It hits the fan

WELL! This morning as I was sitting down watching tv while eating my breakfast, Leah came in all aflush. She asked me for a piece of paper so I handed one to her. She wrote:

TLR please do the dishes. <3 House

I asked her what was going on and she replied with "I'm sick of it, SICK of it. She never does the dishes and I'm not putting up with it any more". She popped the note above the sink as I cleaned my bowl and began to put away the dry plates. Leah turned to me and said "Don't put them away, Claire, leave them for her to do". I put a couple away, the ones I had used, and left the kitchen.

A few hours later, Leah was off at uni and TLR came home. As she unpacked her shopping in the kitchen, I tentatively listened for the moment she saw the note. Dodging the storm I knew was coming, Spike and I went grocery shopping. When we returned, I noticed that in large blue texted the words "Whoever wrote this please come and see me - TLR" scrawled across the note. I winced and began unpacking my groceries. In the midst of this task TLR came in...

TLR: Hey Claire, did you write this?
Me (my head in the fridge): Did I write what?
TLR: this note about the dishes
Me: (straightening) No...
TLR: Do you know who did write it?
Me: I think it was Leah. She came in and asked me for a bit of paper this morning to write on.
TLR: It just...it really makes me angry. Why would she write something like that? Why didn't she come and talk to me about it instead of leaving a note for everyone to see?
me: Um...I don't think you were home when she wrote it. And then she had to go to uni.
TLR: I don't care. It just makes me so mad that she'd do something like this. Is it because I'm on kitchen this week? That doesn't mean that I have to do the dishes
Me:Oh I think she knows that...you'll really have to talk to her about it though. I don't really know much about it.
TLR: Yeah...I'm sorry it's just with this and all the other stuff I have going on...it's so frustrating. And so passive aggressive.
Me:Well you know Leah, she's straight to the point.

Ugh...I feel kind of worried. I know I've complained about how little work TLR does around the house to Leah and I'm afraid she'll try and make it sound like the note was my idea. I mean...I'll whinge about it at the time, but I'll just get over it and leave the dishes. Tbh, I feel a little guilty. It's not as though Leah isn't wrong in leaving the note, but TLR seems really hurt over it. I think she's the kind of person who can dish it out, but can't take it. I know she's left me notes about chores I've needed to do before. But if we do it to her she explodes!

I do wonder what the "other stuff" that's been going on is though. I'll be eavesdropping real hard later tonight when Leah gets home and the big blowout happens!

More later,
~C~