She Blew Up On Her Husband After He Told Her To Fix Their Broken Dishwasher By Herself
It’s been a decade that this 29-year-old woman has been with her 30-year-old husband, and they welcomed their first baby together last year. After she gave birth, she became a stay-at-home mom.
A month ago, the dishwasher in their home broke, and ever since, she’s been left having to dry all of her dishes by hand.
“I know It’s not a big deal, but I use it multiple times a day,” she explained. “When I first mentioned it to my husband, he said it was probably the heating element (he used to repair appliances).”
“The next time I asked, he told me I should look up the part. I made several more mentions about it, thinking he would eventually have time.”
Over the weekend, she asked her husband how he would like to spend Father’s Day, and he stated he wanted to go to the cabin her parents have.
She ended up spending two days cooking food, as well as making her husband’s favorite cake to celebrate.
She had a mountain of dishes after working in the kitchen, which she then had to hand dry. On Monday, she got fed up again with her dishwasher still being broken, and she pointed out to her husband that she probably should just start hand-washing all of the dishes, too.
Her husband replied that she’s home all day, so she needs to figure out how to fix the dishwasher on her own.
Her husband has gone on several more times to tell her it’s on her to learn how to fix the dishwasher.
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“I won’t lie. I blew up a bit and told him I’m done being in this one-sided marriage,” she said. “Ever since we had our son, I feel like slowly, more and more is just expected out of me.”
“It’s to the point where he does not help with any housework; he won’t help me bathe or walk our 2 dogs, and I do all the shopping/cooking.”
“For the most part, I don’t mind. I’m home most of the day, and it just makes sense. I rarely ask for his help, but on the few things I do. I feel like he doesn’t care simply because the problem doesn’t affect him.”
She says her husband works super hard and is dedicated to putting effort into what he deems important, like his hobbies, his career, and even the yard work at home.
That being said, it’s a struggle for her to get her husband to help her out with things outside of that brief list.
She’s not sure if she should keep nagging her husband until he caves and helps her fix the dishwasher, which is exhausting, or if she should truly just learn how to do it alone.
What advice do you have for her?
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