How long would my family live in filth if I went on a cleaning strike" We’ve all wondered, and some of us have even made it an entire day living with the overwhelming discomfort of not picking up dirty dishes, stinky socks and other disgusting things?and the grave disappointment that no one stepped up. But one heroic mom, @misspotkin, went the full nine yards, sharing her journey in a now-viral Twitter thread.
The fed-up mom kicked off the thread with a photo of her kitchen counter covered in dirty dishes, bottles, pots and mugs. “Two days ago, I decided to stop doing the dishes. I make all the dinners and I am tired of having to do all the cleaning too. SINCE THEN this pile has appeared and at some point they are going to run out of spoons and cups and plates.”
Two days ago, I decided to stop doing the dishes. I make all the dinners and I am tired of having to do all the cleaning too. SINCE THEN this pile has appeared and at some point they are going to run out of spoons and cups and plates.
Who will blink first" Not me. pic.twitter.com/IZkOwP3a6B
? Miss Potkin (@MissPotkin) March 17, 2021

She followed it up with a challenge: “Who will blink first" Not me.” And so begins the saga, a hilarious Twitter play by play. Place your bets on how long it takes her partner, whom she refers to as Irish, to step up.
While day three looked promising, with Irish taking out the trash, he wasn’t prepared to tackle the kitchen yet, using ...