Every family has their share of dirty laundry — and we’re not talking about actual clothes.
While most people keep their drama to themselves, others air it out for all the world to see.
This could mean going on Dr. Phil, making passive-aggressive statuses on Facebook, or turning to Reddit's infamous "AITA" community.
That’s where one man got taught a serious lesson on the proper way to comfort his wife.
The OP began by explaining that he has three children who are 15, 11, and 3. He's been with his partner for 10 years and he has 50/50 custody of the two oldest.
Things hit a rough patch about four years ago, which led to a one-night stand and the man's youngest child being born. They have full custody of the child and the man's partner has stepped into the role of "mom."
He went on to explain that she's a great mom. She got the eldest into gymnastics and swimming and helps the kids with their homework. About eight months ago, the couple hit another hard rough patch. They found out that they were expecting, which caused the youngest daughter to start acting out in school. Then, seven months into the pregnancy, they found out that they had lost the baby.
"It upset me but it’s completely devastated my wife…she acts like everything’s normal, but she’s crying herself to sleep," the man wrote. "I don’t have the emotional bandwidth anymore, I’m exhausted. We just lost a child, not just her."
As if things weren't bad enough, the youngest freaked out on the wife, telling her "you're not my mom, you don't love me." The man ignored this and went to work. When he came home, his eldest told him that his wife had left after locking herself in her room and crying for hours.
"I messaged her and got told 'thanks for helping me this morning, I’m staying at my mothers. I’m not in the mood to help with your child at the moment since you don’t help me/tell her I’m her mother,'" the OP wrote.
He wrote back that he had work to tend to and that she's handled this problem before. He also said that the youngest lost her sibling too and that he'd appreciate it if the eldest didn't have to witness her freakout. The eldest even went to his biological mom and told her that he was worried about his stepmom.
The whole situation caused the man to turn to Reddit for some outsider opinions.
