Mom Sends Husband to Store With a Gag Grocery List to Get Him Off the Couch

Karen Alpert spent her morning busying herself with chores while she says her husband spent his time chillaxing. Desperate for him to stop lounging around, she took it upon herself to send him to the grocery store with a very interesting list. She tasked her husband with picking up a gallon of 3% milk and mellow cheese, along with a few other hilariously made up items. Needless to say, he was embarking on Mission Impossible.

“My hubby has been lying on the couch all morning while I’m doing so much stuff, so I finally got super-annoyed and sent him to the grocery store…With a special shopping list. And yes, I turned my ringer off,” the mom playfully posts on her Facebook blog Baby Sideburns .

The full grocery list consisted of:

• 3% milk
• Seedless strawberries
• Wheat Thins (the ones in the blue box)
• Unsour cream
• Diet Diet Coke (You might have to ask because it’s new)
• Mellow cheese
• Organic Pop-Tarts

Safe to assume, Alpert’s husband was roaming the aisles for the rest of the day. The post has resonated with thousands of parents, where it’s been shared nearly 60,000 times.

All kidding aside, if you’re parenting together, the brunt of the housework shouldn’t fall on one person’s shoulders. When you tackle tasks together, not only does it make you a better team, but it makes you happier parents.