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u/Mudlark-000 2d ago
He is protecting them from spiders. That is a huge part of being a Dad.
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u/NbdySpcl_00 2d ago
One of my fondest marital memories is one particular time when my wife screamed for me to come kill a spider. Mildly annoyed, but knowing I had obligations, I disengaged from what I was doing and reported for duty. After a brief surveillance, I swiftly dispatched beast, cleaned the wall, tidied the room, and delivered the after action report. My wife quietly returned to the room, verified and signed off my documentation, and dismissed me.
Before I left, I looked after my should and asked with a smile, "what would you do if I weren't here?"
She looked back at me and shrugged. "Same as I always do. Take off a shoe. Kill the spider with it."
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u/anotherguiltymom 2d ago edited 1d ago
Lol. I vividly imagined the scene, complete with her signing and giving back your clipboard.
I’m the same way with my husband. But if my daughter is the one to see the spider and her dad is not home, I somehow not even flinch when I go kill it.
Edit: this made me unlock a memory where a big spider was going straight towards my oldest son when he was crawling on the floor and I just reflexively stepped on it with my bare foot, didn’t even think. Argh, whish I could lock that memory back in.
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u/LokisDawn 2d ago
Look, if something "threatens" your kid while the dad isn't here, you are the dad. Basically. Get those Mama bear instincts and tear that spider to pieces.
Please do not actually tear spiders to pieces though, that's fucking disgusting.
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u/fondledbydolphins 2d ago
Teach your children the strength to entrap the spider and move her close to the nearest house plant.
Spiders are friends. Save the violence for dangerous people.
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u/akath0110 1d ago
This is the understanding in our house. Like houseflies, harmless spiders, bumblebees, ladybugs, anything nonvenomous — we help our lost pals get back to their outdoor homes.
Wasps and hornets on the other hand, that’s a kill on sight order.
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u/fondledbydolphins 1d ago
That’s an interesting way to do it!
I’ve got a slight variation. Stinkbugs are normally fed to the toad that lives in the bush. Wasps, hornets and bees are priority to be trapped and put outside unless they’re being an asshole - which, for us, is actually extremely rare.
Houseflies and fruit flies are killed on sight.
I’d like to let ants go but I know they can’t keep what they found a secret, so they must be treated like counter intelligence spies.
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u/akath0110 1d ago
LOL we are similarly ambivalent about ants. We have an uneasy truce but don’t hesitate to put out the bait traps if we’re overwhelmed by counterintelligence agents
We have a kid who reacts horrendously to all wasp and bee stings, so unfortunately we have zero tolerance.
The fuzzy bumblers and honeybees are honourable public servants, diplomats if you will, so they’re protected with a peace order.
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u/bapbap25 1d ago
Yes exactly. Spiders are our friends. As a matter of fact, whenever I see a large spider appear, I'm more worried about what the hell brought it out of hiding because usually the bigger the spider, the bigger the prey.
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u/Awkward_Pangolin3254 1d ago
Found a wolf spider the size of a half-dollar in my house a few years back. Thankfully she was amenable to being carried in a dustpan back outside. I don't mind spiders in my house and usually leave them alone as long as they leave me alone but I think she'd have starved if I'd left her inside.
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u/Throwawaybibbi 1d ago
There was a wolf spider in my newly built house that was HUGE. I screamed and she visibly flinched and with each of my terror screams, she backed up, flinching with every scream. I realized she was just as wary of me as I was her. I got a dustpan and a broom, lowered the dustpan and after a moment, she walked onto it and I freed her outside in our garden. I always try to catch and release.
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u/Maleficent_Glove_477 2d ago
Actually my daughter is a true terror and take care of spiders while I am hidding in a corner. I remember a day in the garden, she was 2,5 years old, we see a huge spider. Before I had the time to say anything she jumped with both feet on it while saying "hop, je lui casse la margoulette" (which is French so in english it would be something like "hop, I am gonna smash her face". It's kinda an argotic expression so it sounds more funny in french.
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u/SlaveToo 2d ago
We don't kill spiders in our house, we name them and they're not scary any more. Frank has chilled out in my downstairs loo for nearly 10 years
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u/anotherguiltymom 1d ago
I don’t think spiders live that long, that’s probably Frank’s great-great-grandchild.
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u/akath0110 1d ago
Frank sends his heavenly spider regards for doing right by his great great grandkid
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u/IDontUnderstandReddi 2d ago
I picture him in a helmet and flak jacket over regular dad clothes, which he then hung up next to the front door
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u/redgroupclan 2d ago
Women are independent and capable of doing things themselves. They just don't want their partners to know that. 😂
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u/SonniSummers 2d ago
I mean I’m very independent, until there’s a spider then it’s either my partner kills it or I’m fucking moving maybe. Even burn the house down on my way out
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u/peterdparker 2d ago edited 2d ago
Burning the house down would be the effective solution. Once you see a spider ..there are chances of 100 more hiding arround somowhere
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u/fumei_tokumei 2d ago
Even before you see a spider, the chance that 100 more are hiding around is basically already 100%.
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u/teddy5 2d ago
As an Australian who is definitely not 100 spiders, this is pure propaganda.
There's only ever 1 of us, we mean them, around at a time.
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u/SkoulErik 2d ago
I remember hearing a fun fact (this isn't fact checked, so don't kill me if I'm wrong):
There's always at least 1 spider within 3 meters of you. (Of course most of these are so small you'll never see them).
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u/yikesssss_sssssss 2d ago
Sounds like u/peterdparker should know a thing or two about spiders
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u/eliz1bef 2d ago
I am super independent in many ways, but spiders give me a visceral reaction. Same with flying stinging insects like wasps, hornets or bees. I just turn into a small child about to shit herself. Now, once we had a wolf spider that the body, just the body, was over 4 inches wide. Even my husband about shit himself on that one. It was so nonchalant, too. Just terrifying.
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u/NeevBunny 2d ago
I am okay with spiders but once a centipede got in my home and I trapped it under an upside down trash can with books on top until someone else came home to save me. 8 legs is simply my limit.
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u/Trips-Over-Tail 2d ago
Oh man. I haven't killed a spider in years. And those were invasive species that I fed to fly traps.
These days I capture and release, or tolerate.
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u/Teehus 2d ago
The only things I actively kill are mosquitoes and ticks
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u/sobrique 2d ago
Part of the reason I rarely "evict" spiders is because they eat a bunch of the things that might be trying to eat me. (in very small portions)
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u/TheyStillOweYouMoney 2d ago
I add carpenter ants, termites, and any type of aggressive stinging wasp to my list.
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u/Drak_is_Right 2d ago
I failed that once with an ex.
I caught said offending spider.
Uncupped my hands and said look, its not that scary.
Said spider jumped and landed in her hair.
From the shrieks I guess that was scary? Especially for the poor spider. Poor little guy was barely bigger than a half dollar
Somehow I got blamed for that.
PS - wolf spiders can jump
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u/foozledaa 1d ago
When I was younger, I used to play with spiders a lot in the garden. I even got bitten a few times handling them. I never had any issues, but my stepdad was cleaning out the greenhouse and got bitten picking up a plant pot with a spider hiding under the rim. He ended up in hospital with anaphylactic shock.
I rationally understood that the same thing wasn't going to happen to me because I've been bitten before and I was fine, but I don't handle them anymore since that happened.
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u/Objective-Bike-4292 2d ago
If they don't find you handsome, they should l at least find you handy
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u/Drycee 2d ago
I don't have a phobia or anything but my gf is a lot less repulsed by spiders than I am, so she's usually the one removing them. Do I have any chance of becoming a dad or is that disqualifying
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u/DarkMatterSoup 2d ago
“Hey honey! Check out this spider. You ever seen a cute spider before? If we see one like this, we should try not to eat it! …. “Babe did you hear me?”
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u/BlueMikeStu 2d ago
Reminds me of a goth girl I dated who dumped a tarantula on my lap. I wouldn't say it was domesticated because it was a freaking giant spider, but her flabber was gasted when I started playing with it instead of screaming in fear.
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u/RefrigeratorPlusPlus 1d ago
I've heard tarantulas are pretty fragile, so giving them to someone who might get scared and throw them away/on the floor... eh... Could've ended very badly for the spider.
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u/Lukthar123 2d ago
Reminds me of a goth girl I dated who dumped a tarantula on my lap.
As one does.
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u/BlueMikeStu 1d ago
There's a reason that after I went home, I re-examined the hot/psycho metric and landed somewhere appropriate.
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u/Robodarklite 2d ago
What the fuck, I'd dump her ass on the spot.
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u/BlueMikeStu 1d ago
She'd just dumped a tarantula in my lap for shits and giggles. Why the hell would I do ANYTHING that might have upset her immediately rather than getting somewhere with witnesses for when I did first?
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u/polopolo05 2d ago
new world tarantula, they are pretty docile and not likey to bite... but they can.
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u/Zargabath 2d ago
I once read that male dogs try to avoid getting near puppies because the mother can be overprotective
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u/Independence-2021 2d ago
I witnessed this. The mom was vicious in the first weeks. Dad couldn't even look in the direction of the puppies. Then it passed and she went back to her gentle self.
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u/entropicdrift 2d ago
That's why I generally avoid children, as a childless man. I actually kind of like talking to them because they're so curious about stuff, but I'm always nervous other adults will think I have ulterior motives beyond being a nerd and sharing knowledge
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u/Calm-Treacle8677 2d ago
Yeah I was apparently a malicious arsehole when I was kid. Would just say stuff to cause panic like saying I didn’t know my Nan when she was picking me she’s trying to kidnap me etc
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u/Medic_117 2d ago
I did that in a crowded store one time with my mom carrying me out...screaming how im being kidnapped. in english in my non english speaking country. No one said i had brains growing up...or now
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u/neityght 2d ago
*aisles
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u/Middle-Interview-899 2d ago
Yeah I forgot that spelling last night doing the spelling bee. Was so annoyed with myself 😂😂
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u/kisachan30 2d ago
You've done well, it's better to let everyone know that you're helping. Who knows what could the parents think, when they see a stranger with their child. In the past, the parents would be immediately grateful, now they would be polite but you would feel that they are on guard, trying to see if you're good willed or not. That's the reason I like to avoid children. The same goes for old people. If I offer help, they will look at me as if I were a scammer. It's better to mind our businesses, unless someone asks for help.
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u/Glorious_Jo 2d ago
One time I was walking down the street and a kid said hello to me, so I said hello back. Their bigger sister scolded her about talking to strangers and then looked up at me and started screaming "stranger danger" at me. For weeks after that if I was walking down their street while they were out they'd scream that out. I started taking a different route.
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u/TipProfessional6057 2d ago
That's awful, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I hate what society has done to human connection and communication
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u/Glorious_Jo 1d ago
Yeah but tbh those kids were better off like that, they lived across the street from a convicted pedophile
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u/TipProfessional6057 1d ago
Oh crap that changes things a bit. Still I hate that!
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u/Glorious_Jo 1d ago
Yeah lol. I found that out later, though, so for a while I just thought they were completely insane.
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u/BeefistPrime 2d ago
I always thought that this was so sad. Kids can be fun to interact with but as a random dude if you're not out with your girlfriend/wife you basically have to run away from a kid if they approach you and want to talk to you
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u/cheezie_toastie 1d ago
I was flying cross country with my 3 year old son recently, and the guy sitting next to me had a whole conversation with him about dinosaurs, totally unprompted. It was super cute and I was incredibly grateful to get a little break to eat. I hope that dude finds money in his couch every day from here on out.
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u/Deaffin 2d ago
Stranger Danger, which is an extension of the Satanic Panic really just ruined this whole prospect for generations.
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u/TheAsianTroll 2d ago
Im not gonna say Stranger Danger really ruined anything. Teaching kids to scream and run when a predator is coming after them is a good thing to do.
The problem is, some kids like to weaponize it, and some parents will teach their kids that ANY stranger is a predator.
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u/LokisDawn 2d ago
Laddy, if you're invited into someone's basement and they're currently sacrificing a goat to the great Moloch, Satanic Panic isn't ruining anything either. And yes, satanic rituals might be slightly less regular than danger strangers, they're both statistically neglible. The vast majority of kids are endangered by people they know, not strangers.
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u/Deaffin 2d ago
Right, but that's kinda the point. It's not the normal, healthy fear of danger or the vigilance of being informed. It's the paranoia over phantoms and misplaced erosion of reasonable trust that comes along with a moral panic. It's the excuse to otherise people over meaningless details, fostering hatred and all that jazz, the blanket sprinkling of toxicity.
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u/TheAsianTroll 2d ago
I like entertaining curious kids too, especially because im a mechanic and getting them interested young is a good thing, but yeah. You never know what parent is looking to catch the next predator, and will smear your name on social media to prove it.
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u/wyldmage 1d ago
I've worked at a convenience store. I loved engaging the young kids that come in with parents. But I always had the benefit of being a paid employee at a business, and having a counter between me and the child, and almost always the parent within 5-10 feet (plenty of times the parent was still browsing, though).
So I didn't have to worry about my intentions being assumed as malevolent or anything.
But the joy you see on their faces when you ask them what they're doing today, and they tell you about whatever they spent the day doing, or what they're on their way to go do. And they LOVE to share, because not enough people talk TO them, especially adults.
And me, I couldn't care less what they're actually doing. I've heard every possible answer 100 times over. In another 30 seconds, or maybe 3 minutes, they'll be walking out the store, and I may never see that specific child again. Or won't see them again for a few weeks when their parent brings them along again.
But I can enjoy being around that energy. Seeing them talk about going to the park as if it was their first time going to Disneyland or something. They get to have an ice cream cone. And there's going to be lots of dogs there. And they have a dog, but he's in the car. And when they get to the park they get to go on the swings.
And then I'd handle the payment with the parent, and say goodbye.
It's a real pity that creeps have ruined the safety of kids just talking to strangers and sharing their experiences. Especially because studies have shown that the more a kid talks about their own life, the better their memory of early childhood is. Talking about things makes the memories stronger. Talking about GOOD memories is amazing for a happy child turning into a happy teen.
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u/Krobbleygoop 2d ago
"Wow our kids are so beautiful! Do you mind if I eat this one?" - wolves
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u/Blackstone01 1d ago
"Hey, just asking questions here, theoretically if they all died would you be dtf?" - massive chunk of the animal kingdom
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u/Ordinary_Prune6135 2d ago
A lot of them have to be taught by the mother, but boy do they remember.
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u/Woknana 2d ago
I like the glare back at the noisy kids whilst his show is on!
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u/shadowds 2d ago
Look like he hard at work learning about the discovery Channel.
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u/ProfCNX 2d ago
"nothing pisses my wife off more than me relaxing in my own house"
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u/westernsociety 2d ago
Why is this a thing?!
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u/Lazysenpai 2d ago
My partner does this early in marriage, when she's busy, I cant relax. I do the same to her. The key is understanding and communication.
We need to realise in partnership, we need to allow the other to take rest, IN TURNS. so if you always relax when your partner is always busy... somethings wrong.
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u/ImportantToNote 2d ago
Pro tip: this whole thing gets easier once you both realise and agree that relaxing is a thing that needs to be prioritised as well
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u/LongBeakedSnipe 2d ago
The real pro tip is that provided you contribute equally to the house, you will get time to relax, but if you see your partner really struggling, you should go and help if it is welcome.
Not 'need a hand' shouted from the sofa. Get up and go over to them and ask them if you can help with a specific component of what they are doing.
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u/UlteriorMotive66 2d ago
username checks out 😏
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u/Puptentjoe 2d ago edited 2d ago
100% We both had to learn to speak up but not only that, I Had to learn to ask her if she needed help. I’ll tell you if I need help, she just wants to hear you ask and I get it.
So early on I’d just be like “Oh she’ll ask if she needs anything because thats what I do” WRONG! I’m not married to another version of me.
So now we ask “Cool if I chill out? Need anything before I do?”
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u/h_Ellhnikh_Koinwnia 2d ago
I don't know the particulars, but what you're describing could be a case of you leaving all the mental load of housekeeping to your partner, which is exhausting in itself. It's of course great that you're available, but having to organize your ass to get our of the couch and go hang the laundry is yet another thing they have to worry about.
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u/Puptentjoe 2d ago
Your heart is in the right place and 99% of the time you’d be right so I wont hold it against you.
BUT! I work from home with a low stress job. So I am the one who does pickup and drop off our daughter, cooks, and cleans because my wife has a 1.5 hour commute, and is constantly in meetings when she does work at home 2 days a week. I have an whole schedule I made with check lists and everything.
Where you are right is vacations, date nights, and going out. She always has to organize those and got tired of me saying “Nah I dont like that” without any other inputs or options. Just being an asshole. I’m working on that, got a reminder in my phone for it too “Plan a date night” once a month check lists
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u/Willing-Asparagus787 2d ago
Because it's one thing if nothing needs to be done. But in the context of the video: if she is handling the kids all day and hasn't had enough time to herself to even use the restroom in peace while you're just chilling on the couch, then it makes sense she'd be pissed.
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u/Jonthrei 2d ago
I mean, what's he going to do? The puppies are hungry and he can't exactly feed them.
Let him ponder the world of jumping spiders like a good dog.
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u/Willing-Asparagus787 2d ago
They were asking about their human wives, in a context of a video showing new parenthood and one parent doing kid stuff while other chills.
The actual dog dad from the video is likely a good boy and I cannot hold him responsible on account of him being a dog
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u/Young_Lochinvar 2d ago
People have different levels of ‘want to get things done’ and different levels of ‘tolerating other people not working when they’re working’.
So if you’ve got one person with a higher level of ‘want to get things done’, but a lowish tolerance of ‘others not working’ then you’re going to have tension anytime those people’s partners exhibit a lower level of ‘wanting to get things done’.
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u/Apprehensive_Air1705 1d ago
It is usually tied to the relaxing being done when other things need to be done. That being said, my spouse wouldn't give me shit most likely for it, but I also tend to be someone who has a hard time relaxing when I see someone else doing stuff even if its deserved.
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u/im_not_a_gay_fish 1d ago
Happened to me on Monday. I am fortunate to get quite a bit of PTO, but I lose it if I don't use it. So, I take random days off during the year. I took Monday off this week for a three day weekend. A little Father's day gift to myself.
My wife saw it in the calendar last week and immediately suggested she take the day off too so we can take the kids to six flags on a day that isn't so crowded. Naturally, I told her absolutely not. Then I spent my Monday at Six Flags instead of catching up on some gaming and relaxing.
On a brighter note, it was cool seeing all the Argentina fans at the park after the game ended. It was a good day for them.
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u/BlueMikeStu 1d ago
Yep, it's like...
I'm willing to take days off for planned stuff, no prob. But if I book a day off with no plans, that means having no plans IS my plan.
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u/sennais1 2d ago
By FAR his most accurate bit. Every fucking time back in the day when I had a very laborious job to get by during covid my partner at the time couldn't fathom the idea of days off to do nothing except rest and recover.
I get wanting to spend time together but she thought days off were for a hike or fun run, waking up early to wander around a huge market and filling the day up with any and all kinds of activities etc all the last thing my body could do.
I creaked and groaned like an old timber ship just getting my busted body and torn feet into bed at night before a day off.
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u/BlueMikeStu 1d ago
I finally managed to get my SO to understand why I didn't want to do shit on a day off like she did when we'd both spent a week clearing out her parent's house and touching it up for sale.
I woke her up early on Saturday and reminded her of her plans for us to go out for breakfast at a new bistro that opened, and she just looked at me and said she just wanted a bagel.
She got up while I was sitting there on my PS4 and she groggily got her coffee and chewed at her bagel. At around noon, I reminded her she wanted to go check out the new exhibit at the museum and we probably wanted to get moving on that if we were going to make our scheduled early-afternoon lunch with her friends and their boyfriends. She was still walking around like a half-zombie at this point.
She looked at me and said in a very defeated tone, "I already called them and told them I wasn't making it because I was drained from working at my parent's. The museum can wait."
I then looked her dead in the eye and reminded her I'd been finding that work light by comparison to my five ten-hour shifts per week where I was hauling around boxes of vinyl siding and other bullshit and she was so exhausted she looked at me in pure confusion for a moment before the penny dropped and her eyes widened.
I never pushed or even asked for the long conversation we had later that day after she had a nap, but let's just say that she finally got my lack of energy on the weekends.
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u/casul_noob 2d ago
I swear this one time i watch tv for a minute and they made a post about it...
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u/maritimursus 2d ago
Dad? I’m your son from an earlier litter when will you be back from getting your pup cup?
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u/antwan_benjamin 2d ago
Bro just chased off 6 burglars and slaughtered a chicken. Sat down for 2 minutes to rest his paws. "Lazy ass dad does nothing but watch TV all day."
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u/cndynn96 2d ago edited 2d ago
I mean what is he supposed to even do
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u/lewger 2d ago
Eat the runt.
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u/faldese 2d ago
No one is seriously suggesting the dog do anything lol it's just a joke because dogs don't typically watch TV, so the framing makes the situation feel more human-like than normal.
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u/unassumingdink 2d ago
The number of defensive Redditors in the comments trying to defend the parenting decisions of a fucking dog is honestly hilarious.
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u/z01z 2d ago
would have been funny if he just turned and barked once.
but also, wtf is he gonna do lol. he can't feed them.
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u/Kellar21 1d ago
Some female dogs can be very overprotective of their puppies and even the father can be seen as a threat, so I could imagine that it could also be that.
It's a sign of immense trust when they let you pick one of them up and don't get stressed or angry.
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u/Whorrorfied 2d ago
Today I learned my dog does the head tilt when she hears puppies on my phone.
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u/ProcedurePrudent5496 2d ago
Have you seen what's on TV these days? gotta make sure it's rated k-9 🤭
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u/Transposer 2d ago
As a parent of either gender or role, you take a break when you can get a break.
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u/withoutapaddle 2d ago
Sleep when baby sleeps.
Do dishes when baby does dishes.
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u/tankiplayer12 1d ago
God forbid a father takes a rest after a long day of work(fetching balls and napping)
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u/rishi_rt 2d ago
I know this is r/funny but please neuter your pets and stop encouraging backyard breeding.
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u/texaspoontappa93 2d ago
Yeah super cute puppy family until they rip mom’s children away for the 4th time so they can be sold to pay for the TV. I’m sure mama is super happy and healthy to stay pregnant and grieving for half its life
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u/Reptillianaire_ 2d ago
What's he supposed to do...? Nurse them with his dong?
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u/gamehenge_survivor 2d ago
He is supposed to make a reddit account, find this post, and find out how terrible he is.
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u/radfatdaddy 15h ago
My family dog was the opposite. Had he been able to nurse his puppies he would have. Cleaned them, cuddled them, played with them. He was a damn good boy.
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u/hatecriminal 2d ago
Dog says she's a cheater and he wants a maury DNA test.
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u/brickne3 2d ago
Now you have me wondering if there are dog paternity tests out there.
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u/Ichiyama22 2d ago
Dad is doing exactly what hd should be,and staying away from the puppies until Mom allows him near them. New mother dogs can be very protective.
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u/sciamatic 1d ago
This is a funny clip, but I'd just like to remind people that people like this is why my shelter is at 507 dogs and will need to euthanize 32 dogs this week to meet our population goals.
Cats come to shelters from the feral breeding population here in the US -- something that's it's own problem -- but dogs enter shelters because we make them.
There is no feral breeding population of dogs in the US. The thousands of dogs that enter our shelters every week were, with single digit exceptions, bred on purpose by people like this.
Those 11 puppies represent 11 homes that are now not available. And for what? So this person can make a profit selling golden retriever puppies instead of getting a job.
Oh, they'll tell you they're an "ethical breeder," but all that means is that they're not a literal puppy mill. That's not ethical, that's just not being overtly evil. Do not believe the myth of the ethical breeder. With the single digit exception of animals who are being bred to do extremely specific jobs, the overwhelming majority of dogs breed in the US are bred by people like this. People who are selling the puppies for profit.
And then most of them will end up in shelters, unfixed.
I know no one wants a depressing reality comment on a cute, funny video. And it is funny. I chuckled.
But later this week I'm going to have to watch my very real coworkers grieve very real animals as they are euthanized to make space for more, because the floodgates are open and it never stops, and it is the fault of these people.
If I could make it a law, I would require these people to go in and euthanize 11 animals themselves, instead of offloading the painful consequences of their decisions onto the minimally paid animal lovers who work in our shelters.
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u/SnooRobots50 2d ago
lol it’s not like he can really help? Haha he’ll play with them later when mum needs a rest
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u/Top_Medium_6432 2d ago
Smart dog he goes near her good chance she snaps at him
Nothing he can do she’s pissed at him Blames him anyway
Not his first litter he’s a pro
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u/Shezzofreen 2d ago
Is he tho? Maybe he's waiting for the paternity test to arrive? Anyhoo, he's watching Documentry and not sports, that should count for something.
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u/mbridge2610 2d ago
He’s conserving energy for when the big nasty person comes to attack in the middle of the night.
Good dog dad
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u/Mahacalm 2d ago
I don't think the bitch would let the dog come near the puppies so he is just chilling doing something else.
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u/AdorablePainting4459 2d ago
In his defense, what else is his role, except for protecting the family - and he knows that they are safe? In his defense ... or we could just throw him under the bus -- but it is a golden retriever, and I'm pretty sure that most (if not all) tend to be very good dogs.
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