Man Refuses to Watch Daughter While Wife Rushes to the Doctor

Imagine being in pain and needing to see a doctor ASAP, only to have your partner refuse to help because they’re too busy working from home. That’s the situation one stay-at-home mom found herself in when her husband, the sole income earner, wouldn’t watch their one-year-old daughter while she visited the clinic. Despite the wife’s health problems and the husband’s previous promises to help out, the conflict escalated. Did the husband really provide a reasonable solution, or was he just being a selfish jerk?

Work-from-Home Woes

Wife’s Expectations

Professionalism at Stake ⚖️

Setting Boundaries

Caught Off Guard

Work vs. Family

A Reasonable Solution? ‍♂️

No Time to Wait ⏰

Storming Out ️

Sister-in-Law to the Rescue ‍♀️

Still Angry

Horrible Partner and Father?

Silent Treatment

A Fair Compromise or a Selfish Jerk? ‍♂️

This husband thought he provided a reasonable solution by calling his sister-in-law to watch their daughter while his wife went to the doctor. But his wife saw it differently, accusing him of being a horrible partner and father for not helping her in a time of need. Now she’s giving him the silent treatment, and he’s left wondering if he was in the wrong. What do you think? Was his compromise fair, or should he have stepped up and helped his wife? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this situation…

Debate over whether OP is YTA or NTA for prioritizing work.

Man refuses to watch daughter for 20 mins during wife’s medical emergency YTA

Comment section on parenting sparks YTA vs NTA debate

Husband prioritizes work over wife’s medical emergency, but wife also at fault. ESH.

Man refuses to watch daughter during medical emergency. Commenters criticize.

Lazy husband prioritizes work over wife’s health and safety. YTA.

Man prioritizes work over wife’s medical emergency. YTA.

Parenting fail: Refusing to watch your own child

Father criticized for not watching child during wife’s emergency

Man prioritizes work over wife’s medical emergency and child care. YTA

Husband prioritizes work over wife’s medical emergency

People sharing their experiences of driving themselves to the hospital

Commenter calls out OP for lack of empathy and priorities

Father prioritizes money over taking care of his own child

User calls out OP for being an irresponsible and selfish parent

Working from home doesn’t mean being at everyone’s beck and call . It’s important to set boundaries

Commenter suggests divorce for prioritizing wife’s needs over daughter’s.

Man refuses to watch daughter during medical emergency YTA

Commenter questions severity of wife’s condition, suggests hiring help.

NTA for prioritizing job and providing solution for wife’s medical issue

Man refuses to help wife in emergency. Commenter calls him out.

NTA for prioritizing work and suggesting alternative childcare options

Husband’s commitment vs. OP’s neglect. YTA ‍♂️

Father refuses to help wife in emergency, prioritizes work. YTA

Commenter calls out father’s lack of concern for wife’s health

Working from home doesn’t mean you’re not working ‍

Taking care of his daughter or losing his job?

Working from home doesn’t mean being at your wife’s beck and call

Commenter questions plausibility of wife’s emergency, doctor replies in defense.

Working from home doesn’t mean free babysitting. Wife overreacted

Commenter calls out OP for not parenting and expecting superpowers

Parenting responsibility debate: YTA for not watching daughter. ‍

WFH dilemma during emergency, ESH judgment, possible solution offered

WFH mom supports OP’s need for strict work hours

A commenter suggests pretending to work in an office. Replies call out the husband’s responsibility.

Commenter calls out OP for not prioritizing family in emergency

Working from home mom prioritizes family over work, disagrees with scenario.

YTA for not parenting your own child and disrespecting your wife.

SAHM defends man’s decision to prioritize work over wife’s inconvenience

Unreliable dad prioritizes work over wife’s health scare

Man refuses to watch daughter while wife goes to clinic

Double standards in gender roles?

Commenter calls out OP for prioritizing job over family

WFH emergency plan needed, but spouse’s medical emergency takes precedence

Curious about the doctor’s verdict? No replies yet.

Commenter sympathizes with OP and questions wife’s motives

YTA for not watching your daughter during wife’s emergency

NTA for not taking wife’s medical emergency seriously due to conditioning.

Father of 4 criticized for not watching his own child