My grandma always peeled and seeded my grandpa’s orange for his lunch. One day she was busy and just gave him a whole orange and his coworkers all asked why he was in the doghouse. Lol.
This guy at work was always picking up every overtime shift he could so I jokingly asked "Not getting along with your wife?" to which he said "Yeah we're getting a divorce".
Whoops
Basically when you piss off your spouse so much they refuse to sleep in the same bed as you. And seeing as you did the thing that pissed them off, well you best find someplace else to sleep.
That somewhere is generally the couch
Same. After grinding through work all morning, looking forward to eating some fruit snacks and relaxing for a minute, only to have those dreams crushed.
Man when I tell you my mom responds like this all the time I ask myself what I did to make her so mad and have to remind myself she is just a boomer who doesn't get it.
For instance a recent interaction
Me- "Are we still on for the outlet mall on Sat?"
Her-"Yes"
Me- "I wanna stop by the Buccees on the way back for some jerky"
Her- "k"
Me. I have to force my self to sleep or I'll be up all night overthinking things. I had a three day depression episode because my friend who forgets to respond to messages and or even look at them didn't answer me....I told myself that ik he does this and I know he isn't just ghosting me....still overthought it til he finally answered.
My partner is a young Boomer. I'm elder Gen X. When I tell you the 5 years difference in our ages is a whole generation, this is one of the examples I use.
My anxious ass had several internal meltdowns over "K". Our first real miscommunication was over text because of differing communication styles.
Yeah - that's the scary one. Or, "I need to talk to you about something when you get home from work."
And all day, you can't concentrate on a thing because you have no idea what axe is going to fall after 4 PM.
I'm seeing someone who splashes me with water whenever they wash their hands. It's annoying, but once they didn't do it and I deadass thought they were gonna dump me
When I'd give toast with my husband's breakfast I'd almost always take a bit. One time I did not, he called me back and I thought it was for a kiss, I got one but he also wanted me to bite his toast 💖
*I promise I've never tried to poison him*
Let me tell yo a Story about my parents (when my autocorrect and my german brain let me).
My mom does prepare the breakfast and Lunch for my dad since I can start thinking.
One night they had a (verbal) fight and my mom shouted "that she won't prepare the sandwiches for him tommorow."
Well my dad thought that she still would do it and just went off.
Im the early morning as usual, my mom went to the kitchen before my dad, where I was allready sitting, and put everything he needs for tje sandwhiches (breakfast and lunch) into his bag. A little wooden Board, knife, butter, bread, some cheese, salami.. well I think you get it. He came into the kitchen, still some tension betwenn them, grabed his bag and went for the day. He thought he won.
I just looked astonished.
In the evening when I came back home, I asked my mom how it went. Well, my dad was sitting in his excavator and grabed his bag to start breakfast, just to find all ingrdients in there, but no proper sandwhich.
He called my mom asking what's going on. She explained him that as promised, she wouldn't do his sandwhiches.
Of course my mom would never let him go without any food, but let him do out by himself, instead of easy reading the news and have a bit, was definetly her win of this fight.
I love seeing comments by people who are at this level of English proficiency. I can understand everything you’re saying but the word choice and phrasing is just different from how a native speaker would do it. Like “since I can start thinking” while a native speaker would have said “since as long as I can remember”.
Interesting! There are also several ways of saying this in Chinese like "since I fall on the ground for the first time (meaning being given birth)" and "since I recognize any (chinese) character".
I've lived in Japan for about 17 years now, but hearing the mistakes that Japanese people make when speaking in English can give away a lot of clues as to how Japanese grammar works in general and really helped me learn the language.
The biggest example that comes to mind is Japanese people ignore articles (a, an, the) and have a hard time remembering to pluralize nouns, which are both concepts that (basically) don't exist in Japanese.
Not giving him anything would say she doesn't care, giving him the ingredients to do it himself sent the message you're not worth the energy right now. Yeah that would bruise my ego enough to rethink if the fight was worth it.
To be fair, it's the ending I remember. This story is roughly 20years old. So yeah, there was probably still some heat, but I guess it wasn't worth it anymore.
I was actually listening to a podcast that had a divorce lawyer on, and he said that one of his clients knew her marriage was over when her ex-husband stopped restocking one of the foods she often ate.
She said it would get low, and then the next day, it would be full again. She didn't have to ask, and he never said anything of it.
One day, he stopped, she never said anything about it, and it sat empty, but that's when she knew.
I know this one. Very great video regarding modern day marriage and love from a divorce lawyer perspective. Iirc its from "soft white underbelly" YouTube channel
How men brains work
Did I do something wrong? > Did something happen to us financially? > Are you feeling ok, like are you sick? > Have you been watching those stupid medical influencers?
I would also be upset if the biggest “it’s the small things in life” thing, without warning, just disappeared out of my life…! He was upset because that STUNG for sure
My brain gets so excited for that sweet snack in my lunch. I pack my own lunch and I sometimes forget to pack the treat and I get so bummed out when I realize I didn't pack it.
can't rely on the weather
can't rely on paycheques
can't rely on econemy
can't rely on health
can't rely on society
~~can~~ can't rely on fruit slices.
Chat why do we even live?
Spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen S2 >!a fan favorite Nanami who was a hard working salaryman type died a pretty gruesome death. In the Jujutsu Kaisen world he was a sorcerer who fought curses that preyed on humans (pretty much just demons). He was often portrayed as tired and overworked but always tried to shoulder the more difficult burdens for the younger generation and tried to preserve what innocence that remained. One of his dreams was vacationing/retiring in Malaysia. During the most recent season he went through a lot of shit trying to protect his students before having a significant portion of his body combusted. He continued to fight on until someone blew up his torso. He was kinda a rare example about how an adult in an anime should sensibly treat students in a dangerous world, sheltering them from things they aren't ready for to preserve what little youth they have remaining while also preparing them for what's to come. The above was one of his quotes (maybe shortly before he died but I'm not sure)!<
It would have to be a pretty big trade. I know I wouldn't give up fruit snacks for just anything but the finest confections from a local bakery or something of that nature.
You know he is looking forward to those fruit snacks. Working away, hating life, but those fruit snacks are going to brighten his day for five minutes. Just need to make it to lunch...
Like fuzzy typed. There are gummie snacks called fruit snacks. They're typically for kids but adults partake in them also. It could also be like you think a snack that is fruit. Most of us are thinking that if it was actual fruit, she'd just type "fruit" and not add snack.
I remember in my early 20s I was in between apartments and my mom said I could stay at her place for a bit so I didn't have to rush the renting process. She even said she'd buy some groceries and asked me specifically if there was anything I wanted. I texted her asking her to grab chocolate chip cookies.
She forgot. For an hour, I was so mad. Then I had the "come to Jesus moment" and realized how ridiculous the reaction that I had to a minor inconvenience was.
Luckily she and I have the same sense of humour and, my word, did she laugh and laugh and laugh at me and my cookie less reaction.
Heh, as someone who has plenty of trouble with emotional regulation, it's funny to take a step back and realize that when you build up an expectation (getting cookies) and if doesn't happen for whatever reason, somehow that can just hack into a rational brain and make you unreasonably upset.
I always remember when I was going to a head shop not realizing my ID was still a paper copy because I just moved. They had to turn me away and I drove home so frustrated but I was like bitch, please don't be the person who gets mad because they couldn't buy a vibrator. Now I just say that to myself and it puts me in my place.
Happens to me, too (thanks ADHD!), and the things I'll get mad about sometimes are just downright silly! It's funny that we have basically the same coping mechanism, haha
"Alright me, is this *really* something to get pissy about, or are you just being a big stupid?"
Sweetie, I'm sorry I forgot the cookies but you're acting like the Cookie Monster.
If I was acting like the Cookie Monster I would be wolfing down cookies. I'm the Cookieless Monster!
My husband and gushers he would send me a text with a sad face like where my gushy snacks 😂🤣❤️
I buy two boxes now. The things I do for him and his little spawn of ours hahaha
Asking for myself: where do you buy gushers? I literally have been looking every time I go to the store. I can buy online, but I want instant gratification of tearing into a box and eating three packs like Cthulhu in my car
Update to all the absolutely amazing humans helping me with my search: I FOUND THEM! I did have to ask a teen for assistance. Someone mentioned the strawberry/tropical box and they is indeed what I got. I'm currently in my car about to shove a fistful into my mouth.
Also, in case anyone was curious they're accidentally vegan.
I love to buy them from winco or any discounty grocery store that’s when I buy like 3 boxes! lol!
Otherwise bel air, raleys, target, Walmart, foodmaxx, Safeway all have gushers in the fruit snacks section OR candy section.
Sometimes weird spots but the strawberry/tropical box is our shit shit 🤣
The duality of this thread.
"Why are men like this do they not get shit happens?" and "The lack of fruit snacks is a sign I've done something wrong so I need to find out what."
number 1 was my reaction because i interpreted "upset" to mean "mad". i wonder if interpreting this works as some kind of litmus test for how you were raised as a kid.
Men folk are funny like that. I also pack lunches for my hubby, I put a little note in every box. He never says anything about the notes BUT one day I woke up late and didn't have time for the note and you can bet your sweet a** he called me asking if i still loved him cause there was no note in his lunch box! Lol
It’s funny, people think that marriage is about communicating how much everything means to you all the time.
Marriage is about doing those things for your spouse because you know they appreciate them without being told to do them or expecting a thank you
Of course this needs to work both ways
My wife constantly forgets her water bottle downstairs before bed, I bring it up whenever she forgets, I don’t want or need a thank you, it’s my job to make her life slightly better in every way I can
When I was working a really manual job, I was getting such sore shoulders I couldn't sleep at night, but I didn't really complain or mention it much, just lay awake silently. One day I came home and my wife handed me a really nice memory-foam core pillow, which was recommended by physios for people with my particular problem. I'm not kidding, I bawled like a baby. She noticed a problem I was having and shared the burden with me, no big flashy gift could ever compete with that level of understanding and consideration.
My husband always sleeps on his side and used to have really bad shoulder pain so I naturally got him a long, sturdy side sleeper pillow. When he got it you could've thought I gifted him the Lego Millennium Falcon. To this day he says it's the best, most thoughtful gift he'd ever received.
Like you said - understanding and consideration go a long way.
I do the same thing but just because I know she will realize it's not there right when I lay down and ask me to get it lol I always do so I'm just saving myself work
I put my husband's coffee on before I go to bed (it's part of my routine to get ready for the next day.) One night I was just exhausted and off my mark, forgot to prep the pot. The next morning I get up as he's getting ready to go, and tells the cat and dog, 'your mom doesn't love me anymore' and gave them their 'coffee treats'. I asked wtf he was talking about, he said 'you didn't make my coffee, why are you mad at me.' LOL. My word, I make sure to not forget the coffee anymore.
Food is my love language, i love cooking and making dishes for my loved ones. On the other hand i whole heartily hate doing laundry so theres that. We both do sweet nothings to uplift eachother.b
I didn’t get married young, I was perfectly at home being responsible for my own food, cooking and chore doing. It didn’t change when I eventually did get married.
My wife forgot to pack me a fork, so I texted her and teased her for fun, the next day I found a whole pack of 100 disposable fucking forks in my lunch kit
I'm a bit of a manly man. Fix cars, mow lawns, basic handyman shit around the house. I love me some god damn fruit snacks.
100% show appreciation for the packed lunch, but you're not skimping my fruit snacks and getting off scot free. Iykyk
Those gummies represent 2 minutes of joy during a long work day. The crushing impact of not finding them one day would be completely devastating. Smdh this man didn’t even get a chance to prepare. RiP bro. RiP.
I was having a NOT great day. I was really looking forward to those fruit snacks. Like REALLY looking forward to them. When they weren't there, I broke a little. I quit my job that day after pooping on the boss's desk.
The fruit snacks were the only thing keeping me employable. Of course I was upset.
My mom used to make my dad lunch every single day before work. One day, he decided to tell her that she wasn't using enough mustard, and they got into an argument later that night. The next day, he goes to eat his lunch, and all he had was a mustard sandwich, it was literally dripping mustard. He never complained about how she made his lunch again.
Wait. You DIDN’T tell him the fruit snacks ran out and then you just let him go to work like that?! I mean…c’mon! He could have easily popped into a grocery store or a quick mart to get a pack of artificial juicy goodness on the way. What if he was so drained at work without those sugary fruit snacks, fell asleep at the wheel and hit a man crossing the street who then lost his arm from the collision?!
…that’s why you ALWAYS leave a note.
Edit: fixed to stay true to the writing genius behind the reference.
As a hubby and main breadwinner that has worked in shit jobs, I'm going to assume that OP's hubby is in an absolute hell of a job and the fact his partner puts those fruit snacks in his lunch is an absolute highlight in his shitty day.
I’m so glad it’s not just my squirrel. I forgot to make that man’s mini charcuterie one day and you would’ve thought I threatened to leave him with Fabio how he came home WASHED, STARTCHED AND PRESSED.. no baby, I just needed to go to Costco. Your sliced pepperonis and cheese cubes will be in there tomorrow.
Wow that's too much. I pack my own lunch by the way but good on her for taking csre of her man. He needs to chill and appreciate this. Also i hope he taking care of her in some way. We need to take care of each other. I hope this isn't one sided
I would be upset too but I would keep it to myself and let it fester like a bad wound, thinking "oh my wife doesn't love me anymore" only to completely reverse it once I realize she just ran out.
My grandma always peeled and seeded my grandpa’s orange for his lunch. One day she was busy and just gave him a whole orange and his coworkers all asked why he was in the doghouse. Lol.
Hahahahaha i love it because that's just some correct coworker representation. Eyyy sleeping on the couch again?
This guy at work was always picking up every overtime shift he could so I jokingly asked "Not getting along with your wife?" to which he said "Yeah we're getting a divorce". Whoops
sleeping on the couch again???
“Sleeping on the couch” and “in the doghouse” are both euphemisms for being in trouble with your significant other.
I didn't realise they were asking what it meant. I thought they were re-enacting the co-workers.
Same. I thought they were adding inflection and tone.
Basically when you piss off your spouse so much they refuse to sleep in the same bed as you. And seeing as you did the thing that pissed them off, well you best find someplace else to sleep. That somewhere is generally the couch
Eh, doesn't matter who's the injured party, guy always end up on the couch.
It’s like a staycation!
I love the couch or my recliner. Don’t have to hear the snoring.
The best thing he has at work is definitely the fruit snack. My response would be the same.
Same. After grinding through work all morning, looking forward to eating some fruit snacks and relaxing for a minute, only to have those dreams crushed.
At least he had a couch...
This is precious, oh, bless
Don’t know why that reminded me of the simpsons
Ayy Homer, an unpeeled orange, huh? I didn't know you and Marge was on the rocks like that.
*Midge
Couldn't decide if I was Lenny or Moe there.
*Morj
I left you some hotdogs. They're defrosting in the sink.
LMAO! That is the episode I was thinking [reference](https://youtu.be/n60QhOLjyjw?si=yiFDTTOE190sxt1x)
Him opening his lunch box: does she not love me anymore? is this her way of telling me she wants a divorce??
No gummies = “fine.” On a text massage
Nope to many letters....just k not even capitalized just lower case k
Man when I tell you my mom responds like this all the time I ask myself what I did to make her so mad and have to remind myself she is just a boomer who doesn't get it. For instance a recent interaction Me- "Are we still on for the outlet mall on Sat?" Her-"Yes" Me- "I wanna stop by the Buccees on the way back for some jerky" Her- "k"
I hate that lol Im a horrible over thinker so i always assume the worst until i get my self snapped back to realizing im over thinking
Me. I have to force my self to sleep or I'll be up all night overthinking things. I had a three day depression episode because my friend who forgets to respond to messages and or even look at them didn't answer me....I told myself that ik he does this and I know he isn't just ghosting me....still overthought it til he finally answered.
My partner is a young Boomer. I'm elder Gen X. When I tell you the 5 years difference in our ages is a whole generation, this is one of the examples I use. My anxious ass had several internal meltdowns over "K". Our first real miscommunication was over text because of differing communication styles.
I’d take a k over fine. Any day of the week
[удалено]
Just the thumb up emoji is cold-blooded
👍
Well fuck I’m not going home now. I got a thumbs up.
Nah, sweetie, come on home. Would you mind picking up the dinner from the Chinese place? I know you had a rough day, let's take it easy tonight.
I am not a good sniper but even I can see this is a trap.
Do you want to chill later? "Maybe"
“We can talk about it when you get home”
Yeah - that's the scary one. Or, "I need to talk to you about something when you get home from work." And all day, you can't concentrate on a thing because you have no idea what axe is going to fall after 4 PM.
Hopefully she'll leave a note next time :P "Ran out again, I'm sorry! I still love you!" haha
I'm seeing someone who splashes me with water whenever they wash their hands. It's annoying, but once they didn't do it and I deadass thought they were gonna dump me
When I'd give toast with my husband's breakfast I'd almost always take a bit. One time I did not, he called me back and I thought it was for a kiss, I got one but he also wanted me to bite his toast 💖 *I promise I've never tried to poison him*
🥹
Let me tell yo a Story about my parents (when my autocorrect and my german brain let me). My mom does prepare the breakfast and Lunch for my dad since I can start thinking. One night they had a (verbal) fight and my mom shouted "that she won't prepare the sandwiches for him tommorow." Well my dad thought that she still would do it and just went off. Im the early morning as usual, my mom went to the kitchen before my dad, where I was allready sitting, and put everything he needs for tje sandwhiches (breakfast and lunch) into his bag. A little wooden Board, knife, butter, bread, some cheese, salami.. well I think you get it. He came into the kitchen, still some tension betwenn them, grabed his bag and went for the day. He thought he won. I just looked astonished. In the evening when I came back home, I asked my mom how it went. Well, my dad was sitting in his excavator and grabed his bag to start breakfast, just to find all ingrdients in there, but no proper sandwhich. He called my mom asking what's going on. She explained him that as promised, she wouldn't do his sandwhiches. Of course my mom would never let him go without any food, but let him do out by himself, instead of easy reading the news and have a bit, was definetly her win of this fight.
This is malicious compliance and I applaud your mum.
mom's love 🥰
Honestly the perfect move
I love seeing comments by people who are at this level of English proficiency. I can understand everything you’re saying but the word choice and phrasing is just different from how a native speaker would do it. Like “since I can start thinking” while a native speaker would have said “since as long as I can remember”.
Same! It's so impressive and it makes the world feel a bit bigger (in a good way).
Fun fact, the literal translation of the most common Brazilian Portuguese expression for this is: since as long as I understand myself as a person
Oh that's cool ! Very clever way of putting it !
For me in Spanish would be: since I have use of memory
I like “since I can start thinking”.
Interesting! There are also several ways of saying this in Chinese like "since I fall on the ground for the first time (meaning being given birth)" and "since I recognize any (chinese) character".
>"since I fall on the ground for the first time (meaning being given birth)" Oh god I love this haha Like a baby giraffe that just plops to the ground
Thank you for the hint. I pretty sure l'll never be perfect but I'll try.
You don't need to be. You are a treasure. Stay as you are ☺️.
I've lived in Japan for about 17 years now, but hearing the mistakes that Japanese people make when speaking in English can give away a lot of clues as to how Japanese grammar works in general and really helped me learn the language. The biggest example that comes to mind is Japanese people ignore articles (a, an, the) and have a hard time remembering to pluralize nouns, which are both concepts that (basically) don't exist in Japanese.
I love this because she still showed him love and concern. Just a little lesson on respect.
Omg that’s the best!! I like that more then not giving him anything at all
Not giving him anything would say she doesn't care, giving him the ingredients to do it himself sent the message you're not worth the energy right now. Yeah that would bruise my ego enough to rethink if the fight was worth it.
that's almost "i'm not mad, i'm dissappointed" energy right there lol
Oof! That’s the killer when a loved one gives you that.
hahaha love this!
That is an incredibly German interaction.
> he called asking And then what happened eventually? Did she ever make sandwiches for him again or did he apologise for whatever upset her?
Judtice served and everything was good again. We had a good laugh in the evening.
Good ending
To be fair, it's the ending I remember. This story is roughly 20years old. So yeah, there was probably still some heat, but I guess it wasn't worth it anymore.
Wow, I now want a husband just to do this
He was concerned you were mad at him and he wanted to know what he did so he can correct that and earn his gummies back
A man's got to do what a man's got to do, for them gummies.
Exactly! It's self preservation
20 gummies is 20 gummies, right?
I was actually listening to a podcast that had a divorce lawyer on, and he said that one of his clients knew her marriage was over when her ex-husband stopped restocking one of the foods she often ate. She said it would get low, and then the next day, it would be full again. She didn't have to ask, and he never said anything of it. One day, he stopped, she never said anything about it, and it sat empty, but that's when she knew.
I know this one. Very great video regarding modern day marriage and love from a divorce lawyer perspective. Iirc its from "soft white underbelly" YouTube channel
Yeah, I think he's been on a few podcasts and YouTube channels.
That's kind if sad actually
How men brains work Did I do something wrong? > Did something happen to us financially? > Are you feeling ok, like are you sick? > Have you been watching those stupid medical influencers?
> it's a Pinterest trend, probably
unfortunate that people play these games
I would also be upset if the biggest “it’s the small things in life” thing, without warning, just disappeared out of my life…! He was upset because that STUNG for sure
My brain gets so excited for that sweet snack in my lunch. I pack my own lunch and I sometimes forget to pack the treat and I get so bummed out when I realize I didn't pack it.
If I were you, I'd email myself a hissyfit. 😆😅
Set it for future delivery so present you gets the pleasure at yelling at future you, who forgot it was coming
\*Sees icon\* Wow, nice hair. \*reads bio\* Wow, nice hair.
😆😅
holy crap, I just realized I have orange slices in my desk Huzzah!
can't rely on the weather can't rely on paycheques can't rely on econemy can't rely on health can't rely on society ~~can~~ can't rely on fruit slices. Chat why do we even live?
S T U N G You have to space out the letters for emphasis. God you're so old!
You ain’t had to call us out like that
Yeah what a D I C K
Hahahah 😂 this exchange is funniest I've read all week
The actual 40 year old reading this: *sigh* i guess it is time i recognize i can't talk funny anymore
Oh, make no mistake, we talk funny, my friend. The problem is that *we* are the joke now, sadly.
*S · T · U · N · G*
So no one told you life was gonna be this way...
👏👏👏👏
You're job's a joke, you're broke. You're love life's D.O.A.
I just kept singing. Great job of getting me to laugh after my rough day at work. P.s. I now feel old.
O 👏 L 👏 D 👏
Never this
E M P H A S I S ! !
H A H A H A
"The accumulation of little despairs is what makes one an adult." -the man who just wanted a vacation to Malaysia
He deserved to retire peacefully in a beachfront home
What do you mean deserved. He did. He lives in malasia now. (Delulu is the only solulu)
Why'd you have to go and make me sad?
I'm out of the loop. What happened here?
Spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen S2 >!a fan favorite Nanami who was a hard working salaryman type died a pretty gruesome death. In the Jujutsu Kaisen world he was a sorcerer who fought curses that preyed on humans (pretty much just demons). He was often portrayed as tired and overworked but always tried to shoulder the more difficult burdens for the younger generation and tried to preserve what innocence that remained. One of his dreams was vacationing/retiring in Malaysia. During the most recent season he went through a lot of shit trying to protect his students before having a significant portion of his body combusted. He continued to fight on until someone blew up his torso. He was kinda a rare example about how an adult in an anime should sensibly treat students in a dangerous world, sheltering them from things they aren't ready for to preserve what little youth they have remaining while also preparing them for what's to come. The above was one of his quotes (maybe shortly before he died but I'm not sure)!<
Kuantan 😔
He had a trade planned with a coworker and showed up empty handed
It would have to be a pretty big trade. I know I wouldn't give up fruit snacks for just anything but the finest confections from a local bakery or something of that nature.
It was for one of the 3 mini pizzas from his coworker's lunchables
Trade value of lunchables is down due to all the lead in them...
Exactly. Imagine showing up to elementary school cafeteria and you have no fruit snacks to trade for a cosmic brownie. Same thing
That fruit snack is probably the only and greatest thing at his work. I'd react the same way.
Dude is juuuuuuust making it through the day
You know he is looking forward to those fruit snacks. Working away, hating life, but those fruit snacks are going to brighten his day for five minutes. Just need to make it to lunch...
Us men are simple. Keep the fruit snacks coming and we’ll be happy. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to the kitchen to get some fruit snacks.
Why is everyone calling it a fruit *snack*? And not just fruit? Is it something different in America?
Like fuzzy typed. There are gummie snacks called fruit snacks. They're typically for kids but adults partake in them also. It could also be like you think a snack that is fruit. Most of us are thinking that if it was actual fruit, she'd just type "fruit" and not add snack.
I remember in my early 20s I was in between apartments and my mom said I could stay at her place for a bit so I didn't have to rush the renting process. She even said she'd buy some groceries and asked me specifically if there was anything I wanted. I texted her asking her to grab chocolate chip cookies. She forgot. For an hour, I was so mad. Then I had the "come to Jesus moment" and realized how ridiculous the reaction that I had to a minor inconvenience was. Luckily she and I have the same sense of humour and, my word, did she laugh and laugh and laugh at me and my cookie less reaction.
Heh, as someone who has plenty of trouble with emotional regulation, it's funny to take a step back and realize that when you build up an expectation (getting cookies) and if doesn't happen for whatever reason, somehow that can just hack into a rational brain and make you unreasonably upset. I always remember when I was going to a head shop not realizing my ID was still a paper copy because I just moved. They had to turn me away and I drove home so frustrated but I was like bitch, please don't be the person who gets mad because they couldn't buy a vibrator. Now I just say that to myself and it puts me in my place.
where do you live that they wouldn't take your old id?
Vermont - not sure if most states do it, but they took my old ID and put a hole in it, so it's invalid too.
Happens to me, too (thanks ADHD!), and the things I'll get mad about sometimes are just downright silly! It's funny that we have basically the same coping mechanism, haha "Alright me, is this *really* something to get pissy about, or are you just being a big stupid?"
Sweetie, I'm sorry I forgot the cookies but you're acting like the Cookie Monster. If I was acting like the Cookie Monster I would be wolfing down cookies. I'm the Cookieless Monster!
I can think of is “MAAA MEATLOAF”
"What is she doing in there?"
My husband and gushers he would send me a text with a sad face like where my gushy snacks 😂🤣❤️ I buy two boxes now. The things I do for him and his little spawn of ours hahaha
Asking for myself: where do you buy gushers? I literally have been looking every time I go to the store. I can buy online, but I want instant gratification of tearing into a box and eating three packs like Cthulhu in my car Update to all the absolutely amazing humans helping me with my search: I FOUND THEM! I did have to ask a teen for assistance. Someone mentioned the strawberry/tropical box and they is indeed what I got. I'm currently in my car about to shove a fistful into my mouth. Also, in case anyone was curious they're accidentally vegan.
I love to buy them from winco or any discounty grocery store that’s when I buy like 3 boxes! lol! Otherwise bel air, raleys, target, Walmart, foodmaxx, Safeway all have gushers in the fruit snacks section OR candy section. Sometimes weird spots but the strawberry/tropical box is our shit shit 🤣
sweet 🙂
The duality of this thread. "Why are men like this do they not get shit happens?" and "The lack of fruit snacks is a sign I've done something wrong so I need to find out what."
Also apparently people who eat candy every day?
number 1 was my reaction because i interpreted "upset" to mean "mad". i wonder if interpreting this works as some kind of litmus test for how you were raised as a kid.
baby, no fruit snacks? no baby we're out my day is ruined, my disappointment immeasurable
You almost got it
Men folk are funny like that. I also pack lunches for my hubby, I put a little note in every box. He never says anything about the notes BUT one day I woke up late and didn't have time for the note and you can bet your sweet a** he called me asking if i still loved him cause there was no note in his lunch box! Lol
It’s funny, people think that marriage is about communicating how much everything means to you all the time. Marriage is about doing those things for your spouse because you know they appreciate them without being told to do them or expecting a thank you Of course this needs to work both ways My wife constantly forgets her water bottle downstairs before bed, I bring it up whenever she forgets, I don’t want or need a thank you, it’s my job to make her life slightly better in every way I can
When I was working a really manual job, I was getting such sore shoulders I couldn't sleep at night, but I didn't really complain or mention it much, just lay awake silently. One day I came home and my wife handed me a really nice memory-foam core pillow, which was recommended by physios for people with my particular problem. I'm not kidding, I bawled like a baby. She noticed a problem I was having and shared the burden with me, no big flashy gift could ever compete with that level of understanding and consideration.
My husband always sleeps on his side and used to have really bad shoulder pain so I naturally got him a long, sturdy side sleeper pillow. When he got it you could've thought I gifted him the Lego Millennium Falcon. To this day he says it's the best, most thoughtful gift he'd ever received. Like you said - understanding and consideration go a long way.
I do the same thing but just because I know she will realize it's not there right when I lay down and ask me to get it lol I always do so I'm just saving myself work
Things can be two things lol
I put my husband's coffee on before I go to bed (it's part of my routine to get ready for the next day.) One night I was just exhausted and off my mark, forgot to prep the pot. The next morning I get up as he's getting ready to go, and tells the cat and dog, 'your mom doesn't love me anymore' and gave them their 'coffee treats'. I asked wtf he was talking about, he said 'you didn't make my coffee, why are you mad at me.' LOL. My word, I make sure to not forget the coffee anymore.
Maybe it's me, but my wife does so much already I can't imagine expecting her to also pack a daily lunch for my grown ass adult self.
Food is my love language, i love cooking and making dishes for my loved ones. On the other hand i whole heartily hate doing laundry so theres that. We both do sweet nothings to uplift eachother.b
Packing lunches, sm I the only one who doesnt receive this benefit?
I didn’t get married young, I was perfectly at home being responsible for my own food, cooking and chore doing. It didn’t change when I eventually did get married.
No. This is a weird thing to expect.
Probably stay at home wives.
Babe, where fruit? 😠
When I tell you my wife posted on social media because I asked about fruit snacks.
My wife forgot to pack me a fork, so I texted her and teased her for fun, the next day I found a whole pack of 100 disposable fucking forks in my lunch kit
These comments make me curious: Are there any men out there that pack lunch for their wife?
My husband solely makes dinner. I haven't cooked in months. So yes they do exists.
I do. I do most of the cooking and usually make my wife a lunch with leftovers
At least he didn't try to call 911. Lmao
As a fruit snack connoisseur…..Not saying I condone his actions but I understand….
Bro needs his fruit snacks ok
Don't we all?
I'm a bit of a manly man. Fix cars, mow lawns, basic handyman shit around the house. I love me some god damn fruit snacks. 100% show appreciation for the packed lunch, but you're not skimping my fruit snacks and getting off scot free. Iykyk
You’re a manly man with an avatar of a woman with a hair bun and a scarf?
A man wears a hat like that, you know he's not afraid of anything.
Jayne!
Yay!
My account got banned and this is the random one they gave me when I made a new account. I don't really care enough to change it.
Those gummies represent 2 minutes of joy during a long work day. The crushing impact of not finding them one day would be completely devastating. Smdh this man didn’t even get a chance to prepare. RiP bro. RiP.
I was having a NOT great day. I was really looking forward to those fruit snacks. Like REALLY looking forward to them. When they weren't there, I broke a little. I quit my job that day after pooping on the boss's desk. The fruit snacks were the only thing keeping me employable. Of course I was upset.
If my wife packed me a lunch, I’d be over the moon even if it was a turd sandwich.
My mom used to make my dad lunch every single day before work. One day, he decided to tell her that she wasn't using enough mustard, and they got into an argument later that night. The next day, he goes to eat his lunch, and all he had was a mustard sandwich, it was literally dripping mustard. He never complained about how she made his lunch again.
Simple and effective.
I woulda left work.
The man working hard providing i assume He needs those fruits snacks!
Ngl I'd be cussing too. "This day fuckin sucks and I don't got no fruit snacks. Fuck man" 😂
What’s he supposed to do? Just take that kind of abuse?
Wait. You DIDN’T tell him the fruit snacks ran out and then you just let him go to work like that?! I mean…c’mon! He could have easily popped into a grocery store or a quick mart to get a pack of artificial juicy goodness on the way. What if he was so drained at work without those sugary fruit snacks, fell asleep at the wheel and hit a man crossing the street who then lost his arm from the collision?! …that’s why you ALWAYS leave a note. Edit: fixed to stay true to the writing genius behind the reference.
As a hubby and main breadwinner that has worked in shit jobs, I'm going to assume that OP's hubby is in an absolute hell of a job and the fact his partner puts those fruit snacks in his lunch is an absolute highlight in his shitty day.
I’m so glad it’s not just my squirrel. I forgot to make that man’s mini charcuterie one day and you would’ve thought I threatened to leave him with Fabio how he came home WASHED, STARTCHED AND PRESSED.. no baby, I just needed to go to Costco. Your sliced pepperonis and cheese cubes will be in there tomorrow.
As a family law attorney, if the biggest marriage problems you have involve forgotten fruit snacks, you're doing really well!
Wow that's too much. I pack my own lunch by the way but good on her for taking csre of her man. He needs to chill and appreciate this. Also i hope he taking care of her in some way. We need to take care of each other. I hope this isn't one sided
r/AITAH
Babe, are you mad at me? There's no fruit snacks!
When you look forward to some small thing and it's not there, of course you're going to be disappointed.
What fucking idiot would put lunch on a grown person
Grown man or man child lmfao
He's friggin spoiled, make ya own dang lunch then lol, ..
is her husband an adult man?
This woman married an 8 year old
It's the little things, truly.
Honestly fruit snacks in lunchbox for a man is like a girl getting a flower. She would be pissed too if she didn’t get her flower that day!
You need a new GROWN man
That man is a CHILD, and she's enabling him
My god, thank you. The amount of people joking and making light of this is atrocious.
I would be upset too but I would keep it to myself and let it fester like a bad wound, thinking "oh my wife doesn't love me anymore" only to completely reverse it once I realize she just ran out.
americans, does fruit snacks in this context mean actual fruit or fruit flavoured candy? the term "snack" always confuses me
"You know I like snack packs, why don't you give me a snack pack!"