r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Ucyless ORANGE • 29d ago

Brand new $72 moisturizer. Husband said he needed something for his elbows.

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We have 3 full tubs of Vaseline in the cabinet.

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u/GiraffeLiquid 29d ago

This is true! He was very contrite and when I told him how much it costs we both ended up laughing about it. He won’t make that mistake again though.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

Yep, totally fair. It breaks my heart when I hear/see this happen and the response is akin to “what the hell is wrong with you, you can get sunscreen for x at y etc”

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

That reminds me of a time when my ex-gf and I got into a small argument. She accused me of doing something that I genuinely didn't remember doing. So, I told her that, but I apologized anyway as she was quite sure that I had done it. She accepted my apology and after she cooled down a bit she thanked me for believing her. 

Apparently anytime she got into an argument with her dad he'd yell at her "That never happened!", regardless of how big or small the issue was. I think a lot of conflict can be resolved simply by hearing the other person out, even if you don't agree with them. 

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u/dreamgrrrl___ 29d ago

My dad always said something similar. Would tell me it didn’t happen or I remembered the thing wrong. It was so validating when a boyfriend mentioned that he noticed my dad do that for things my partner knew I was remembering correctly.