I left it cooking to move on to the next task to bathe our dog.
I asked my husband to finish up the mac and cheese so I could continue bathing our dog.
Our kids are 13 and 5, so he has done mac and cheese MULTIPLE TIMES by now.
Additionally, the instructions are, literally, ON THE BOX."
“My husband tried saying he didn’t know how to work our washing machine.
‘Yeah, but that washing machine was different!’
There are literally instructions under the lid, with pictures.”
u/imakefishdrown
3.
I responded with, ‘I trust you to figure it out.’
He did NOT like that."
u/bazoun
4.
So I screamed, ‘THEN GET GOOD!
Jesus Christ, do you think I instinctively knew any of this shit or enjoy changing dirty diapers?
Man the FUCK UP!’
Most of his weaponized incompetence pretty much stopped that day."
Then, she learned about weaponized incompetence.
Fam, it was Minute Rice.
Literally boil water and pour the rice into it.
And he just…couldnt.
Expected and demanded that I do it.
One of many reasons that he is an ex-husband."
u/justtraci
6.
We went on a vacation (that I planned completely).
The only job I gave him was to check us in for the return flight home.
It’s asking me a bunch of questions.'
Me: ‘Okay, they are only yes and no questions.
They aren’t hard.’
Him: ‘I don’t know, are we citizens?’
u/starryanne
7.
I about lost my mind.
Dude’s a doctor for fucks sake."
“If I said I was too tired to cook, my ex would order in or occasionally cook.
‘What shape do I cut it up into?
What do I add to the pan first?
When do I add the other stuff?
Is it cooked enough for the sauce/fajita mix?
What do I serve with it?'”
u/violet351
9.
“My entire first marriage happened before I learned about weaponized incompetence.
If I had known sooner, marriage would have gone differently.
When we were sending out wedding invitations, I wanted them addressed by hand.
I thought it would be nice if he addressed the one to my parents.
He made me sit beside him and dictate the address and spelling of the names.
That’s not too bad; he really was dyslexic.
But he appeared to have forgotten how to write!”
“He was writing in big, poorly drawn letters like a first grader.
I was so confused because he had normal handwriting.
I literally asked if he’d hit his head.
He did finally get what he wanted I dismissed him and did all the work myself.
It wasn’t until years later that it clicked.
He was just flat-out faking to get out of it.
A head injury occurred to me before faking.
No wonder he chose me; I never saw it coming.”
u/notreallylucy
10.
Once, she angrily asked how he would feed himself if she dropped dead.
His answer was, ‘Your mom would feed me.’
He brought to me cooked and dry noodles with the cheese powder ‘mixed’ in.
It looked a little weird, so I asked how he made it.
He didnt add any milk or butter.
Its literally on the box.
He then refused to add milk or butter, saying it was fine.
Obviously, no longer my boyfriend."
u/beneficial_yak8519
12.
“Mine asked me how to make hot chocolate.
Dear readers, he is an accomplished cook with cooking classes under his belt and makes high-end cuisine.
How do you even answer that without sounding condescending?
You… scoop the powder in the cup and add hot milk, honey.
I’ll never get over that one.”
u/alkalinesky
13.
“My ex once got out of the shower to ask which bottle was the shampoo.
“I asked my ex to finish making the pizza while I finished a task.
He kept yelling, ‘What’s next?’
even though he worked in the kitchen of a pizza place for years.”
u/groovy-ghouly
15.
“Mine asked me how to make scrambled eggs.
This is a 50+-year-old man who lived on his own for years before we got together.
I took him at his word and narrated every step while he did them.
(‘Get out the pan, turn the stove to medium.
Crack two eggs).
u/gwensoul
16.
I deflected that and said to set an Alexa reminder, which he did.
But why even ask me in the first place?
I also always get asked whats the date or time, or when is this happening?
I am not letting that take any of my headspace.
Anything it’s possible for you to Google or do with Alexa use them, not me.
And check the family calendar.”
Are you serious?'”
u/even_less_resistance
18.
So he asks his wife if theyre too hot."
@realzachthinkshareif youre interested!
Or if you think your guy might be."
