A six-month-pregnant woman asked her husband if he could be more present and help her prepare for their baby’s survival. What her husband told her next shocked her.A Reddit user asked others on the platform if she was being unreasonable in issuing an ultimatum to her husband, who had been largely absent for much of her pregnancy. She soon learned how dire her situation was.
The original poster (OP) explained that she and her husband had been together for five years and married for six months. She was also six months pregnant when she turned to fellow Reddit users for advice.
The OP shared that her husband and his mother had an unusually close relationship, saying: “My husband is a complete mommas boy. He’ll call his mother for hours and talk to her and spend time with her more than he does with me.” However, her final straw was the event that led to her posting on Reddit.
What Happened Between the OP and Her Husband?
When the OP reached the sixth month of her pregnancy, she asked her husband if he could be around more and help her prepare for the child they expected to welcome.Her husband told her that being around more for her would eat into the time he had to spend with his mother. While the OP understood that concept, she explained that she needed him more than his mother did at that point, to which the OP’s husband replied:
“You know my mom comes before you.”
The OP was shocked by what her husband said but took it in her stride when he left to go to his mother’s house. She then did everything she needed to do by herself. While she prepared for her child alone, the OP’s mother-in-law phoned her and told her she had won.
As the OP’s mother-in-law bragged about her win over the OP’s husband, the OP could hear him laughing in the background. Although angry, she continued to go about her life as usual.A few weeks later, it was the OP and her husband’s anniversary, and while she had bought him a gift and prepared his favorite meal for the day, her husband had other plans for what to do with his time.
While the OP was in the bathroom, her husband returned from work and left again. The OP thought her husband might be planning a surprise for her, but when he had still not returned half an hour later, she phoned to find out where he was.The OP’s husband confirmed that he was at his mother’s house. The OP then told her husband that his mother might as well be the one having his child, as he was acting as though he was in a relationship with her.
After the OP hung up, she got text messages from both her husband and mother-in-law, telling her that she shouldn’t disrespect her mother-in-law and that instead of being bitter and jealous, she should find something else to do. She turned to Reddit users to find out if she was in the wrong.