Weaponized Incompetence
There are many dynamics in relationships that we recognize, but don’t always have a name for.
Weaponized Incompetence is one of these. This is when one person, usually on purpose, and over and over again, says they don’t know how to do something or does it very badly when they do. It could be the laundry, paying bills, or scheduling a doctor’s appointment for a child, or a task at work. Other people get stuck doing all the work.
Weaponized incompetence is different than really struggling to