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Man Faces The Consequences Of His Weaponized Incompetence He Used Against His Postpartum Wife
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Man Faces The Consequences Of His Weaponized Incompetence He Used Against His Postpartum Wife

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Being a first-time parent can be challenging. According to experts, having unequal responsibilities and refusing to accept help are two common stressors for couples that could lead to full-blown arguments. 

This is the scenario for the couple in this story. The woman grew fed up with her husband’s inability to help with the parental and household responsibilities. The frustrations pushed her to cancel their streaming services and hire a housekeeper

Her actions infuriated her husband and added tension to their already stressful home. She stood by her decision but asked the AITAH subreddit if she had gone too far. 

First-time parents are often under a lot of stress

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A woman grew tired and fed up with her husband for “doing the chores terribly”

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It pushed her to cancel all their streaming services and other sources of leisure to hire a housekeeper

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Her decision infuriated her husband, but she maintained she was doing the right thing to help them both

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The author later clarified some comments from readers

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Relationships can get rocky after a couple welcomes their first child

The author’s story isn’t unique to her and her husband. According to studies, marital satisfaction tends to dip after the couple welcomes their first child.

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A study published in the American Psychological Association revealed that only 38% of parents (mothers, in particular) reported “high satisfaction” in their marriage compared to the 62% of women without children who said the same thing.

Proper communication, quality time together, and intimacy often take a backseat upon the arrival of a newborn. Experts refer to these as “protective” relationship factors, which can lead to conflict when combined with a lack of sleep and financial difficulties.

Because of mounting tension that seems to be worsening, the couple may fail to find a way to achieve much-needed teamwork. According to psychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Kristen Beesley, this may result in an unhealthy balance between the husband and wife.

“Thus, an unproductive dynamic is born: one parent as boss and one as subordinate,” Dr. Beesley wrote in an article for Psychology Today.

The couple in the story seemed to have let their stressors get the best of them. The husband appeared to care more about the leisures and luxuries that his wife likely canceled partly out of retaliation.

Couples must always remember that they are on the same team

Both the husband and wife admitted to being tired of balancing their personal and professional lives. According to licensed professional counselor Ebru Halper, this makes the couple feel helpless with no one to turn to, resulting in them throwing blame at each other.

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In an article for the Westport Couples Counseling website, Halper’s first advice for coping with parenting stress is to focus on the problem at hand.

“Take a step back and remember that you’re on the same team,” Halper wrote, adding that couples must agree on the ongoing issue and tackle it head-on.

Halper also suggests focusing on the emotions underneath all the stress. Addressing these feelings may bring other primary emotions to the surface, such as anger or the fear of failing as a parent.

As Halper notes, tapping into the vulnerabilities may help improve communication in a way that the other person can fully grasp.

Many first-time parents fail to establish a schedule and routine based on their new responsibilities. For San Francisco-based mom Lauren Levy, finding a “system” that works for her and her husband restored the peace in her marriage.

“This eliminated the need for aggravating daily — even hourly — discussions about who was in charge of what and when,” Levy told Fatherly.

The couple could’ve sat down and discussed their issues instead of handling their situation the way they did. However, the husband may need to remind himself of his responsibilities to avoid neglecting them.

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What do you think, readers? Do you agree with the wife’s actions in this scenario?

The woman also answered some reader questions

Some commenters sided with her

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Some blamed both the man and woman

While a few faulted her for exacting “petty revenge”

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Orysha
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a man, I agree with everything the lady has done. It's not like she sold every game and console in the household (that means war, believe me and a divorce but ar comes before). Like my mother alaways says : you do it right or you don't do it. It's better to hire a housecleaner than cleaning twice.

Ringofant
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly this. If your car breaks down due to a faulty engine, you spend money on a new engine and don't waste it on a new paintjob for the vehicle. They have a baby to care for, so there are certain priorities and an oversupply of expensive entertainment is certainly not the number one.

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Karina
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its ine thing to be so incompetent that it hurts to read about. But that milk and those bottles could have seriously harmed the baby. So even if it had been in retaliation. He had it coming. What an sss !

TruthoftheHeart
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The kind of s**t her husband is pulling is exactly why I picked up my son and walked out the door on my ex and never went back. He better shape up or she's going to ship out!!

Nimitz
Community Member
1 month ago

The dude screwed up while trying. Sounds like they're both burned out, not toxic

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Traveling Lady Railfan
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't have time to do the chores, then you don't have time for the fun (TV/movies/video games/theme park). He's forcing her to "parent" him. She's not being mean or petty or revengeful...she needs HELP!

Weasel Wise
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this a theme? A woman spends nearly a year creating a whole new human inside her body, she further wrecks her body delivering tbe child, she goes back to work full time immediately, she takes care of the baby, she maintains the house....but her husband is always "too tired" to pitch in with any effort? It's not just this single story. We've read many other and I've heard this same narrative from the majorty of my female coworkers that have kids. Wtf, men?!

Sunny Day
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As one commenter said "weaponized incompetence". But ---- she didn't react the way she was supposed to. She was *supposed* to say "oh, honey, it's ok. You don't have to do that stuff anymore. I'll take care of it. You just sit back and relax!" He wasn't mad that she'd canceled services & hired a housekeeper without consulting him, he was mad that she'd OUTSMARTED him!🤣🤣🤣

Cee Cee
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never mind hiring a housekeeper I think I'd be considering hiring a divorce lawyer. What a horrible bloke.

Debbie
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then having to do everything alone? He might have a burnout. I'm kind of speaking from experience and eventually it did lead to a divorce years later due to me not wanting to waste my life on the couch. And more). Getting a housekeeper would have helped immensely, only, we were renovating and the house was in such a state that I would be embarrassed to have a housekeeper over. He did the renovations. I should have bypassed him and contacted a contractor or handyman to finish those things, deal with his fallout later (he said they were too expensive and he could do it better). But I didn't (also, I didn't have money for that, he had though, but he was a bit frugal). I think it's 10 years ago that he started renovating the bathroom. It has a bath and shower, but still no sink or bathwall(the bit that covers the side of the bath)....

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similarly
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's definitely tAH because he should be helping more. Yes, when baby's not sleeping through the night, it can zombify you. Been there, done that. It's natural during the juggle to drop a ball now and then, but it seems like he's just dropping a few too many. I don't think she's WRONG to cancel the subscription services, even if it's not to pay for help. However, I think adult thing would be to tell him she's going to do it. It's a marriage, not a contest. Yes, she communicated her feelings, and communicated that he needs to do more. I'd still recommend she communicate openly that she's thinking of canceling the subscriptions and then follow through. Much as she says "Of course the reason was to hire help!" C'mon. Be honest. She cancelled it because he was being an AH.

tori Ohno
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He could have killed his own baby by not cleaning the bottles and pumps properly, not to mention the sh!t covered baby clothes. What a loser of a man, she's tired too, and healing from a birth! The least he can get right is putting his baby's food in the fridge so it won't spoil and starve the child.

Arabiata Arabiata
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, my God. It's terrible to cut a grown man off from his daily life-saving relaxation-time. Helping his wife with their child for an hour is so much exhausting that he just needs this little meditation with the streaming services, Playstation Plus and theme park passes to keep his mental strength up. And, and this evil wife is unwilling to work 24 hours a day just to help her lord-at-home. It's a shame.

Ge Po
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a person with somewhat less than average energy levels, I can not know for sure whether the husband is slacking it, or suffering from sleep-deprivation and therefore not as alert as he should be. Most of the things she describes are the kind of honest mistakes/accidents I myself made/experienced after our first child was born. Even if he is the dad and is not recovering from pregnancy and child-birth, that does not necessarily mean that the lack of sleep does not effect him as much. That said, Yes, maybe she should have warned him about it, but cutting some costs to be able to hire some help is the wise thing to do in a situation like this.

My O My
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men can have post-partum depression too! (I think it has another name though)

Lost Penny
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So he tried some good old-fashioned weaponized incompetence, fully expecting the wife to give up & do everything by herself. Then something didn't go according to plan, the consequences of his actions boomerang-ed right back into his own face, and Pikachu got shocked. Awww...!

Mona
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Frustrating as heck to read this — the wasted milk (pumping is NOT fun) and the unclean bottles that could have harmed the baby... Couples counseling is in order. They can get through this if they both try.

Margie T
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So if one poster said he works outside the home to provide, don't you think is sahm work during that time too with the child. That poster (commenter) is full on AH. You're NOT the Ah. And him putting your bf tubes down the disposal was intentionally 100% on his part. Hand, tubes pushing into the disposal? He's the AH there or maybe jealous of the baby?

Caitlin Davenport
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone with two sleeping disorders, I think it's unfair to blame the husband for being tired or more tired than the wife. I don't believe this is weaponized incompetence. That being said, if he can't keep up with chores or can't do them properly, he needs to find a solution. His wife shouldn't have to find a solution for him. But I believe communication is the most important. He can be upset for the lack of communication, but he needs to understand that this is the solution his wife found because he didn't try to fix the problem. He can be upset, but better get over it quick and apologize for not fixing his own problem.

Beth Wheeler
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He wants to be a lazy jerk so she went to queen level to afford a maid. He can't do a simple task like put her milk in the fridge or wash baby bottles

Ephemera Image
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd bet the hubby is too tired BECAUSE he's playing games and watching netflix until 1 am in the morning.

Zull&Panda
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are people who pay 230 DOLLARS PER MONTH TO GO TO DISNEYLAND?!?!?!?! I'm shocked. What a waste of money. It's a theme park, how many times per month do you need to go there????

Kate Johnson
Community Member
1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this couple has problems that need a marriage counselor. He's basically revealed that he's a "baby man" that can't be trusted as a full partner. I'm not sure taking away his toys will solve the problem of his immaturity and selfishness. I would be thinking about my future with someone I couldn't count on and maybe having to consider a plan b there.

K. LNU
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once again, the YTA don't seem to have read the entire thread. It wasn't as if she cancelled the car/house insurance or sold a car without telling him. She cancelled things that could be easily reordered (streaming services, gaming services, extra cable channels).

Cat Houston
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes, someone has to step up and be the adult and that's what she did. She doesn't need TWO toddlers. Man up, bro.

Fox with a Dragon Tattoo
Community Member
1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds to me like she sucks at communicating as much as he does and neither is actually getting their needs met. She just went off on her own and made a whole bunch of choices for their lives without him.. sounds like a real AH move. Also sounds like she has little respect for him honestly, her victim complex is insane. Claiming its weaponized incompetence is just disgusting when it sounds even from her incredibly bias story they are bith burnt out. Go ahead and downvote me, this comment section on this post is toxic af.. lots of unhinged hate going on. I hope none of those people are ever in charge of a child or inflicting their hate on a spouse.

Lily
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry but she overreacted, shouldn’t have done it without talking first. You’ve both slipped into new roles here, and not unsurprisingly very traditional reactions. You’ve both slipped need to allow more time to adjust to new life. Cancelling everything without making this an agreed to decision is like mom punishing kid, that’s unacceptable and you are now creating sides with a wall going up. Make informed decisions together, that’s how you work through challenges.

Caitlin Davenport
Community Member
1 month ago

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Nimitz
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's probably mostly upset because that PS+ was probably his only social contact. For people who don't know, the PlayStation subscription is what enables you to play multiplayer on most games. I say that because the next conflict is probably going to be him going out more now that there's a cleaner and he can't socialize online anymore. Sounds like the dude's trying to pitch in but is burned out and screwing up. And the wife is a gamer too so maybe spend that $20 to enable them both to have some social contact. They probably both need it. Sounds like this solution might have some unintended consequences that could escalate when they're both burned out and not at their best

spjhnx52pq
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are both exhausted and probably not functioning at their proper best capacity. It seems like the OP is more focused on punishing her husband than taking care of the baby or working on a positive partnership. She sounds like a bully and a narcissist, and will likely become flat out abusive over time. I know subscriptions are no big deal, but the fact that she made a decision to remove something her husband enjoys without even talking to him speaks to her controlling and demanding nature, I hope that the husband and daughter will be able to escape her toxic clutches before she ruins their lives.

Ginger Winters
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You do know that dirty bottles can seriously kill the baby right? She's not just nit picking to be mean.

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Orysha
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a man, I agree with everything the lady has done. It's not like she sold every game and console in the household (that means war, believe me and a divorce but ar comes before). Like my mother alaways says : you do it right or you don't do it. It's better to hire a housecleaner than cleaning twice.

Ringofant
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly this. If your car breaks down due to a faulty engine, you spend money on a new engine and don't waste it on a new paintjob for the vehicle. They have a baby to care for, so there are certain priorities and an oversupply of expensive entertainment is certainly not the number one.

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Karina
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its ine thing to be so incompetent that it hurts to read about. But that milk and those bottles could have seriously harmed the baby. So even if it had been in retaliation. He had it coming. What an sss !

TruthoftheHeart
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The kind of s**t her husband is pulling is exactly why I picked up my son and walked out the door on my ex and never went back. He better shape up or she's going to ship out!!

Nimitz
Community Member
1 month ago

The dude screwed up while trying. Sounds like they're both burned out, not toxic

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Traveling Lady Railfan
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't have time to do the chores, then you don't have time for the fun (TV/movies/video games/theme park). He's forcing her to "parent" him. She's not being mean or petty or revengeful...she needs HELP!

Weasel Wise
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this a theme? A woman spends nearly a year creating a whole new human inside her body, she further wrecks her body delivering tbe child, she goes back to work full time immediately, she takes care of the baby, she maintains the house....but her husband is always "too tired" to pitch in with any effort? It's not just this single story. We've read many other and I've heard this same narrative from the majorty of my female coworkers that have kids. Wtf, men?!

Sunny Day
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As one commenter said "weaponized incompetence". But ---- she didn't react the way she was supposed to. She was *supposed* to say "oh, honey, it's ok. You don't have to do that stuff anymore. I'll take care of it. You just sit back and relax!" He wasn't mad that she'd canceled services & hired a housekeeper without consulting him, he was mad that she'd OUTSMARTED him!🤣🤣🤣

Cee Cee
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never mind hiring a housekeeper I think I'd be considering hiring a divorce lawyer. What a horrible bloke.

Debbie
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then having to do everything alone? He might have a burnout. I'm kind of speaking from experience and eventually it did lead to a divorce years later due to me not wanting to waste my life on the couch. And more). Getting a housekeeper would have helped immensely, only, we were renovating and the house was in such a state that I would be embarrassed to have a housekeeper over. He did the renovations. I should have bypassed him and contacted a contractor or handyman to finish those things, deal with his fallout later (he said they were too expensive and he could do it better). But I didn't (also, I didn't have money for that, he had though, but he was a bit frugal). I think it's 10 years ago that he started renovating the bathroom. It has a bath and shower, but still no sink or bathwall(the bit that covers the side of the bath)....

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similarly
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's definitely tAH because he should be helping more. Yes, when baby's not sleeping through the night, it can zombify you. Been there, done that. It's natural during the juggle to drop a ball now and then, but it seems like he's just dropping a few too many. I don't think she's WRONG to cancel the subscription services, even if it's not to pay for help. However, I think adult thing would be to tell him she's going to do it. It's a marriage, not a contest. Yes, she communicated her feelings, and communicated that he needs to do more. I'd still recommend she communicate openly that she's thinking of canceling the subscriptions and then follow through. Much as she says "Of course the reason was to hire help!" C'mon. Be honest. She cancelled it because he was being an AH.

tori Ohno
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He could have killed his own baby by not cleaning the bottles and pumps properly, not to mention the sh!t covered baby clothes. What a loser of a man, she's tired too, and healing from a birth! The least he can get right is putting his baby's food in the fridge so it won't spoil and starve the child.

Arabiata Arabiata
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, my God. It's terrible to cut a grown man off from his daily life-saving relaxation-time. Helping his wife with their child for an hour is so much exhausting that he just needs this little meditation with the streaming services, Playstation Plus and theme park passes to keep his mental strength up. And, and this evil wife is unwilling to work 24 hours a day just to help her lord-at-home. It's a shame.

Ge Po
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a person with somewhat less than average energy levels, I can not know for sure whether the husband is slacking it, or suffering from sleep-deprivation and therefore not as alert as he should be. Most of the things she describes are the kind of honest mistakes/accidents I myself made/experienced after our first child was born. Even if he is the dad and is not recovering from pregnancy and child-birth, that does not necessarily mean that the lack of sleep does not effect him as much. That said, Yes, maybe she should have warned him about it, but cutting some costs to be able to hire some help is the wise thing to do in a situation like this.

My O My
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men can have post-partum depression too! (I think it has another name though)

Lost Penny
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So he tried some good old-fashioned weaponized incompetence, fully expecting the wife to give up & do everything by herself. Then something didn't go according to plan, the consequences of his actions boomerang-ed right back into his own face, and Pikachu got shocked. Awww...!

Mona
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Frustrating as heck to read this — the wasted milk (pumping is NOT fun) and the unclean bottles that could have harmed the baby... Couples counseling is in order. They can get through this if they both try.

Margie T
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So if one poster said he works outside the home to provide, don't you think is sahm work during that time too with the child. That poster (commenter) is full on AH. You're NOT the Ah. And him putting your bf tubes down the disposal was intentionally 100% on his part. Hand, tubes pushing into the disposal? He's the AH there or maybe jealous of the baby?

Caitlin Davenport
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone with two sleeping disorders, I think it's unfair to blame the husband for being tired or more tired than the wife. I don't believe this is weaponized incompetence. That being said, if he can't keep up with chores or can't do them properly, he needs to find a solution. His wife shouldn't have to find a solution for him. But I believe communication is the most important. He can be upset for the lack of communication, but he needs to understand that this is the solution his wife found because he didn't try to fix the problem. He can be upset, but better get over it quick and apologize for not fixing his own problem.

Beth Wheeler
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He wants to be a lazy jerk so she went to queen level to afford a maid. He can't do a simple task like put her milk in the fridge or wash baby bottles

Ephemera Image
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd bet the hubby is too tired BECAUSE he's playing games and watching netflix until 1 am in the morning.

Zull&Panda
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are people who pay 230 DOLLARS PER MONTH TO GO TO DISNEYLAND?!?!?!?! I'm shocked. What a waste of money. It's a theme park, how many times per month do you need to go there????

Kate Johnson
Community Member
1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this couple has problems that need a marriage counselor. He's basically revealed that he's a "baby man" that can't be trusted as a full partner. I'm not sure taking away his toys will solve the problem of his immaturity and selfishness. I would be thinking about my future with someone I couldn't count on and maybe having to consider a plan b there.

K. LNU
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once again, the YTA don't seem to have read the entire thread. It wasn't as if she cancelled the car/house insurance or sold a car without telling him. She cancelled things that could be easily reordered (streaming services, gaming services, extra cable channels).

Cat Houston
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes, someone has to step up and be the adult and that's what she did. She doesn't need TWO toddlers. Man up, bro.

Fox with a Dragon Tattoo
Community Member
1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds to me like she sucks at communicating as much as he does and neither is actually getting their needs met. She just went off on her own and made a whole bunch of choices for their lives without him.. sounds like a real AH move. Also sounds like she has little respect for him honestly, her victim complex is insane. Claiming its weaponized incompetence is just disgusting when it sounds even from her incredibly bias story they are bith burnt out. Go ahead and downvote me, this comment section on this post is toxic af.. lots of unhinged hate going on. I hope none of those people are ever in charge of a child or inflicting their hate on a spouse.

Lily
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry but she overreacted, shouldn’t have done it without talking first. You’ve both slipped into new roles here, and not unsurprisingly very traditional reactions. You’ve both slipped need to allow more time to adjust to new life. Cancelling everything without making this an agreed to decision is like mom punishing kid, that’s unacceptable and you are now creating sides with a wall going up. Make informed decisions together, that’s how you work through challenges.

Caitlin Davenport
Community Member
1 month ago

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Nimitz
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's probably mostly upset because that PS+ was probably his only social contact. For people who don't know, the PlayStation subscription is what enables you to play multiplayer on most games. I say that because the next conflict is probably going to be him going out more now that there's a cleaner and he can't socialize online anymore. Sounds like the dude's trying to pitch in but is burned out and screwing up. And the wife is a gamer too so maybe spend that $20 to enable them both to have some social contact. They probably both need it. Sounds like this solution might have some unintended consequences that could escalate when they're both burned out and not at their best

spjhnx52pq
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are both exhausted and probably not functioning at their proper best capacity. It seems like the OP is more focused on punishing her husband than taking care of the baby or working on a positive partnership. She sounds like a bully and a narcissist, and will likely become flat out abusive over time. I know subscriptions are no big deal, but the fact that she made a decision to remove something her husband enjoys without even talking to him speaks to her controlling and demanding nature, I hope that the husband and daughter will be able to escape her toxic clutches before she ruins their lives.

Ginger Winters
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You do know that dirty bottles can seriously kill the baby right? She's not just nit picking to be mean.

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