Wheelie Bin Princesses

[reallifegetsintheway2]

In my naice middle class area, there are multiple able bodied wheelie bin princesses who think that putting out the bins is a 'blue' job i.e. male (obviously if in male / female relationship). Worst still is those princesses who either walk past them when they return home in the car or with the pram / kids from school and wait for their (male) partner to bring them in. I admit they annoy me more. For reference, I do both, as does DH, and I am female.
Yabnu - it is a gender neutral job
Yabu - get a life, reallife

Yeah my DH does the bins most of the time.

Are you angry yours doesn't?

I could walk past my bins multiple times before bringing them in, or my husband brings them in... usually cause my mind is thinking of what else there is to do, or I need to get my kids inside and make dinner, or I just forget.. maybe I am a bin princess but I'd rather be that than a nosy neighbours 🤷‍♀️

I sometimes leave the bin if I'm heading out. Don't want to have to go back in and wash my hands. I'll get it when I come back. Similarly if I was coming in the house with the pram or kids I would leave it for getting the kids in and sorted out. I also might leave it if I was in my nice work clothes because I don't want bin juice all over them. Generally I put out and bring in the bins 90% of the time.

How do you know all of them are able bodied, though?

I have MS and you wouldn't know it to look at me but sometimes, fetching the bins back in is in fact beyond me.

Couple that with the toddler in the pushchair and the bins can fook right off.

Hi there. Princess here.

I do every household job. And I don't mind, I'm a SAHM and DH works very hard. The only things I don't do are empty the kitchen bin or recycling, and take the wheelie bins out. I hate spiders. We live in the country. There's always three or four lurking round the wheelie bin handle. I'm. Not. Touching. It.

As you were.

I mean if they have buggies and children it must be a pain in the arse to just wheel it round I think you should just leave them to it.surely there is worse equalities to worry about ?

NDNs both doctors - she never puts out bins or collects in - will drive round them / ignore. He does it all the time.
You kind of notice after living next door to them for years.

I can walk past my bin several times and think - oh I need to take that in. But by the time I’ve got kids/shopping, it’s raining, the thought promptly leaves my head until I next see it. And I’m the only adult in the household.

@GreyhoundG1rl

Who seriously gives a shit?!

Yes, this. OP, I thought this was a pitch for your new bin cleaning business.

Are you normally such a cool wife? Obviously so much better than those princesses

I think one of my neighbours does bin wars with their partner.

They’re a young couple, late 20’s / early 30’s. Male / female.

Every week, the bin goes out at the last minute, and every week it stays there at the kerbside for days.
They’ll each walk / drive past it multiple times and ignore it. If the binmen have left the bin blocking the driveway, then they’ll move it to the side of the drive and then carry on ignoring it. They’ll even carry bags of rubbish up the drive to the bin, rather than bring the bin in. They’ve got a long driveway too. It’s really bizarre.

My theory is that they each think it should be the other person’s job, and they’re each stubbornly waiting for the other one to bring it in.
The only person I’ve seen take their bin in is their parents, when the parents are round visiting.

DH puts them out. I bring them in.

No real reason why, but it's a pattern we've fallen into.

I tend to put the neighbours bins away while I'm at it. I thought I was being helpful, but fear this could be some unspoken Mumsnet crime.

Ooh I'm ganna get
'Wheelie bin princess' on my gravestone

When my husband was alive, I made him take the bins out. Now, I make my son take them out. Why? Because I don’t want to, it’s that simple. Whoever is first back brings them back in. Why on earth would what other people do with their bins annoy you?

It's gender neutral. At least, it should be. Just like doing the vacuuming, nappies etc.

DH does ours though. He's much taller, twice my weight, & has two fully functioning arms.

I honestly couldn’t tell you what day ours go out
My partner couldn’t tell you what cycles the washer does
Swings and roundabouts really

Couple that with the toddler in the pushchair and the bins can fook right off.

I mean your not wrong 😄

I agree OP, I never understand women who thinks bin = man’s job. But, as usual, I am in a minority on MN 🤨

Fuck wheeling bins around. I leave it on the street 🤷‍♀️

DS is supposed to do ours, it often stays out for a bit while we engage in a battle of wills over it

Although in fairness, you have just reminded me to fetch the bins back in.

@Polkadotties

I’m obviously a princess as well

I want to be a Princess. 👸

DH and I routinely go past the empty bin and fail to bring it in. Our record was three days. We are both princesses.

www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/2020040687586/amanda-holden-sequinned-gown-take-out-bins/

This thread made me think of this celebrity for some reason - definitely not a princess!

DH puts it out, cos he leaves early in the morning. I bring it in.

Technically, it is DH's job cos he drives a bin wagon