34-year-old husband tasked with watching his kids for 20 minutes while his wife makes dinner, chaos ensues: 'I do this all day by myself AND work'

Parenting is always a challenge, but it's considerably easier when two people are acting like a true team. Of course, it's inevitable that there will be some imbalance. If one person has a more demanding job, it's common for a couple to decide who is going to be Parent #1, so to speak. That being said, even if both parties mutually make that decision, that does not mean that there will never be a time when the roles need to be temporarily reversed. 

For some reason, this 34-year-old man managed to remain incompetent when it came time for him to briefly assume the role of Parent #1. No, we're not talking about a week. We're not even talking about one night. This man literally just had to take care of his 1-year-old and his 2-year-old for 20 minutes while his wife was cooking dinner. It ended up being a total disaster.

As we mentioned, a completely 50/50 split of parental duties is unlikely to be possible, but you know you have a problem when you can't watch your own kids for the length of a sitcom episode. The funniest part was that it wasn't like the author was taking a break for peace of mind or taking care of her own mental wellbeing. No, her "break" was going to the kitchen and preparing a nutritious meal for her family of four. All she wanted was to keep her kids away for safety reasons. Thankfully, no one was injured, but the fact that her husband couldn't step up to the plate does not bode well for his future as a parent or for the future of this relationship.

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