Reddit Helps A Woman Realize Her BF Is A Toxic Leech, His Latest Demand To Get A Puppy She Would Train And Take Care Of Was The Final Straw

He has been begging her to get a Husky pup when he can't even take care of the pet he already has

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• November 29, 2022

Any adult can tell you just how time-consuming chores can be. Washing dishes, doing & folding the laundry, cleaning, and even cooking can take up a lot of your day.

Figuring out a way to keep a tidy house on top of a full-time job is an ongoing learning experience. If you have a family of your own, kids, and pets... the job becomes boss-level challenging.

But if your significant other divide these tasks with you, they get done faster. Shared burdens are a lot easier to manage— the same logic applies to house chores and responsibilities.

You have to discuss which person is responsible for each task and hold them accountable. If you let your SO off the hook a few too many times, it can become a bad habit.

Sooner or later, you'll be the only one breaking your back trying to keep your home clean and making sure everyone is fed. Just like this homemaker who woke up one day and realized she is her boyfriend's keeper.

OP's boyfriend, his two kids, and their cat moved into her house three years prior. That very first day, he told OP that he wanted a Siberian Husky.

OP said they can look into adopting one but he was adamant he wanted a puppy. OP was not willing to train a puppy and a husky is not exactly an easygoing breed.

OP has a dog but she got him when he was nine and completely housebroken.

A year later, she saw a beagle that needed a long-term foster home and showed it to her boyfriend

She never filled out the form to foster because she knew her BF really wanted a husky

He told her to sign up for it because it was a great idea and she finally relented. The day they brought the beagle home, he began pestering her about getting a young husky again.

OP didn't want to add another pet into the mix because ever since they moved in, she has been the sole caretaker of all of the animals

She buys all of the food, makes them take their medicine, and cleans up after all the cats & dogs. When she asks her BF to do some of the tasks, he keeps forgetting until OP has no choice but to do it herself.

He is still telling her to get a husky and even threatened to move out just to get one if OP keeps disagreeing

He told her it was unfair that he now can't get a husky because she got the beagle she wanted. OP doesn't want to get another pet she has to take care of — how can she approach the problem?

OP is right on the nose that huskies require a lot of hard work to live a good life...

... if he can't even help out with the simplest chores, getting a Husky pup is a terrible idea

He already had one and failed to train it before he had to give it up. A second try is not needed to prove his incompetence.

This is a good test for OP to see if her BF can really deliver on his promises

OP already tried that and it resulted in a stinky mess that she, once again, had to clean up

Her BF is looking from bad to worse with each additional comment

Moving out is the only good idea he had since he moved in

If OP is washing the dishes, handing her a cloth to dry them with would be this guy's idea of helping

With what we have learned about this guy so far, do we believe he is a good father?

He sure sounds like someone who thinks taking care of his kids is babysitting

OP needs to start behaving like a landlord and evict this man-child

Off the top of your head, OP, what does he do to improve your life?

Right... he just forgot. Does he say "my bad" scratch his head and promise to do better next time?

He learned quickly that if he doesn't do anything, OP will eventually pick up his slack

It's time to wake up, OP. You have been living in a nightmare and moved in with the boogeyman.

He moved in with OP to make her a full-time free babysitter for his kids and pets. He got a free house, free child & pet care, and a professional cleaner who hasn't learned how to stand up for herself.

Reddit solved all of that and we have no doubt this guy will soon be an ex if OP keeps her shiny new spine. No man, woman, or husky deserves to live with an incompetent jerk who whines relentlessly when he doesn't get what he wants.

Chelsi