He used to be quite practical but as he has got older he has got dumber and dumber about 'normal' stuff. I can't help but have a sneaking suspicion that he is playing dumb so I will sigh with exasperation and go and buy it myself. But that won't happen, I am far too busy playing on my IPad and looking forward to Strictly.

I have just realised we need some mozzarella for tonight's pizza. I will text him and see how he gets on with that one.

Eh? He doesn't know what mince looks like? He must be the only person on the planet. And it will be in the meat isle. Crikey!

DH is like this - I think all practical knowledge has been pushed out of his head now. I now see why old men become incapable.

I think he'll be back with a tin of Whiskas beef in jelly, and a packet of macaroni cheese OP.....

I'm feel your pain. I sent mine out to get beef gravy once and he came back with a packet of chicken spice mix. Then there was the time I needed coconut milk and got soya milk.

Still at least he's no longer using the mosquito repellent as a deodorant.

Amazing how when it's something they want they stop being useless fuckwits.

They do it because it's easier to get wifey to do the thinking. My husband does it sometimes and I get really quite angry - unless these men described are actually cognitively disadvantaged in some way they are just being fuckwits.

Even my four year old knows what a packet of mince looks like although he'd struggle with the finer points of lean and fatty I think!

Fair play to DH. He came back with good quality mince and our regular mozzarella. So he can do it - so why does he act like a simpleton?

And breathe.....

My DH couldn't manage to find ONIONS in Asda...

Shepherds pie is made with lamb mince. Cottage pie is beef mince.

Itchy, that is the difference between us middle aged ladies and the idealistic young. I am just grateful that Aunty's dinner for the next few days will be made from a land based mammal.

I am just grateful that Aunty's dinner for the next few days will be made from a land based mammal.

Your DH is also a land based mammal

Just sayin'....

Worra

Basically he can't be arsed using his own brain and thinks it's easier to use yours instead.

My very resourceful young DH is now a totally helpless, hopeless, old DH.

I must have watched that happen.

Isn't it "Strategic Incompetence" - helplessness feigned to escape boring chores. Children do it just as much.

I'd usually join in the dh winging but after finding a wriggly thing in dd's hair at 9.20 he was sent out to get something to kill them all. The first pharmacy was shut and he managed to work out where the nearest next one was and get to it with five minuyes to spare, returning with enough stuff to treat us all, today and next week.
So tonight he was very useful!

Worra you are giving me ideas. He is very well insured and I am sure any jury would see it as justifiable homicide....but then I would have to make my own coffee in the morning.

Hey ho - swings and roundabouts.

Once asked my dh to get some loo cleaner - any kind - from a massive Asda.
He came back telling me they didn't have any. No loo cleaner of any description.
Nowadays if he can't find something - perennial problem with finding things - he will ask.
Recently while I was at the checkout at another Asda an elderly man asked a supervisor where the Dijon mustard was - he couldn't find any. Supervisor told him they didn't stock it any more.
Unable to believe this, I went and found it immediately, at least 2 kinds, staring at me at eye level. And went and showed him.
Not altogether astonishing that the man couldn't find it, but seriously astonishing that one of the staff told him they didn't have any!

Yeah, Boots don't sell tampons, apparently.

TBH, I don't mind it if DH can't find something in the supermarket. I only send him because I know he will come back with a large bag of crisps, chocolate and nice biscuits.

Asked mine to get avocado and sour cream, presented with green beans and baby sweet corn as "I just got the closest thing"...

Weeds, is your dh a picker for Sainsburys?