If your spouse dropped your baby, then kicked you and the baby out of the house after you melted down over it, would you think your marriage still stood a chance?
This woman says her husband has been a truly terrible dad ever since they welcomed their baby into the world. He has a hard time with absolutely everything; he can’t remember to help out, and she has to literally tell him to change the baby’s diapers.
She does get angry over having to remind him about basic tasks, and then he taunts her about it. On two separate occasions, her husband fell asleep with their baby, and once, he dropped the baby because of that.
She freaked out on him when she found out, and he just said that he’s struggling with depression. She has postpartum depression, so she can somewhat relate, and she responded that her husband has to get his act together. She’s still able to function without him supporting her at all.
“I have threatened divorce, and he has been criticizing me too. I was just done, and when our baby fell off, I blasted him, and he apologized. But it’s been so much,” she explained.
“Well, this Saturday morning, he woke up and called my parents in front of me and told them to pick me up. I was confused because I barely slept for 4 hours last night.”
“Then he started packing my bags and told me to go live with my parents and take the baby; they will be better at helping me. He doesn’t want to deal with me anymore. He kept packing and refused to speak with me. My parents drove 3 hours to get to our house and tried to talk to us.”
Her husband informed her parents that he’s done with her, and that’s it. He confessed to failing as a husband and a dad and apologized.
But he said that she’s her mom and dad’s issue now, and he no longer wants to put up with her. She does appreciate that her husband showed her parents respect and listened when they spoke to him, but that didn’t make him change his mind.
Her parents made her and the baby leave with them. They packed up the baby’s things too, and she is currently staying with her mom and dad.
“…I am still in shock about what happened. My parents told me to just take some time apart and see what happens. But I can’t stop crying. What did I do wrong? I was harsh on him, but he did do stupid things,” she continued.
“His mom called, and we did talk. She told me that it’s wrong for him to kick me out like that, but he is not listening to her as well. I feel so overwhelmed about everything.”
Well, at least her parents can help her out with the baby since her husband sure wasn’t. She already threatened to divorce him, so she should just follow through with it.
Her husband is a jerk for kicking her out of their house, and he’s an even worse one for not fixing his mental health. I do not agree with her mother-in-law for thinking a little time apart will help them, because it won’t.
What her husband did is divorce-worthy. He doesn’t deserve another chance under any circumstances.
What advice do you have for her?
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