Bernie in Sydney recently discovered this hidden behind a painting in his parents’ house — “the passive-aggressive conclusion to a long-running argument about demolishing the kitchen wall.”
Explains Bernie: “Mum wants the wall demolished to make the kitchen nicer; Dad insists it’s impossible and unnecessary. I honestly don’t know how my parents have managed to last 25 years together.”
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#1
Huh?
I don’t get it.
Nov 29, 2011 at 7:43 pm rating: 90
#2
Quite Contrary
My brother refuses to replace a black toilet in the guest bathroom that his wife hates. In retaliation, she painted the front door multiple bright colors right after they finished remodeling the house (in neutral tones of course). He loves the painted door, so the black toilet stays and my sister in law continues to stew. They’ve been happily married for 24 years.
Nov 29, 2011 at 7:53 pm rating: 90
#3
Nic
Looks to me like one of the parents (possibly Mom) got frustrated and smashed a hole in the drywall as a non-subtle ploy to get “demolition” started, and the other parent (possibly Dad) posted the note as passive-aggressive congratulations to the hole-puncher on their maturity….?
Nov 29, 2011 at 8:11 pm rating: 90
#4
Ace of Space
My husband decided to have a patio built using the money I had set aside to take a trip for our 15th wedding anniversary. I was quite upset.
He decided to forever memorialize our anniversary by having a huge “15″ bricked into the patio. Yes, it is quite the conversation starter whenever we have a summer party, but I still hate it.
Nov 29, 2011 at 8:48 pm rating: 90
#5
Grant
Oh, that’s beautiful. Brings a tear to my eye.
Nov 30, 2011 at 4:04 am rating: 90
#6
NutellaIshMehName
I love the fact that they ‘can’t decide’ yet the wall already has started to be demolished.
Nov 30, 2011 at 6:36 am rating: 90
#7
Nunavut Guy
Like the” Peoples’ commercial says……..”patios are forever”.
Nov 30, 2011 at 7:57 am rating: 90
#8
Yolanda
If that’s a hole in the wall punched by an enraged man yet again, this at least he deserves. After 25 years married he’s at least in his 40s and should know better than to be getting angry enough to need to punch something!
Nov 30, 2011 at 10:04 am rating: 90
#9
The Elf
I think the best part of this story is “Bernie in Sydney recently discovered this hidden behind a painting in his parents’ house….”
They never resolved it. The hole remained, the wall remained, and husband (I assume) covered it up with a painting!
That’s how you build a strong 25 year relationship – with passive aggressive one-up-man-ship.
Nov 30, 2011 at 10:11 am rating: 90
#10
aaa
I’m just wondering why Bernie was looking behind the painting in the first place. Did he expect to find some cash behind there? Particularly incriminating documents? A portal to Candy Land?
Nov 30, 2011 at 6:10 pm rating: 90
#11
juju_skittles
I love that they have left this there! A shrine to their passive-aggressive behaviour. Marvellous! I am curious to know whether or not it is a load bearing wall though…
Nov 30, 2011 at 7:55 pm rating: 90
#12
Aaron
I think that most have it backwards…
MOM wants the wall gone, thereby SHE would have made the hole in the wall.
DAD says it can’t be done, thereby the “impossible hole in wall” mentioned in the note.
My ex had a similar strategy, start a project in the hopes that I’d get so frustrated with her doing it wrong that I’d take over…
It usually worked…
Nov 30, 2011 at 10:16 pm rating: 90
#13
Melissa
My mom instigated at lease four different wall cut-outs, demolitions and putting walls up where there were none in our Dad-designed house – and it was much improved.
Dec 1, 2011 at 8:41 pm rating: 90
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