45 Most Absurd Cases Of Weaponized Incompetence That Women Shared In This Thread
Interview“Honey, will you do the laundry? I just don’t know how you like it.”
“I can’t seem to find the vacuum, will you just go get it?”
“But if I mop the floors, they won’t be up to your standards!”
If you’ve ever heard similar excuses from your partner as to why they can’t do something, chances are you’re familiar with weaponized incompetence. And while this term may not be a part of everyone's vocabulary, plenty of people do know this frustrating experience all too well.
A few weeks ago, @Cooperstreaming on Twitter asked others to detail their most absurd experiences with weaponized incompetence, and plenty of people had examples ready to go. So below, you’ll find some of their most infuriating stories, as well as conversations with Cooper and Ann Park, MD.
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If someone did this to me, I would smack them in the back of the head with a sock full of pennies.
Hmmm… there are a few different methods here. Pull out his chest hairs with an old pair of pliers. Though, I will say, putting piranhas in his bath tub would be more effective. It is more pricey, but I would say it’s worth the investment.
So sorry you married that lazy POS, and Good on you he's now you're ex.
Oh just go on top of the roof and look around, I'm sure you'll find the dishes spot. These rocks I'm gathering? It's for something else, don't worry about it.
That's all too typical as they get praised for every little chore they perform their entire lives, while women are criticized for not doing them well or more often instead.
I assume he hand washes his clothes. Probably also cooks over a fire, too. /s
Hey I've got a crazy idea: what if people worked in stores? That way you could ask someone already there.
When we brought our first baby home from the hospital, I told my husband, "i don't know any more about this than you do. We will figure it out together." And we did. And our son's are not the a$$shats on this thread.
I would make him look in random wrong drawer, then when he says they're not there, "oh yeah, sorry, they're in the (some other but still wrong) drawer". And then I would tell him to check this cabinet, that cabinet... I would make him check all the wrong drawer, cabinets, etc. except for the correct one.
My dad has never in his life paid bills, filed taxes, used the washing machine or drier, folded clothes... And he's just learned to make appointments the last few years. At least he's cooking, but that's because he's a retired chef and likes it
Seeing the other idiots on this thread I'm glad that one even managed to pick a box and put something in it
Okay this one will really blow your mind. I hope you're all sitting down for this idea. What if instructions for microwaving were on the packaging already? Okay now breath, don't hyperventilate here!
That's exactly how he's gotten away with not doing them his entire life, my brother's did the same thing until my mom gave up and made dishes my chore every night.
No, you stop cooking because you don't have any clean pots and pans. Geez, I really appreciate my husband.
I knew someone with a mid-teenage son who wouldn't/couldn't learn to do his own laundry. He said using the washing machine was too complicated. My suggestion was to tell him that if he couldn't learn to run a washing machine, he certainly wasn't getting the driving lessons he wanted, as managing a car is a lot more complicated than running a washing machine.
Stories like these make me glad I live alone. I’d much rather just clean up after myself than have a partner and have to clean up after them as well
I'm so glad I found someone who cooks, cleans, does laundry and does grocery shopping. And I don't even have to ask!!! We take turns depending who is working when. We cook and clean up as a team!
Oh me too, I wouldn't put up with that bs for a second.
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Stories like these make me glad I live alone. I’d much rather just clean up after myself than have a partner and have to clean up after them as well
I'm so glad I found someone who cooks, cleans, does laundry and does grocery shopping. And I don't even have to ask!!! We take turns depending who is working when. We cook and clean up as a team!
Oh me too, I wouldn't put up with that bs for a second.
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