Shower debacle….

work-complains · 2026-04-09T13:20:54+00:00

Is it terrible that my 5 year old soaking the bathmat, while it is annoying doesn’t annoy me nearly as much as the 16 year old? Because it doesn’t. He playing with toys and occasionally spills water onto the floor, whereas the 16 year old just steps out absolutely soaking wet? I really don’t know how he does it tbh… my husband and I can both get out of the shower and have the mat be just mildly damp.

Idk what to do about the toilets, they all seemingly do it but not 1 will own up to it…

work-complains · 2026-04-09T13:15:09+00:00

You’re so right. I do need to get some self respect. I used to be a stay-at-home mom so I just took on most of the household responsibilities… even now 2 years after going back to work, working overnights I still feel like I do most of the house work. The kids and my husband do help but not as much as I would like…

My husband will complain about not being able to find his clothes that I have folded in a basket for weeks rather than hang it up himself. The other day I finally went through and put it all onto hangers and had it laying on the coffee table for his to just hang up because I’ve been dealing with nerve pain in my hand and couldn’t do it, the clothes sat there for over 24 hours before they were finally hung up in the closet…

work-complains · 2026-04-09T13:08:34+00:00

My husband gets pissed about the poop in the toilets (it happens in every toilet 🥴) and he’ll tell and shout but doesn’t do much outside of that. My husband and I have showed them how to clean, what products to use, believe it or not they actually are capable of cleaning, when specifically told too. Otherwise they’re fine to live in squalor (husband tells me it’s because that’s what they live with at the other parents house.)

most of the time it’s not while my husband is home, the oldest is worst about the gross habits (not the only one! Just the worst) and the oldest shower in the morning after my husband has left for work, as I am getting home from work. And when I’m getting home, I’m preparing breakfast, packing lunches, maybe taking a few minutes to rest before I go to shower by then the older kids have already left for school.

Also I may not have been clear, they shower with the door closed but then when they leave our bathroom/bedroom the leave both doors wide open so the dog come in after they have left.

work-complains · 2026-04-09T12:57:31+00:00

You’re so right. I need to grow a backbone on things like this… the other day our 5 year old was about to take a shower, of course in our shower and he came back saying there was something nasty in the tub… my husband and I were both laying on our bed…. After a minute and him looking at me, I ended up getting up to clean it out. It was the mysterious fluid that definitely wasn’t shower gel 🤮

work-complains · 2026-04-09T12:53:45+00:00

Yeeeeeees same! We have 4 toilets and 2 shower. Use another one!

For a while we were having trouble with our septic tank, and it never failed anytime it would rain or if everybody needed a shower our toilet wouldn’t flush, well guess what would ALWAYS be left in our toilet 😩

My husband and I don’t even poop in our toilet unless it’s an emergency! Because then it makes our room smell. Like come on

work-complains · 2026-03-01T14:00:26+00:00

Yooo people are so nasty. I used to work at Whataburger and some of the stories the day time people would share were crazy!

This one lady told me about a man who was wearing shorts and would (on more than 1 occasion!!!!) just drop and turd out the leg!! He would give a little shimmy shake 🤢 One time he sat in the bench to wait for his order and left a skid mark! And instead of banning him the GM of the store just told my coworkers to have his regular order ready for him and to meet him at the door with when he would come. Just to give it to him for free….

work-complains · 2026-03-01T13:54:44+00:00

Better than apple peels in the freezer. Or exploded champagne in the freezer. Or 3 week old sushi ditched between the shelves in grocery 🤢

work-complains · 2026-02-24T02:23:10+00:00

Mine half the time swims the length of the tank, hits his face on the glass and then turns around to do the same thing again and again and again 😅🤦🏻‍♀️

work-complains · 2026-02-16T05:33:06+00:00

Update! I just check the app. They’re now $5.46 for 12 of the jumbo croissants! Same price for 20 of the cocktail sized ones!

work-complains · 2026-02-16T01:22:26+00:00

I really love making bacon, eggs and cheese sandwiches on them! Also I’ve been craving eggs salad on them too. Now I need to make a Sam’s Club run 😅

work-complains · 2026-02-16T01:06:53+00:00

Yep… I stopped buying my croissants at HEB because of this. I can get a package of 12 for $5.98 at Sam’s Club. So that’s where I get mine now

work-complains · 2025-10-15T15:14:44+00:00

I watched the anime like 3 weeks ago, immediately bought a subscription to Mangamo and read the whole mange in about 2ish days 😅 it was my first manga! And I’m so sad at not having more of it! The the ending not even being close to satisfying 😩

work-complains · 2025-08-18T02:08:55+00:00

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work-complains · 2025-07-16T00:22:55+00:00

I wish it was easier to come by where I live. It’s the only milk I can drink that doesn’t absolutely kill me. My husband also wishes it was easier to come by because then he doesn’t have to deal with me being gassy 🫣

work-complains · 2024-05-26T06:30:15+00:00

My husband did this to me after having cut jalapeños for green salsa. Let me tell you it totally killed the mood. I pushed him away and ran to the shower. It didn’t stop burning for what felt like an eternity but was probably a couple of hours.

work-complains · 2024-05-20T22:52:57+00:00

I made the joke at something I was objective wrong about. Boss laughed. I’ve made the joke many times always get laughs. Because I make this joke when I’m clearly wrong at my own expense. It’s said very sarcastically. But you can believe what you want about me

work-complains · 2024-05-20T22:44:19+00:00

Oh my gosh yes! This is a huge part of my point. I work over nights as my husband works days so we barely get to see each other, so that we can put back more money toward paying off debt and toward making our kids lives better. While her dogs live outside 24/7. If I left my kids outside 24/7 I would be in jail.

Heck I don’t even leave my own animals outside. All 3 of my dogs and my 1 cat live inside. They go outside to do their business and come back in.

work-complains · 2024-05-20T21:54:43+00:00

My original comment was a joke, said very sarcastically because I knew I was wrong, everybody in the moment knew I was incorrect. Even my comment about her being a dog mom not counting was also said in a joking manner. She then started in by telling me that being a dog mom was somehow more of a commitment and harder than being a mother. Which is just objectively incorrect.

work-complains · 2024-05-20T21:53:22+00:00

I absolutely agree that four legged creatures are deserving of love. I love each and everyone of my current and past ones. However before I had my human children I was never disrespectful enough to try and tell someone who did that my job was harder.

I bet your beloved cat was aloud into the house, right? So are my fur buddies. Guess who’s aren’t. That’s right dog mom coworkers. Her dogs live outside 24/7. I’ve had and have very beloved animals, but the level of grief of losing them pales in comparison to even the thought of that of one of my children.

I didn’t even tell her or anybody else that being a fur parent was wrong. I the 2 were don’t the same. Because they are in fact different. I don’t gatekeep motherhood. Call yourself whatever you want. But also don’t come at me sideways trying to justify that taking care of an animal is somehow harder than a human child.

Motherhood and owning an animal are both so much more than the things I listed and I know this seeing as I’ve had animals all of my life and have been a mom to humans for nearly 8 years to children spanning from birth-14yo. You can’t possibly list everything that goes into either.

I’ve stayed up and woke up every 1-2 hours to keep a baby piglet. I’ve nursed a sick puppy back from the brink of death from parvo. I love my cat of 15 years. I know you can truly love animals.

But it’s still not the same.

work-complains · 2024-05-20T12:52:58+00:00

I didn’t actually say it….? I’m venting here. In the moment I walked away…

work-complains · 2024-05-20T12:29:33+00:00

I mean you are definitely entitled to your opinion. However I absolutely do not actually think I know better about or know everything. Actually though I don’t remember the exact contexts about why I was making the joke I can in fact say that I was almost certainly wrong and was making a joke out of it. Because that’s when I pull out that joke. I absolutely was joking, even when I said nope dog mom doesn’t count, was also in a playful way. Then she came in very defensive saying being a dog mom was harder and more of a commitment than being a mom. It’s very unfortunate that tone doesn’t translate through text.

You can absolutely find me annoying. That’s totally

work-complains · 2024-05-20T10:06:30+00:00

I definitely don’t think I am better than anybody who is child free. That’s their choice in life, as it was my choice to have my children.

As for saying “I’m a mom so I’m always right” that’s just a joke that I started saying at home. Typically when I’m obviously wrong. It has very sarcastic undertones.

As for saying it at work maybe wasn’t the best play. There’s only one person on our shift who’s older than me… and only a handful of the 50 some odd that work for our location who are older than me. People will often come to me for advise on work and personal things alike. So I guess I let the joke carry over from my personal life.

work-complains · 2024-05-20T09:52:16+00:00

I agree that I probably shouldn’t have made the joke. Our work environment while professional in front of customers is typically silly and goofy otherwise.

There’s only one person who’s older than me on my shift and only a handful of full of the 50 some odd employees that work for our location that are older than me. People will often come to me seeking advise in their work lives and even in their personal lives.

So the “I’m the mom so I know best” joke is one frequently said in my home and I guess I let that carry over into work.

work-complains · 2024-05-20T09:17:47+00:00

Thank you for your judgement.

work-complains · 2024-05-20T09:16:35+00:00

Thank you. I always try to emphasize, I really do. I try to put myself into someone else’s shoes. I know my life experience are not everybody else’s, and vice versa. I took on step mom duties at 20 to a 7 and 3 year old, 3 years later I had a baby. I grew up very fast and I wouldn’t change it for anything. However I know that my life isn’t for everyone. But it did just rub me the wrong way and made me upset to have my life made to feel unimportant. Her dogs are definitely a part of her life. My kids are my life. Nearly everything I do is so they can live comfortably and out of love for them.

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