Dad Locks Office Door, Wife & Daughter Feel Ignored

Working from home can be challenging, especially when your family doesn’t quite understand that you’re still on the clock. One dad found himself in a tough spot when his wife and 5-year-old daughter couldn’t grasp the concept of him working from home. Despite his best efforts to set boundaries, the situation escalated, leaving him feeling guilty and his family feeling ignored.

Dad’s New Work-from-Home Life

Family’s Struggle to Understand ‍♀️

Constant Interruptions

Trying to Set Boundaries

Wife’s Reaction

Lunchtime Drama ️

Wife’s Lunchtime Expectations

Locking the Door

Wife’s Annoying Tactics

“Daddy Doesn’t Care”

Feeling Guilty

Wife’s Expectations Clarified

Work Demands ⏰

Playtime vs. Work Time

Family’s Requests

Dad’s Dilemma: Work or Play?

This work-from-home dad is struggling to balance his demanding job with his family’s expectations. His wife and daughter can’t seem to understand that he’s still working, even though he’s physically at home. Despite locking his office door and trying to set boundaries, the situation has only escalated, leaving him feeling guilty and his family feeling ignored. Now, he’s left wondering if he’s in the wrong. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this complicated situation…

NTA dad gets criticized by wife for working from home.

NTA. OP’s wife is being incredibly petty and creating parental alienation

Suggests a reasonable compromise for the dad’s situation with wife.

NTA- Commenter calls out abusive behavior towards daughter and gaslighting.

NTA. Commenter suggests wife lacks work experience and understanding.

NTA for locking office door, wife acting like a toddler

Train the child to keep the wife from bothering him

Engaging defense of dad receives humorous reply about wife’s boredom.

Working from home doesn’t mean constant family time.

Commenter defends dad’s actions, warns of consequences with humor

The use of a webcam to constantly monitor employees is concerning

Balancing work and family responsibilities. SAHM and nanny involved ‍

Commenter defends dad’s actions, calls wife disrespectful

Respectful boundaries set for partner’s work, family follows accordingly

NTA, but can balance be found with wife’s wild behavior?

Comment section turns spicy with a NSFW reply

Working from home doesn’t mean it’s a long weekend ‍

Commenter finds viral video hilarious, shares link and laughs

NTA. Balancing work and family can be tough

NTA. Suggests lunchtime compromise to undo wife’s damaging behavior

NTA. Commenter calls out wife’s behavior as immature and entitled

Working from home is tough, but NTA for locking door

Being a remote worker with family is tough. Empathy helps

Comment suggests family dynamic may be cause of issues

Balancing work and family is tough, NTA for prioritizing work

NTA. Work from home boundaries are important

NTA. Working from home should be like working at office

A harsh comment with no replies

Wife accused of being TA for disregarding husband’s work requirements

Working from home struggles: NTA dad needs respect and boundaries

Working from home is tough. NTA explains how to deal

Toxic behavior alert! Parental alienation and passive aggression galore

Working from home boundaries. NTA.

NTA prioritizes work, suggests ultimatum to wife’s interruptions

Commenter empathizes with anger towards dad’s behavior.

Commenter supports dad, calls wife awful. No love lost

Parenting advice for a dad feeling ignored by wife and daughter.

Take a break with your fam during lunch, NTA dad

Commenter sympathizes with OP’s work stress, calls wife ‘vicious’.

Commenter sympathizes with dad, calls out wife’s emotional manipulation

NTA but maybe hire a second nanny for your wife?

NTA mom recommends taking breaks and giving spouse a break

NTA. Suggest wife to be more occupied without the nanny

Working from home struggles: NTA for locking office door

Father receives support for locking out abusive wife, but advised to prioritize daughter’s feelings and make it a fun game

NTA. Commenter’s 4-year-old niece understands boundaries better than wife.

NTA dad is trying to work during a crisis, wife being immature

Defending the dad’s work boundaries. NTA

Parenting boundaries praised, but comment turns harsh towards wife.