A father-of-three and self-confessed ‘plant husband’ known for his posts about being ‘married to a plant lady’ has encouraged hundreds of fed up men across Australia to share their own experiences.
Brad Kearns, from the Central Coast of New South Wales, went viral in May when his ‘plant-obsessed’ wife Sarah arrived home with two giant palm trees for their bedroom.
Now the comedic dad, who blogs under DadMum, has inspired other partners who are faced with the same issue to share photos of the ‘invasive’ plants popping up around their homes.
‘Imagine this… You have friends over and there’s a delightful conversation happening. You’re distracted by the f***ing obnoxious devils ivy inside your nostrils so you begin pushing the strands away with your face,’ he wrote.
A father-of-three (centre) and self-confessed ‘plant husband’ known for his posts about being ‘married to a plant lady’ has encouraged hundreds of fed up men across Australia to share their own experiences
Brad Kearns, from the Central Coast of New South Wales, went viral in May when his ‘plant-obsessed’ wife Sarah arrived home with two giant palm trees for their bedroom
Now the comedic dad, who blogs under DadMum , has inspired other partners who are faced with the same issue to share photos of the ‘invasive’ plants popping up around their homes
‘She looks at you like some gang boss and starts making death threats with nothing but her eyes. Legit she hears so much as the snap of a single leaf and I guarantee she will stab me.’
Brad recalled drinking his beer quietly, unable to engage in the conversation because he couldn’t see past the vines.
He said: ‘I don’t think any husband can put up with as much as a plant husband. Those guys deserve a f***ing medal.’
In response a number of men began sharing images of their own plant experiences, with many completely overrun by leafy branches in their homes.
In response a number of men began sharing images of their own plant experiences, with many completely overrun by them in their homes
‘My wife was a closet plant lady until last year. I returned home from walking the Kokoda trail and there were plants everywhere, it was like I still was in the jungle,’ one man said
‘My wife was a closet plant lady until last year. I returned home from walking the Kokoda trail and there were plants everywhere, it was like I still was in the jungle,’ one man said.
‘The only positive thing out of this is she’s a lot easier to buy presents for. Buy her a plant and she’s happy.’
One man showed how he couldn’t watch his favourite shows on TV because they were hidden behind foliage on the dining room table.
‘I didn’t want to watch TV while I eat anyway,’ he said.
One man fired back: ‘Don’t worry Brad, I feel you mate! Look at this monster’
One man showed how he couldn’t watch his favourite shows on TV because they were hidden behind foliage on the dining room table. ‘I didn’t want to watch TV while I eat anyway,’ he said
Another dutiful partner said he is always asked to hold up his wife’s plants for photos, so she can send them to other ‘crazy plant lady’ friends
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Another partner said he is always asked to hold up his wife’s plants for photos, so she can send them to other ‘crazy plant lady’ friends.
A tradesman was forced to carry a heavy cactus inside at 6.30am because it looked better in the corner of their kitchen than it did on the back deck.
Wives wrote back to a number of posts saying that their husband’s had come very close to a ‘death wish’ after complaining about their number of plants.
‘My husband lost his entire weekend making me a beast of a plant stand,’ one woman said.
‘My partner made the mistake of telling me to get a hobby… so there’s no whinging from him,’ said another.
In May Brad shared a photo of himself next to a giant tree, which his wife had placed on his side of their bedroom.
He was shocked when his plant-obsessed wife Sarah (pictured) arrived home with two giant palm trees
But after sharing the light-hearted posts on Facebook, many people quickly raised concerns the palm trees could potentially lead to a ‘spider habitat’. Brad was forced to relocate the plants onto their outdoor balcony after his wife felt ‘scared’ about the ‘spiders coming out’
‘I should have known when she asked me to ‘help lift the plants up the stairs’. I opened the front door to not one but two f***ing Jurassic-sized trees. She said they were for our bedroom,’ he said.
When he asked his wife for the receipts so he could check how much money she’d spent, ‘she wouldn’t show me the receipts. Said she lost them.’
But after sharing the light-hearted posts on Facebook, many people quickly raised concerns the palm trees could potentially lead to a ‘spider habitat’.
‘Now she is scared of spiders and wants them gone… Well I kinda like them now. I think they will stay,’ Brad continued.
The husband has been documenting hilarious posts about his wife’s obsession with plants
When he asked his wife for the receipts so he could check how much money she’d spent, ‘she wouldn’t show me the receipts. Said she lost them’ (pictured with their son)
However, he was forced to relocate the plants onto their outdoor balcony after his wife felt ‘scared’ about the ‘spiders coming out of them’ in their sleep.
‘I would like to point out a systemic failure in my wife’s ability to make sound choices,’ he said in a follow-up post.
‘At 11pm she decided she couldn’t sleep and ‘we’ needed to move them outside and call the pest man due to the new found safety risk.’
However, a pest controller commented on the thread, saying: ‘This isn’t really a ‘spider habitat’. The spider count won’t really go up, but you may notice fungus gnats. Enjoy that beautiful plant-purified air.’