'My husband refused to lift a finger for 6 days so I'm divorcing him'

“My soul aches without a place to feel safe and happy,” the mum-of-five reveals in the viral video of her excruciatingly cleaning the appalling state of her home after she had been working 10-hour shifts.

Alexandra Feiam

3 min read

April 24, 2023 - 11:56AM

Lynalice was scheduled to work non-stop for nearly a week, and she gave her husband a simple task that he failed to complete.

The mum-of-five can be seen cleaning up her messy house and explaining why she will be leaving her husband in the process.

“I’ve worked six ten-hour days in a row with one day off for being a sick day,” she shared in the TikTok video.

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Lynalice finished six 10-hour shifts just to come home and clean the house. Source: TikTok

"I worked six 10-hour shifts in a row and my husband refuses to clean the house"

Returning home from the shift, she saw the messy house hadn’t been cleaned in any way.

The livid wife explained that her “soon-to-be-ex-husband” was tasked with cleaning the place but failed to do so, leaving the mum to clean it all herself.

“I’d like to pretend I’m not the only person who cleans here, but as you can see…” she continues. “These rooms don’t get much attention when I’m not here.”

Shots of the house reveals toys, clothes, rubbish and pieces of furniture strewn all over the floor and surfaces.

A time-lapse shows the woman cleaning every room in the house, including the kitchen, bedroom and living space.

She asked her husband to clean the house, but he always had an excuse. Source: TikTok

Her husband refused to help with the kids because of "homework"

While she continues cleaning, her kids come in and help declutter the space. Her ex-husband didn’t do as much to help, she clarified.

“While summer session was happening, my soon-to-be-ex-husband claimed he couldn’t watch the kids while he was focussing on homework,” she said.

However, school is now “out for break”, meaning her husband “doesn’t have that excuse anymore”.

Lynalice cleaned every room in the house in the viral video. Source: TikTok

“Every day, I’ve been met with disaster caused by inattentive parenting”

“Despite that, every single day I’ve gotten home from work, I’ve been met with one disaster or another caused by inattentive parenting,” she said.

Some of the “disasters’ include shampoo on the carpet, nail polish in her kid’s hair, on carpets, and their dog’s bed covers.

Other days, she’s come home to scissors used to “cut hair, the down comforter, the mattress cover” and two of their dog’s bed covers.

Medications were “gotten into and destroyed”, she added.

She alleges her husband began working on a new project instead of helping watch the kids. Source: TikTok

Wife’s “soul aches” after cleaning house with no help from husband

According to Lynalice, her husband’s attention has been focused on the four vehicles that live in their driveway that he “wants to work on continuously”.

“His obsession has hit an all-time high and he’s even brought car parts into the dining room and left oil everywhere,” the video continued.

Lynalice explained that she wishes to move out of the house, but cannot because of the housing market.

“My soul aches without a place to feel safe and happy

The video has amassed a wave of support. Source: TikTok

“Nothing is more soul-draining than a partner who is actually an extra child”

The video has amassed more than 7.8 million views and 17.K comments, with people worldwide supporting her decision to leave her husband after helping around the house.