How to share household chores with a man if he has never taken part in household chores before? The heroine of this story found a way out – she sends her partner to the supermarket with a detailed list of necessary goods and … a map of the store.
In the modern world, men are increasingly ready to equally share household responsibilities with women, but sometimes they lack basic skills and knowledge. That’s why many women take on the role of a partner’s parent and start teaching him the basics from scratch.
Before entrusting men with any business, wives have to draw up detailed instructions, answer all questions that arise, provide for all scenarios for the development of an event, secure them and always be prepared for the fact that everything may not go according to plan.
TikTok user Melinda found herself in the same situation. She decided to send her husband shopping, but, apparently, taught by bitter experience, she made a detailed list of purchases for him in advance. So, she indicated in front of each item the price, quantity and article numbers of goods, and also accompanied each item with a picture.
In addition, she drew a detailed map of the store and marked the places where the necessary things are. “When I send my husband to the store,” the blogger signed the video, showing how she prepares instructions for him.
Many users found the situation very vital: the video of the woman has collected 8,8 million views and more than one million likes. Nevertheless, commentators condemned the man’s infantilism. “Is your husband 11 years old?”, “An adult who cannot figure out where the vegetables are and where the cat food is, this is not a partner, but a child,” they were indignant.
Users wondered why Melinda even married a “helpless” man who can’t even go to the supermarket without a detailed map. In their opinion, it would be easier for a woman to go to the store on her own. But there were also those who appreciated the idea of the author of the video – this is how, in their opinion, it is worth teaching children to shop in a supermarket. Children, but not an adult man.
Later, the blogger recalled that the video was filmed for humorous purposes, but commentators still continued to discuss the problem of removing men from household chores.
“Even if this is a joke, after watching so many videos about dependent husbands and fathers, you willy-nilly think about how low the requirements for men are,” one of the commentators noted. And it’s hard to disagree with her.