“I Was Furious With Him”: Dad Lied About Saving The Day By Getting To Hospital In Time For Newborn’s Birth, Wife Sets Him Straight And Family Is Disappointed

The birth of a child is a very important and significant event in a person’s life, and children only deserve the undivided attention and devotion of both parents. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and many newborns are raised by one parent because the other one is not very involved in the upbringing. Each such situation causes confrontation and tension in the family, and often parents begin to quarrel – sometimes over the simplest things. For example, this story, which the author told on the AITA Reddit community, is one of these cases. The Original Poster, a mother of a 10-week-old son, wanted her husband to be with her when she gave birth, but he wanted to watch his favorite football team on TV. When the baby came, the husband was not there, and the woman had to face the judgment of her relatives and her husband’s family .

Wife shares her disappointment after husband lied about arriving in time to witness their newborn’s birth

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Dad’s plan to be present for the newborn’s birth goes awry as his wife sets him straight and family is disappointed

Wife rushes off to deliver baby while husband watches a game, family disappointed in his “heroic” actions

Dad apologized for not being on time but it didn’t quite ease the family’s disappointment.

Husband’s “heroic” tale of son’s birth quickly debunked by wife

Mother-in-law puts dad in his place – everyone laughs!

“Shame shame shame!” Wife calls out husband for lying about saving the day at the hospital ‍♀️

The family is disappointed after mom sets dad straight about the truth of their newborn’s birth

Family disappointed as Dad lies about saving the day for newborn’s birth

Family drama ensues when dad lies about being present for his newborn’s birth ‍♀️

When a husband and wife were expecting their newborn, the wife wanted her husband by her side during the labor. She asked her husband to stay home, but he refused and instead chose to go watch football games with his buddies. As a result, the husband missed the birth of his son by two hours. When the family gathered for dinner, the husband attempted to lie about being present for the birth but was quickly shut down by his mother-in-law. The husband was berated for his actions, leading to an argument between him and his wife. Although the husband has tried to make up for his mistake, the family is still disappointed.