Everyone who lives with their partner will know that household chores and cooking can be the most divisive topics — especially now more people are working from home.
But one mum has become so fed up with her husband she's taken to Mumsnet for advice.
The anonymous woman explained that her partner works full-time from home most days while she works part-time and is responsible for most of the housework and parenting.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the woman has been rustling up lunch for both herself and her husband — and now he expects food to be served every lunchtime.
She asked fellow parents for advice on how to tell him to make his own food and the response was unanimous.
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Posting on the popular forum, the woman, said: "In this new post covid (ish) era I assume I'm not the only woman now sharing her house seven days a week with her other half?
"He works full time and does this from home now most days. I also work from home but do around 10 hours so very much part-time hence why I do 90% of household chores and parenting.
"Up until now I've always made lunch for us both but I'm beginning to get a bit fed up with having to come up with something to make and making it each day. Most days this is fine but on busy days I'd rather just have a piece of toast and crack on.
"How do I get him to stop expecting to be served lunch every day or better still make lunch for me occasionally?! If I left him to his own devices he'd have beans on toast five days a week - he appears to have no idea what else to eat!"
Many commentators told the mum to simply let him have beans and toast every day.
One woman said: "Let him have beans on toast. Don’t let him guilt trip you. He’d have to sort his own lunch at work so he sorts it at home too. You are a SAHM / PT worker, not his housekeeper."
Another said: "Give him what you're having. If that's a piece of toast then so be it. If he complains, smile sweetly and direct him to the kitchen."
But another parent shared that they were in the same situation.
They wrote: "Ooh OP I so feel for you. I don't know the answer, apart from maybe incrementally lowering your standards or sometimes I make it sound like DH is doing me a huge favour by 'sorting himself out' or cooking us lunch and then he will fall over himself to help - men crack me up.
"I appreciate he works like a Trojan to give us a nice life so I don't mind but sometimes I'd just like an apple and a packet of crisps for lunch."
What do you think? Would you make lunch for your partner every day? Let us know in the comments below!
