Pregnant women don’t get any special privileges, according to one lazy husband who decided to share his views AFTER their lengthy battle to fall pregnant. His wife took to social media to see if she was justified in having a go at him.
A Longing to Have Children
The wife and husband, twenty-six and twenty-years respectively, have been together for five years and married for three. They felt ready to try for a baby as this felt like the right next step in their lives.
Hadn’t Been an Easy Ride
The wife hadn’t fallen pregnant quite as quickly as she’d hoped. They’d have to visit a doctor and gain some advice on fertility and reasons she might not be falling pregnant. She made dietary changes and stuck to a rigid routine.
Shock News
When they had a positive result from a pregnancy test, they were absolutely elated. They shared the news with family who were equally delighted for them. Her Mother-in-law and sister-in-law decided to throw a baby shower for her when the time was right.
A Sickly Beginning
The wife explains on social media that like millions of other women across the globe, she felt really unwell at the start of her pregnancy. She often felt nauseous or even vomited, and headaches were frequent. She points out that she never made a fuss about it, it was nothing but a blessing to have a child growing inside her.
He Could Be Thoughtless
Having been living together for a long time, the couple had developed habits and routines like most other couples. Her husband could be lazy at times, and had a BAD habit of turning too many lights on He’d go into a room, turn the light on, and forget to turn it off! She’d, therefore, acquired a nightly routine of making sure they were all turned off before getting into bed.
Feeling Wiped Out
She says on social media that one night, she was feeling unwell just before they went into bed. Feeling waves of nausea, she’d taken herself upstairs to the bathroom and her husband had followed shortly after. All she wanted to do was sleep, she felt exhausted.
Asks Him to Do Something for Her
When she entered the bedroom, her husband was sitting on the bed looking at YouTube videos on his iPhone. She noticed that all of the downstairs lights were still on, and asked if he’d mind just nipping down to turn them off as she felt unwell.
A Shocking Reaction
Her husband looks visibly shocked at her request. He then says, “No, this is what is expected of you every night!” The wife tells social media followers that she half-smiled, certain that he was joking and about to crack a smile. He didn’t and just glared at her with a stern expression on his face.
He Doesn’t Help Her Out
When she starts to walk down the stairs to do it herself, she’s still waiting for him to declare he’s ‘only joking!’ He doesn’t, and she’s shocked at his behavior. She goes back up to bed and he still just looking at his phone.
The Unexpected Rant
As she climbs into bed, she’s shocked when her husband says, “Just because you’re pregnant does not mean anything will change, you know!” She doesn’t respond, speechless at his comment.
His Tirade Continues
Then, in a really calm voice, he says, “You are still expected to cook, clean, and do all the chores every day. How can you be expected to be a mother if you can’t handle a little work?” She explains that he isn’t shouting, but he’s talking to her like she’s two inches tall!
She Finally Speaks Up
After he’s gone on for about twenty minutes, telling her that pregnant women aren’t invalids, and they’re perfectly capable of doing household chores, she shouts back. “Well, what do you plan on doing to help me with all of this?”
He Argues He’s The Breadwinner
Having never heard him speak to her this way, she can’t believe what she’s hearing. He argues, “I work myself to death at my job to provide for you and our future children!” Still feeling nauseous and exhausted, she’s amazed that he won’t let it go.
He Makes Her Feel Small
She can’t help but feel inadequate at his outburst about his job. She doesn’t work currently as she was earning low wages at her previous job and it wasn’t working out. She’d made a decision to go back to college and study, so this remains her goal. However, she feels as though he’s criticizing her for not earning.
Tells Her to Man Up
As if that isn’t enough, she explains that he THEN tells her she needs to ‘man up!’ He tells her, “It doesn’t matter how you feel, physically or mentally, it is a mother’s job to push through!”
Refuses to ‘Baby’ Her
He tells her that if he were to start doing things for her, she wouldn’t benefit at all. He thinks that she’ll end up mollycoddled and ‘babied’, and won’t be a good mother to their children. She tells him she wishes he’d told her this before she got pregnant!
He Starts to Cry
There’s a moment of silence before her husband starts to cry. A few minutes later, she watches in silence as he gets dressed and storms out of the house, declaring that he’s going to stay at his Mom’s house for the night.
Abandoned by Her Husband
Assuming he’d just be gone for the night, she explained how he hadn’t contacted her for a few days and ignored her calls and texts. She’s left feeling devastated that her husband would do that, especially when she’s pregnant.
The Family Berate Her
Over the course of those few days, both her mother-in-law and sister-in-law contact her to say she’s ‘broken his heart’ and should apologize immediately. They say she’s being too sensitive, and he simply meant that pregnancy isn’t an excuse to be lazy!
She Leaves Home to Think
After receiving messages of support on social media telling her to ‘think long and hard’ about her marriage, and to see this ‘adult child’ for who he really is, she packs a bag of her own and heads to her own Mom’s for some serious thinking time about her marriage.
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