FRANKIE DeGROOT | News | CONTACT
A tense moment was carefully defused last night after a small-scale argument broke out over a seemingly trivial domestic matter.
Neighbours reported shouting and the sound of doors being slammed as the argument escalated, until the fracas came to a sudden peaceful conclusion.
“Yeah, it got a bit heated there for a bit” admitted arguee Hamish Mealle.
“The missus kicked off about stuff being left on the bathroom floor or something and then it just exploded out of control which is unfair because in my opinion I didn’t do anything wrong.”
“I had to bide my time and wait for a break in the barrage of criticisms then just calm the situation down by telling her that she was overreacting.”
Wife Rebecca admits she definitely needed to hear that, and she’s glad she did, because it helped resolve the situation and immediately lifted her spirits.
“You know, you get a bee in your bonnet and suddenly you start to remember all these other things that you were saving for the right moment, and then it’s on.” she says.
“Luckily Hamish is really good at just stepping back and looking at the issue as an outsider”
“He’s said nothing for a few minutes, and then when I was about to start talking about the bigger picture issues, he’s gone and said ‘Christ woman, get over it! You’re totally overreacting!'”
“It really was the wakeup call I needed to compose myself and calm down”.
Despite the impassioned exchange, Rebecca says the argument started over an inconsequential matter, which she couldn’t even recall because her husband was right about it not being a big issue.
“It all seems so silly now; it was just over some minor thing.”
“The bathroom I think. Yeah, that’s it. How toilet rolls get left on the floor. Every day. Every single day. I mean, just carry it to the bin in the kitchen with you when you leave”
“Do you have arms? Do you have eyes? Can you see it on the friggen’ floor?! Pick that bloody toilet roll up and put it in the bin you lazy sack of shit! Don’t get me started on the skid marks he leaves down the side of the bowl like a burn out in an the back streets of an industrial estate”
At time of press, Hamish was once again telling Rebecca that him leaving human faeces on display for the entire house and any guest to see and smell was not a big deal and to calm down. It appeared to work.
