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To go nuclear over this- bin and mug crimes

63 replies

SpongeBlobSquareFace · 21/03/2024 15:15

My DH is normally lovely but he has done not one but two crimes and I need some perspective.

  1. He hasn't been emptying the kitchen bin, just pushing stuff further down. I tried to empty the bin just now as it stinks and the bag has burst sending the contents flying.
It's a mess and so much stuff is still lodged in there.
  1. The builder has been here and H gave him my mug for his brew. My mug that has 'Mum' written on it that I got as a gift.
I don't know why he has done that.

Are these things that would bother you?

OP posts:
TammytheFaceGhost · 21/03/2024 15:16

The bin would piss me off, and I'd be getting him to clean up.

Mug wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

TigBitss · 21/03/2024 15:16

They are not things I'd go nuclear over no. However, the bin thing is just laziness. The mug thing I don't see the issue.

BMW6 · 21/03/2024 15:18

I'd make him clean up the bin mess.

The mug wouldn't bother me in the slightest

DPotter · 21/03/2024 16:03

get the builder to quote you for a new patio

Someone touches my favourite mugs (I have 2 one for tea and one for coffee) and it's no holds barred

coodawoodashooda · 21/03/2024 16:09

My xh would have done the mug thing to antagonise me. The bin thing is nasty.

Tlolljs · 21/03/2024 16:10

Bin yes, mug no.

Scarlettpixie · 21/03/2024 16:29

Nuclear would be something of an over reaction.

thenewaveragebear1983 · 21/03/2024 16:34

Bin would rage me (but to be fair dh is the bin police in this house and he’d never do that)
the mug thing- would probably secretly enrage me.

However, I raise you- doing the dishwasher and if things have ‘residue’ (dried on porridge/ soup being the worst culprits) just putting them back in, cycle after cycle, until the residue is repeatedly baked onto the bowl and is stronger than the bowl itself. 😡

Whaleandsnail6 · 21/03/2024 16:47

I'm guilty of the bin crime. At times I am too lazy to take it out, especially if its raining so I push it down until it will no longer be pushed down and I'm forced to wrestle the bag out of the bin.

But then I'm worse than your husband because I would still be very irritated it split on me even though it's my own fault!

NotSorry · 21/03/2024 16:50

Yes I would be unhappy with both crimes. I have my favourite mugs (and glasses) and no one is allowed to use them except me

WallaceinAnderland · 21/03/2024 17:02

Your bin should not smell. Food scraps should go in your food waste.

Was there a reason why you couldn't empty the bin yourself before it got too full?

MaloneMeadow · 21/03/2024 17:03

The bin is annoying, the mug is a mug. Who cares what it says on it

iwafs · 21/03/2024 17:08

I would buy thicker bin bags that never cause splitting.

And I would wash the mug.

And then I would feel happy.

MaloneMeadow · 21/03/2024 17:09

NotSorry · 21/03/2024 16:50

Yes I would be unhappy with both crimes. I have my favourite mugs (and glasses) and no one is allowed to use them except me

You’re an adult, get a grip.

NotSorry · 21/03/2024 17:12

MaloneMeadow · 21/03/2024 17:09

You’re an adult, get a grip.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 21/03/2024 17:12

If the mug is special to you, you need to put it away somewhere next time there is strangers in the house that dh may make a cup of tea for.

TheChosenTwo · 21/03/2024 17:13

Binbag is so annoying but I’m a perpetrator of this crime too so…

Mug - couldn’t care less. Unless it’s been hand painted by the dc, it’s probably a generic mug that’s been mass printed and bought in a ‘that’ll do’ way - I don’t drink tea or coffee but I have a couple of glasses I would always choose over some others for water. We have tradespeople in frequently doing stuff here and if I reach my favourite glasses first for their drinks or dhs most used mugs for tea - that’s what they get.

mynameiscalypso · 21/03/2024 17:14

I sometimes worry that these type of threads are started by my DH.

Vonesk · 21/03/2024 17:21

Oh Yes,
The Mug, UGH!!!!!!!
I would have to ditch it sorry.
Now The Bin.
LARGE bins are. NO NO!!!
LARGE bins always get left, become over smelly.
Get a smaller Bin which is emptied every day. For smelly stuff. ...,Wrappings stuff in another container. ......Another bin for RECYCLE.

ElderMillenials · 21/03/2024 17:23

Both are worthy of at least a hefty fine.

My dh has had to learn very specific rules about mugs... I have a small tea one, big tea, nespresso coffee, caffetiere, hot chocolate and herbal tea. He has one mug and then designated guest cups.

Itscatsallthewaydown · 21/03/2024 17:24

God, these husband threads are never ending.
Just speak to the man, and stop boring us with your tedious domestic squabbles.

Vonesk · 21/03/2024 17:26

Is there a reason why A Man cant lay on his back for twenty four hours while his Wife and Two female nurses yell at him while he pushes A MELON out if his org@n.

MaloneMeadow · 21/03/2024 17:28

Vonesk · 21/03/2024 17:21

Oh Yes,
The Mug, UGH!!!!!!!
I would have to ditch it sorry.
Now The Bin.
LARGE bins are. NO NO!!!
LARGE bins always get left, become over smelly.
Get a smaller Bin which is emptied every day. For smelly stuff. ...,Wrappings stuff in another container. ......Another bin for RECYCLE.

You’d have to get rid of a mug simply because a stranger has dared to use it? How on earth do you cope in cafes and restaurants?

The MN batshittery gets worse by the day

betterangels · 21/03/2024 17:29

The bin explosion is annoying. He should clean it up.

MaloneMeadow · 21/03/2024 17:29

Vonesk · 21/03/2024 17:26

Is there a reason why A Man cant lay on his back for twenty four hours while his Wife and Two female nurses yell at him while he pushes A MELON out if his org@n.

That might be due to human biology and anatomy darling

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