{"id":2968,"date":"2024-01-01T22:27:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T22:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2024-01-01T22:27:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T22:27:19","slug":"husband-does-not-cooperate-with-wife-while-packing-entire-house-what-she-does-for-revenge-is-unbelievable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=2968","title":{"rendered":"Husband does not cooperate with wife while packing entire house \u2013 what she does for revenge is unbelievable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carefully planning a move to ensure a seamless transition into her family\u2019s new home, a woman shares on Reddit that her husband, who refused to follow her strategic approach of packing, was served a hard lesson on why \u201cdetails matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the move, her husband was shocked when he learned what his wife had done\u2026
\nSharing her story called \u201cPacking \u2013 details matter,\u201d a Redditor details a hilarious story where she packed an entire house, while her husband refused to help.
\nDetail-oriented, the original poster said she had an inventory sheet for each box that was both numbered and color-coded, identifying the contents and room to which they belonged.
\nThe user recently shared how she delivered some \u201cmalicious compliance\u201d after her husband didn\u2019t offer any help with packing even the garage, which was filled with his stuff.<\/p>\n

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She writes, \u201cI packed the entire house by myself (well, the kids helped with their toys). My husband didn\u2019t do the garage [until] I forced him to.\u201d
\nThe OP explains she kept asking about the content in the boxes he packed so she could add the information to her running inventory sheet.
\n\u201cHe lost patience and said, \u2018there are wrenches, screwdrivers and sh\u2013 like that, dear.\u2019\u201d She continues, \u201cHe does this for multiple boxes. Saying things like \u2018It doesn\u2019t matter, it just needs to be packed\u2019 and \u2018never mind the list, the movers are going to be here soon,\u2019 Etc etc. so I dutifully write this down.\u201d
\n\u2018Cue the malicious non-compliance\u2019
\nOnce the family is moved in, the author explains they start renovating the home. \u201cWe are beyond stressed because there are [borders] and wallpaper [that looks like it was] applied by Satan, which delayed painting, which delayed carpet <\/p>\n

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\u201cCue the malicious non-compliance,\u201d writes the woman, who says her husband \u2013helping with renovations \u2013 starts looking for his tools, which are mostly still unpacked.
\n\u201cHubby is looking for a specific tool. Asks me what\u2019s in a specific numbered box. I can give him specific details, but tell him, that\u2019s orange, which is kitchen. You need blue, which is the garage.\u201d She continues, \u201cSo he goes over to the boxes labelled in blue with the garage stuff in it. There\u2019s a pretty big pile. He knows that I can find stuff in the boxes I packed and asks which box is the tool he wants in? I tell him he didn\u2019t give me a lot of detail.\u201d
\nLesson unboxed
\nThe OP says her husband points at a box and asks her to read from her inventory sheet, cluing him of what\u2019s inside.
\nShe pens, \u201cI read out \u2018wrenches, screwdrivers and sh\u2013 like that dear.\u2019 He gets a little annoyed and asks about the next one. I say \u2018it doesn\u2019t matter, it just needs to be packed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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She adds, \u201cI handed him my log, and just told him that\u2019s what he gets for not cooperating. He had to go through about 20 boxes to find the right one.\u201d
\nRedditors jumped in the comments section, commending the author for her valuable teaching moment.
\n\u201cI\u2019m not normally a big fan of pettiness amongst spouses, but he was almost literally asking for that to happen and definitely deserved it,\u201d writes one community member.<\/p>\n

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An second shares, \u201cAs a frequent mover military wife it was not petty, it was a learning opportunity. My husband did the same thing with his stuff, just filled boxes, taped them up and wasn\u2019t concerned about what was in them until he needed a particular item. Live and learn, except he really hadn\u2019t.\u201d
\nA third netizen writes, \u201cLove that you logged down exactly what he said. I have no doubt what pisses him off the most is the fact it\u2019s all his fault he\u2019s having difficulties now. Well played!\u201d
\nResponding to that comment, the OP writes, \u201cIt was indeed. He had forgotten at first and I had to remind him that those were HIS words, not mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, others praised her organizational skills and some said the inventory sheet is a strategy they intend to use.
\n\u201cOK, next time I move, I\u2019m doing this\u2026this would make it all so much easier,\u201d shares one. Another cybernaut offered her own packing tricks: \u201cI also made a zone map for the new house. You could be as detailed as you like with that and more vague about box contents, and things will still get approximately where they belong.\u201d
\n\u201cIt was a perfect system. Especially going into renovations,\u201d writes the poster. \u201cMy hubby made a doozy of a mistake with not going through stuff. Let\u2019s just say, there were words spoken and a very po\u2019d wife.\u201d
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