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To think this is a ridiculous excuse from DH

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weaselwomble · 25/01/2020 18:57

Lighthearted, although I am annoyed.
We bought a new oven a few weeks ago, and when we got it home the door was shattered. It finally got repaired this week and DH has fitted it today.
I've asked him to turn it on as I can't make head nor tail of the instructions, so it's preheating for dinner. (I'll get to grips with the instructions I'm not completely useless).
I've just gone to put dinner in and there's glass all over the bottom. I asked DH did he not think to clean that out earlier/before it got hot and his response was "what did you expect me to do, it'll shred my fingers" 🙄
By that logic that glass must stay there forever then, no? Because as an adult you couldn't possibly think of using a dustpan and brush, a cloth etc...
I just think that's a bit of a lame excuse and I'd rather he just said "I didn't think, sorry".
I'm a barmaid who is used to picking up glass with my hands though so maybe that's skewing my thinking, and I'm also irritable today so happy to be told I am unreasonable 😁

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PitterPatterOfBigFeet · 26/01/2020 15:50

If he just said 'oh sorry I forgot' I wouldn't be at all bothered but acting like he couldn't sweep up some broken glass would be annoying.

Ponoka7 · 26/01/2020 15:51

@forsorrow, because your DH is disabled (mines dead BTW) it doesn't mean that other women with fully functioning husbands should then do everything.

1forsorrow · 26/01/2020 17:34

I don't think they should do everything but I do think if you have the mentality that men must do the traditional male jobs e.g. fitting the oven, then you shouldn't moan if they think you should do the traditional female jobs. That is called having your cake and eating it.

As for needing a man to tell you how to turn an oven on because you haven't got time to study the manual words fail me.

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