Quota

By lazy pregnant girl - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, my boyfriend told me that because he works fifty hours a week, I should be meeting an arbitrary quota of fifty hours of housework, and if I don't, I'm insensitive and ungrateful. FML
I agree, your life sucks 26 245
You deserved it 10 489

Same thing different taste

Top comments

I wouldn't normally bash OP's significant other, but considering your name, I'd say he's either pulling your leg, or he's kind of a dick.

I would be happy with a girlfriend who did 5 hours of house work..

Comments

hewro_failure 11

If you are actually pregnant then it's a different story but if you aren't then yes you should ... Women want to be treated "equal" but what they really mean is better

So true....I've always busted my butt off in manual hard labor jobs & to have a woman who does easier (sit in front of a computer entering data or nothing @ all other than watch tv,eat & make a mess of the place)& expects to be treated as equal (meaning-like a queen)...really irks me too.

Regardless of the pregnancy unless you're living in waist high filth.... There's no way there is 50 hours of house work to be doing on a consistent week to week basis. I keep a house pretty proper with around 10/15 hours a week. Boyfriends logic sucks.

So your name implies that youre pregnant and if you are your boyfriend is horrendous. Let him know that you cant be doing too much work (depending how far along you are) also you probably do housework while at home everyday (assuming you dont work) so 50hours is unnecessary and cruel

He wants equality, give him equality. Demand that he bear the child for the last 4,5 months. Also, when you're giving birth, you should take turns giving birth every hour. If he refuses, he's insensitive and ungrateful.

OP is being ridiculous. Not too far along and no outside job ? The house should be spotless and all meals her responsibility. Too far along ? Take 5x the amount of time to have an equally spotless house and cook. Pregnant or not, if 1 partner works outside the home then the other partner contributes by keeping the home up. Male or female, pregnant or not makes zero difference.

Wah. OP, man up. If he's working to support you both and does anything at all like that and you can support the effort, do it. He's not going to work because it's "fun". Yeah, pregnancies not great, but if you're using it as an excuse, gimme a break, Men go to work with the same aches, breaks, tears, extra weight, stress, as women.

He puts up bathroom cleaning log like at store.... Total douche

don't think it is unfair to ask for a clean house if the gf is unemployed or on leave and not far along though.

xrawritsashleyx 11

HES insensitive and ungrateful if he's saying that to his pregnant girlfriend. no house needs 50 hours of work anyway. just fully clean it one a week, by fully I mean vacuuming, dusting, windexing.. etc the whole bit and the other 6 days just keep it tidy and touch it up. that's all. and if you're far along in your pregnancy you shouldn't be doing a lot of work. he's ungrateful......

someone3333 5

Then get a job. As a woman that has had 3 children and worked full time through all three pregnancies I have no sympathy for you. My husband works full time and knows how hard I work. I bet after a week working you would beg to stay home and clean house.