Chores and cleaning
The classic home argument: one person sees a chore, the other person sees a suggestion.
- Does loading the dishwasher badly still count as doing the dishwasher?
- Who should replace the bin bag after taking out the rubbish?
- Can clean laundry live in the basket indefinitely?
- Does wiping the kitchen bench count if the crumbs were pushed onto the floor?
- Who owns a chore when both people noticed it at the same time?
- Is moving clutter into another room cleaning or relocating the evidence?
Try the Chores Petty Pack.
Missing items and shared belongings
Petty Judge has strong feelings about dramatic searching that ends after one drawer.
- Did someone really look everywhere if they checked only one drawer?
- Who had the TV remote last when it appears under the other person’s cushion?
- When does borrowing a charger become quietly adopting it?
- Who is responsible for reusable bags left at home during the shopping trip?
- Can an item be called lost when it was put somewhere unusual “for safekeeping”?
- Who replaces a shared item that disappeared while everyone was using it?
Read the one-drawer search example.
Food, temperature, and shared spaces
Low-stakes home disputes work because everyone has lived some version of them.
- Does putting an empty container back in the fridge preserve hope or create betrayal?
- Who replaces the toilet roll when one sheet remains?
- Can someone change the thermostat and then deny touching it?
- How long may a mug remain beside the sink before it becomes a permanent resident?
- Does leaving one second on the microwave save time or start an argument?
- Can a favourite couch seat be reserved with a blanket nobody is using?
Settle a harmless roommate argument.
