When it comes to doing household chores, many of us will have a system for doing things that makes each task less of a headache to get through - such as having a specific method for folding laundry, vacuuming, or dusting.
But one mum who has a tried and tested system for doing the washing up has been left fuming after her husband decided to completely ignore her method and do things differently.
The woman explained she never puts all her dirty dishes into her washing up bowl at the same time and prefers to have a pile to one side, as it means she can rinse items and work at her own pace, instead of having a bowl full of dishes that make her water too dirty too quickly.
And while her husband knows this, he still loves to drop things into her washing up bowl unannounced and has even made a "game" out of it - which makes the woman's "head explode".
In a post on Mumsnet, she said: "I have a pet hate and wondering how normal it is. I hate it when I'm washing up and people drop things into my washing up bowl for me to wash. I like a pile on the bench to the side, then I can take items and rinse them first if necessary - I hate bits in the water. I know what's in there (no surprise sharp knives) and I can do it at my own pace.
"As a result, my husband likes to drop things in unannounced and watch my head explode! Double points if he totally distracts me and manages to get something big in there without me blocking him and/or he slightly splashes me. This has become a bit of a game now."
The woman then asked commenters whether she was being unreasonable or not, and added: "This is lighthearted, I realise there are more important things in life to worry about."
And despite the post being lighthearted, many commenters did agree with the woman - as they said they also can't stand having their washing up interfered with when they have a specific system in place to get the job done.
One person said: "I thought I was the only one with this issue! Never mind the bits, I just find it bloody rude as well!"
While another added: "Yes it's annoying, no he shouldn't do it, and I would solve it by making washing up his job entirely."
And a third wrote: "If I'm doing the washing up, I want a 3m exclusion zone around me."
Several others joked that the mum should walk away from the washing up as soon as her husband interferes, telling him that it's his job to carry on.
Someone posted: "The minute he put something in my bowl, I would walk away saying, 'Oh, thanks for taking over'."
As someone else noted: "If you don't like it - and especially if someone is doing it deliberately to wind you up, I'd have thought the solution would be to tell them it's their bowl of washing up now and walk away."
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