She’s Furious And Feeling Like An Afterthought Because Her Husband Drunkenly Promised To Attend A Baptism On Mother’s Day Without Even Consulting Her
Mother’s Day, in theory, is supposed to be a full 24 hours when moms – some of the most overworked and underappreciated people out there – are shown care, love, and respect by their families.
But, for many moms, the holiday just creates even more drama and stress – especially if their spouses don’t step up to the plate to celebrate them.
This woman is currently in the latter boat. She and her husband have two children, who are 4 and 5 years old, and she claims that her husband’s efforts on Mother’s Day have always been “dismal.”
“And mostly include plans with his mother. Not to mention, two Mother’s Days in a row, he was hungover,” she said.
Well, this past weekend, she realized that, once again, her husband was going to brush Mother’s Day aside and leave her feeling like an afterthought.
It all began when they got together to hang out and drink with some friends, and one of her husband’s friends actually just had a baby.
So, his friend’s fiancé started talking to her husband about how their baby would be baptized on Mother’s Day this year. This is a crucial detail since her husband was chosen as the baby’s Godfather.
“Without hesitation, he says, ‘No big deal, we’ll be there. Doesn’t matter,'” she recalled.
Her husband’s response totally caught her off guard, and she feels like he should have responded with something like, “We’d love to come, and I’ll talk to my wife about it.” That’s why she’s been feeling bothered ever since.
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“Mostly because no Mother’s Day so far has ever been a genuine effort to make me feel special,” she explained.
To be clear, it’s not like she expected her husband to give her an extravagant day filled with gifts only about her. On the contrary, she actually loves the little homemade crafts her kids make and would enjoy a relaxing day spent with her family.
“I just felt his response made me an afterthought and like my Mother’s Day didn’t matter. He literally said, ‘It doesn’t matter’ about accepting the invite to attend an event on Mother’s Day versus just saying like, ‘I’d love to join and will talk with my wife,'” she vented.
She ultimately decided to speak up about her feelings on the situation to her husband, too. However, even after she “calmly” tried to talk to him, he apparently just blew up on her.
So, she got screamed at for being “neverending” and holding her husband to something that he just said while he was drunk.
And now, she can’t help but wonder if being upset that her husband promised to attend the baptism on Mother’s Day is really so unreasonable or not.
Can you understand why she’s upset that her husband didn’t even consult her about the decision? Do you think his reaction to her expressing her feelings is a red flag? What would you do in her shoes?
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