His only job

The one job Joe has left is the dishes.   He takes pride that he does the dishes.   He doesn’t like if anyone else tries to do them.  

For the past few days the dishes in the sink have grown and the clean dishes not put away.   I asked Joe to take care of them and he did.  Yet still we had a full sink.  

So after dinner tonight I asked again if he would take care of them.   He asked me if he had forgotten prior to do it. I assured him he had but said we just had a lot.   

I heard him in the kitchen and the dishes rattling.   When I went in the kitchen, the dishwasher was running and the sink still full.   I opened it and saw the top shelf had one cup and one mug and otherwise was empty.   Fortunately he didn’t hear me as I loaded the rest of the dishes in.  

Once again I just hate this disease.   Once again I wish I could count on my husband to help me somehow.