To think that two grown men could have decided this...?

[5FootMama]

So, in the throes of a class party at soft play where I was trying to both sort the table for the cake and deal with the small child having a meltdown. I tell the husband, he needs to sort the cake and the candles. He looks clueless. I just say "put the candles in the cake, bring it here for lighting" he goes with another dad. He comes back "where are the candles?" .... "In the bag next to the cake".... Come back "wheres the lighter? ... "In the same bag... Just look"

I have a clingy limpet child in the verge of tears, whilst I'm sorting the table out, and 2 minutes later the men both come traipsing back saying "we need you for the cake there's a problem"

Brilliant 🙄 I go back to cake to find out the issue, thinking it's been dropped or some kid has stuck their hand in it or something..

No. No... THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ON THE CAKE TO PUT THE FUCKING CANDLES.

Two grown men needed to have me decide where to put 4 candles on a rectangular cake...

I'm intrigued... what word? Please would you give me a clue? 😊

😂I needed a laugh today! I know you must have been stressed, but what a laugh you must be having today thinking about the pair of them.

I think we need a picture of the cake! Was it in the shape of an animal or something or a normal flat topped cake? I'm not defending the idiots - I'm just picturing them trying to decide which part of Pepper Pig's anatomy to shove a candle!! 🤣

im team op, i say crisply imagine you’re on an away day at work and this is your team building exercise, you have 3 minutes- 45 seconds per candle. GO. I have confidence two grown men can work out how to put candles in a cake. (Say it loudly)

It’s a rectangl, I can’t even with the incompetence of these men!

I haven't read the whole thread. I just want to say that all I could visualise was two men with fork handles, looking at a cake and scratching their heads.

Ew soft play, chock full of sticky germs, but little dude loves it so we go. Candles, we put them on, sing (very germy) and then take them off. I don't like flames lol.

So you make his birthday more about you... poor "little dude" doesn't get to blow his birthday candles.

Should it be something like this?

Has anyone seen
‘ Some Mother’s do have em’ 70s sitcom Oh betty !
on my more frustrated days I would forward to MIL but she knows she spoilt him and I know its weaponised incompetence thats deeply ingrained subconsciously or he is a sandwich short

You’re lucky you didn’t find the cake with fork handles sticking out of it.

Weaponised incompetence or just wankpuffins. Enough to drive you to drink.

They sound pathetic tbh.

I genuinely don’t find weaponised incompetence funny and think it is incredibly selfish behaviour.

For future reference, the answer is:

One in each hole.

Can you say to them "just put them in the top, you enormous idiots, and then light them on fire". That way, at least they will know next time.