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I know I am. Stupid little 'jobs'

395 replies

WinkyisbackontheButterBeer · 20/10/2017 23:11

I've just gone to make a cup of tea and realised that it means opening a new 4 pinter of milk.
I was unreasonably pissed off at this.

The cap hurts my hand and I hate pulling of the stupid, silver seal then having to throw it away. Angry

I have no idea why this upsets me so much but it made me realise that I although I will do it. I am stupidly annoyed every time I have to and if that if I can find a way to get dh to do it, without actually telling him about my unreasonable dislike of the task, I will.

It made me wonder... is anyone else pissed off by anything as ridiculously small and insignificant, or am I alone in my unreasonableness?

OP posts:
Bringmewineandcake · 21/10/2017 00:00

I’ve drunk black tea before now just so I don’t have to be the one to open the new bottle of milk. Also DD2’s special soya milk which makes the tea taste vile but still, it’s worth it Grin

bluebells1 · 21/10/2017 00:00

Skirting boards!! I hate it. And I hate the fact that everything else is clean except for the bloody thing!

DJBaggySmallpox · 21/10/2017 00:04

Jaw on floor. I thought it was just me being unreasonable...
Add 'taking a lettuce out of the packet and putting it back in'. It doesnt matter which end you open, it doesnt want to go back in. Fucking thing flapping its leaves all over the place.

plominoagain · 21/10/2017 00:06

Fishing bits of food out of the sink because some lazy fucker hasn't scraped their plate properly before putting it in a sink full of water . Then the water goes cold , then doesn't drain because it's clogged up, so I end up fishing about in cold greasy water , so as not to piss off the septic tank, or block the dishwasher . WHERE THE FUCK DO THEY THINK THE FOOD GOES ? Gives me total rage .

midnightmisssuki · 21/10/2017 00:10

my husband (and now 3 year old daughter) not swiping the butter one way AND leaving breadcrumbs/jam/marmite/PB all over it. i feel intense rage and i don't even know why Confused

QuestionableMouse · 21/10/2017 00:12

Put a trash towel over the lid and it doesn't hurt. Pull up first then back and the seal comes away better.

DoJo · 21/10/2017 00:16

For me it's putting away the Tupperware. First of all, it's had to go on the draining board because it somehow managed to come out of the dishwasher covered in water, despite being given adequate time to dry.
Then it has to be arranged in the cupboard in exactly the right way or a single small misplaced lid can render it impossible to get any other piece out without it all cascading out onto the floor like some clattering punishment intended for my lazy past self who couldn't be bothered to organise it properly.
Incidentally, the children love the Tupperware landslides and will take the opportunity to come in and pilfer the most useful-sized pots to fill with Lego or beads or bogies or whatever their latest collection might be.

AtSea1979 · 21/10/2017 00:18

Emptying the bins or putting the bins of for the bin men. Why do I have to go and get the back door key, go get my shoes, tie the handles, go out in to the cold, rain whatever. Then comes back in, have to put my shoes and the key away. Have to go wash my hands because I've touched the bin. Have to put the new liner in. Life's too short for this shit.

KatoPotato · 21/10/2017 00:20

Dojo this used to drive me mental too, but here’s the reason

learn.compactappliance.com/wet-plastic-in-dishwasher/

Bambamber · 21/10/2017 00:20

It's not even a job but I just hate making cups of tea. I don't even drink the bloody stuff and it fills me with rage every time I stand there waiting for the kettle to boil because if I don't wait there I'll forget, and by the time I remember the water in the kettle isn't hot enough so I start the whole cycle again

Twofurrycats · 21/10/2017 00:21

I thought it was just me who hated the silver milk disc! Although on the other end of the scale I am irrationally disappointed if I'm not the one to pop the seal on a new jar of coffee.

CakesRUs · 21/10/2017 00:22

Amen to skirting boards. Grrrrrrr

PlainOldJosephineMary · 21/10/2017 00:23

I have found my tribe. Changing the hoover bag. The only reason to do it is when the hoover is full and the hoovers full when you've just used it so when you have to change the bag the fucking bastarding wanking fluffy shite is all over the floor so then you HAVE TO HOOVER AGAIN.

I'm not a keen hooverer. I feel lighter now I've got that off my chest.

Sunnysidegold · 21/10/2017 00:29

How on earth has this thread got to two pages without the mention of unblocking shower plug holes?!?!?

RunRabbitRunRabbit · 21/10/2017 00:33

YY to unplugging. I get unreasonably irritated at having to unplug anything. This is one of many reasons why I don't iron or hoover.

Winding cables up also annoys the fuck out of me.

Putting things on coat hangers pisses me off. God knows why. It isn't hard. Nothing goes wrong. I just hate it and will go out of my way to avoid it.

RunRabbitRunRabbit · 21/10/2017 00:35

I like unblocking the shower drain.

I also like wiping surfaces. I like it more if they are covered in crumbs.

Shoe polishing can fuck off though.

callmehannahbaker · 21/10/2017 00:45

Just realised my jobs were quite big.

Small job I hate is de-hairing hairbrushes. It leaves your hands so slimy and disgusting.

Doggymum88 · 21/10/2017 00:46

Anything involving food! I hate sweeping crumbs off the kitchen counter onto my hand. I would rather sweep them on the floor then hoover just to avoid touching them!

The thing in the plughole makes me cringe everytime i have to empty it as it always has bits of food that just make me want to throw up!

Also the food bin, and cleaning the floor when bits of spinach have gotten stuck to it and need scraping off.

Absolutley love emptying the tumble dryer filter. I have literally shoved DH out of the way when he has gone to use it and tried to remove the filter. Theres something soothing about the feel of the fluff! Even as a child I loved doing this chore.

Luncharmstrong · 21/10/2017 01:03

I beseech you all to wean yourself off milk in tea and coffee so you can avoid this daily hell.
I did and am now at peace with myself.

Now I feel rage at people who take milk in tea and coffeee. For the love of Doris why can they just give it up ?

I have considered kicking out my partner so I will never have to buy sodding milk ever again.

Luncharmstrong · 21/10/2017 01:05

I can’t ever get a dog as cleaning a dog bowl with flecks of brown dog food soldered to the sides and that special stuck on dog saliva would give me the rage.

oldlaundbooth · 21/10/2017 01:07

Tupperware?

I can't even talk about it anymore. Total bastards. Lids? Matching? Stacked? Oh no no no no.

And I heard the rumour too that you're supposed to clean skirting boards?! Who has the time? It's so awful kneeling down, I just can't face it

Luncharmstrong · 21/10/2017 01:09

Attempting to reseal the pasta bag with the stupid non sticky sticker .

Aaaargh that bastard gets me every time, and I have to go digging around in the kitchen crap drawer for one of the ikea clippy things, praying it hasn’t lost its clippyness just by resting in the drawer since last week.

oldlaundbooth · 21/10/2017 01:09

Thank god I live abroad and have Tetrapak milk cartons, that is all I'm saying.

Going to watch Fargo now, goodnight all.

Bahhhhhumbug · 21/10/2017 01:21

I get the rage when every bastard thing l do involves getting up and getting something else. E.g. filling out a form you always need one more bit of info that is only on some random bit of paper that's upstairs. Or sit down to wrap a present then ŕealise you've left either the sellotape/ gift tags or scissors in another room. This makes me disproportionately angry that l can't just bloody do something without having to get up again to get something else.

HouseworkIsAPain · 21/10/2017 01:28

I hate taking the seal off ketchup bottles even more than milk. I will use very very last drop of ketchup to avoid opening a new bottle.

Also hate emptying plastic stuff out of the dishwasher if it hasn’t dried properly.