They’ve lived together for a year—and she’s the one doing the cooking, the cleaning, the budgeting, and basically all of the adulting.

So when his mom casually repeated his claim that she’s “not the domestic type”?

She decided to stop playing housemaid and start proving a point.

Check out the details and see what happened next.

AITA for refusing to do my boyfriend’s laundry after he told his mom I “don’t do anything” around thee house?

So, I (26F) live with my boyfriend (28M).

We’ve been together for 3 years, living together for 1.

We both work full-time, but I also cook, clean, do laundry, grocery shop, handle bills, take care of our cat.

He’ll sometimes take out the trash or wash a dish, but that’s about it.

I’ve brought it up before, and he says he’ll “try to do more” but never really follows through.

Last weekend, we visited his parents for dinner.

Out of nowhere, his mom says to me, “So, what do you actually do around the house? [Boyfriend’s name] says you’re not really the domestic type.”

No way.

I literally just blinked at her.

I laughed awkwardly and said, “Well, if by ‘not domestic’ you mean I do everything, then sure.”

She didn’t even laugh.

He looked embarrassed but didn’t say a single word to defend me.

On the way home I asked him what that was about and he said, “I just meant you don’t really enjoy housework.”

Dude. WHO DOES???

I was mad.

He apologized lightly and said it was just a joke.

So I decided to take a little break…from his laundry.

I stopped doing his clothes completely.

Didn’t say a word, just folded mine and left his in the basket.

That’ll show him.

A week passed.

Then two.

I could see his pile growing.

Finally he asked, “Are you mad again or something? You haven’t done my laundry.”

I just said, “I thought you said I don’t do anything around the house, so I figured I’d live up to the label.”

Now he’s saying I’m being petty and immature, and even his mom texted me saying I should “let it go already.”

I told her I’d be happy to let it go… right into the washing machine with the rest of his responsibilities.

HA.

So… AITA?

Reddit had her back, calling out the boyfriend’s weaponized laziness and the mom’s nerve for weighing in.

This person has a valid question.

And this person says NTA at all.

Turns out, if you say someone doesn’t do anything…they just might stop doing everything.

And they wouldn’t be wrong in the slightest.

If you liked that post, check out this post about a woman who tracked down a contractor who tried to vanish without a trace.