Her Husband Flooded Her Beloved Terrarium And Ruined It, So She Canceled Their Anniversary Trip
Pretty recently, this 29-year-old woman made a trip to the other side of the country so she could consider taking an amazing job offer.
She took two days touring the company headquarters while thinking about whether this could be a great fit for her, as she spent years self-employed.
When she was done with that, she went to spend time with her 32-year-old sister, who lives close to that company.
She was thrilled to get to visit with her sister and her sister’s new baby. All in, she spent 8 days on that trip.
After she arrived back at her house, she was looking forward to getting to see her 33-year-old husband after being apart for longer than a week.
It also happened to be their anniversary, so she resolved to table the conversation about the job offer until after they went on a little getaway to celebrate.
She planned a luxury train ride, and they were supposed to leave for their vacation three days after she got back home.
But then, she noticed her husband tampered with her beloved terrarium and ruined it.
“I have a very large closed bioactive terrarium which I made with my mother 15 years ago,” she explained.
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“It’s one of my favorite things I have of her from before she passed. This terrarium is my pride and joy and has come with me everywhere since we planted it.”
Her terrarium has been incredibly healthy since she made it, and it’s absolutely gorgeous now.
She has miraculously only had to open it up four times over the course of 15 years in order to water it a bit and maintain it.
Her husband is aware of how special her terrarium is, so she couldn’t believe he would open it up and mess with it while she was away.
The evening she got home from her trip, she was so tired that she missed it, but the following morning, she could see her terrarium was absolutely destroyed.
“The roots were rotting and the plants dying and molding,” she said. “He told me that the day I left, he poured a few cups of water into the vessel and sealed it again.”
“I was so mad I cried, and it turned into a huge argument because “it’s just a plant” and “all you do is look at it anyway.”
“He called me ungrateful and overdramatic, and that I should appreciate that his intention was to help me and that he didn’t ask because he didn’t want to bother me on my trip.”
She decided to cancel their anniversary trip because she was so wildly upset about her terrarium that it ruined her desire to even go at all.
Also, she needs some time to try to salvage some of the plants in there, and that is pretty time-consuming.
When she informed her husband she canceled the trip, he absolutely lost it on her. He’s currently sleeping in another room and not speaking to her at all.
Her husband has called her petty and accused her of trying to demolish their marriage. She’s wondering if she’s been too sensitive about her plants or if what she did is justified.
Her friends are 50/50 on whether she’s wrong or if her husband is. Some of her friends have said her husband attempted to help, even if he didn’t end up being helpful.
What advice do you have for her?
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