It Was Her Husband’s Idea To Have A Baby And Be A Stay-At-Home Dad Since She Earns More Money, But Now He Wants Her To Quit Her Job To Care For Their Baby, And She’s Refusing
This 33-year-old woman is a lawyer, and her husband, who is 34, works in an office. So she earns more money in their relationship.
That’s why, after they found out they were expecting a baby, they both decided that her husband would be the one to stay home with their daughter.
“At least until our daughter was a little older,” she clarified.
Well, it has now been two months since she gave birth to their baby, and she has been gearing up to head back to work next month.
Yet, just last week, her husband came to her with a shocking suggestion. Apparently, he claimed it would be better if she just quit her job in order to take care of the baby. Then, he claimed that he would financially support their little family.
She immediately shot down that idea, though, because she didn’t think there was any “good reason” for her to stay home.
“I earn more than him, and I actually like my job, whereas he hates his job and earns a lot less than me,” she reasoned.
On top of that, she and her husband agreed a while ago that she would go back to work, and he would take care of their daughter. So, she just couldn’t understand what had changed all of a sudden.
Regardless, her husband actually proceeded to accuse her of being a “bad mom,” and he has been super upset with her ever since. They’ve also continued arguing about the issue a ton, mainly because her husband won’t stop bringing it up.
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But, according to her, it was actually her husband’s idea to have a baby in the first place. Not to mention, he told her that he would be more than happy to be a stay-at-home dad once their daughter was born.
“So I don’t understand why he doesn’t want that anymore,” she vented.
Despite that, her husband is still annoyed at her. And now, she’s been left wondering if refusing to quit her job to stay home with her newborn daughter is really so unreasonable or not.
Why do you think her husband suddenly wants her to stay home with their daughter? Do you agree that it makes the most sense for her to work if she earns a much higher income? How do you suggest she handles this situation?
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