Her Husband Kicked A Hole Into Their Baby's Bedroom Door While Their Toddler Watched His Fit Of Rage

By Bre Avery Zacharski Oct 03, 2025

Parenting is stressful, but nothing justifies turning that stress into violence, especially in front of kids. When her husband smashed through their baby's bedroom door because he didn't like her locking it, he left his entire family horrified. She and the children dissolved into sobbing messes, and now the house that should feel safe feels unpredictable.

Pretty recently, this woman locked the door to their baby's bedroom so she could have a peaceful minute to herself. Her husband was helping their three-year-old get ready for school that morning.

As he was doing that, their baby, who is five-months-old, began fussing and crying. She knew the baby needed a diaper change, so she picked them up to take care of that.

"We weren't even fighting at the time, but I was complaining and cursing a bit under my breath. He says he got triggered by my swearing and locking the door," she explained.

"He was supposed to handle the kids that morning, so I was getting ready to leave for a couple of hours. He destroyed the door with our 3-year-old watching."

"The kids and I all immediately burst into panicked tears. I grabbed them and hid in our bedroom, and we all cried while he fixed the door."

For the last several evenings in a row, her husband has been sleeping at a hotel because she asked him to. Now, here she is caring for both kids all alone while wondering what to do about her marriage.

Her husband wants her to hurry up and do the whole forgive and forget thing, but that was a pretty terrifying incident for her and their children.

She can't picture remaining married to a man who can act in such a violent way over basically nothing. She's concerned that if she stays and her husband behaves like that again, she will feel like a fool.

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"We've been in marriage counseling for the past year, and I thought we were making really great progress. I'm certainly not blameless, and I also struggle with my anger sometimes; I might yell and throw pillows when I'm alone," she continued.

"But he's crossed a line I don't see a way back from. I don't know what to do next. We've been together 15 years, but how can I stay with him after this?"

This isn't something you just sweep under the rug, because how is she supposed to pretend she didn't see that? If she stays, it can't be business as usual; he'd need to take real steps like anger management, therapy, and accountability, or she'll always be waiting for the next blow-up. And if she decides she can't risk it happening again, walking away makes her a mother who chose safety over excuses.

What advice do you have for her?

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