Should you 'punish' your significant other for a major (non-infidelity) screw-up?

You should turn it back on, bring her back to the scene of the offense, and rub her nose in it.

That said, I left a toaster oven on for a whole weekend and came back to very burnt bread crumbs and was RELEIVED that my house didnt burn down. Its scary to run the possible scenarios that couldve played out in your head. Im sure she feels guilty enough knowing the fact that she jeopardized the lives of her whole family.

 

I'd do this but also pee on the flame for added dominance.

 

Peeing on her, would be my choice and further assert dominance.

 

Possible. But you shall remain Alpha for the foreseeable future, unless you have a weak stream.

 

Have you tried kennel training?

 

Impeachment?

 

But the burning pee smell reinforces how bad it is to leave the stove on. You'll get some splash back on her anyway.

 

Only you can prevent house fires.

 

I don't think I could ever 'ground' my wife. She is a rational adult that understands right from wrong. We are partners and I wouldn't want her to punish me for something that I screwed up on either. Punishment is a training tool for kids and dogs that don't know any better.

Since your wife is already showing remorse and this is the first time, I would not push it any further if it were me.

If it's something that's that really bothers you or something that she does often, then I'd look for alternative solutions. An induction cooktop would be much safer and would practically eliminate possibilities of burning down the house. Some expensive models even have wifi to turn off the stove remotely.

I had the habit of leaving the house door unlocked when I am at home. I don't remember to lock it behind me when I come inside the house and she hates it. Rather than having it being a point of contention, I got a smart lock that automatically locks after 3 minutes if I don't remember to do it myself. Problem solve

 

You cannot ground your wife, that's illegal.

 

Unfasten the toilet seat and then leave it down sitting on the bowl... repeatedly.

 

If it happens again, and she says it didn't, that you are just imagining things,,,,then she is gaslighting you.

Maybe she saw the movie during the pandemic, as the word started trending.

 

Just put her hand on the stove

 

Not sure if srs....