Mom Battles Kidney Stone and Husband’s Priorities: Story Time or Hospital Time?

In the throes of a painful kidney stone attack, a 28-year-old mother of three found herself in a predicament that would tug at anyone’s heartstrings. As she lay in the hospital, her husband’s priorities seemed to lie elsewhere – with their daughter’s story time at the library. This tale of a husband’s misplaced priorities, a mother’s pain and the struggle for attention is a rollercoaster of emotions that will leave you questioning where the line between parental duties and spousal responsibilities should be drawn.

A Painful Awakening

Hospitalization and a Husband’s Detour

Silent Treatment?

Story Time Over Check-In?

Priorities Questioned

A History of Pain

Juggling Life’s Challenges

The Heart of the Matter

Refusing Help

A Tale of Pain, Priorities, and Parenting

In the midst of a painful kidney stone attack, a mother of three finds herself at the mercy of her husband’s priorities. While she lies in the hospital, he chooses their daughter’s story time over her wellbeing. The emotional turmoil escalates as the husband remains oblivious to his wife’s distress for 15 hours, causing a rift in their relationship. Despite offers of help from friends and family, he stubbornly refuses, adding fuel to the fire. This is a tale that will leave you wondering – where should the line between parental duties and spousal responsibilities be drawn?

Husband overwhelmed with kids, wife recovering, but lacks communication skills ‍

Commenter highlights communication issues and husband’s avoidance during hospitalization.

Husband prioritizes library time over wife’s hospitalization. YTA, dude!

“NTA. Emotional support during a medical crisis faaaaar outweighs the importance of story time. He should have arranged for someone to watch the kids so he could be there for you.”

Husband’s lack of care for wife during hospitalization sparks outrage.

“YTA he’s keeping the kids in their routine while you’re sitting in a bed from a minor surgery. Grow up and entertain yourself.”

NTA: Recovering from surgery, husband’s lack of empathy causes tension.

NTA. Husband’s lack of concern shows his priorities are off

“YTA. Kids should always come first.” Are priorities misplaced?

NAH: Communication breakdown between spouses, understanding and compromise needed.

NTA. Priorities should include communication and support.

Validating OP’s feelings of being ignored in the hospital bed.

Husband’s lack of support and empathy frustrates wife and commenters

Engaging caption for comment and replies

Prioritizing parental needs during illness: NTA, but communication is key!

NTA. Taking care of kids should be a team effort.

NTA: Spouse’s hospitalization is serious, prioritize their well-being and communication. ‍ ‍

NTA, but he sure is. Husband’s lack of concern is shocking!

NTA. Husband’s lack of communication during wife’s hospitalization is unacceptable

NTA. Husband lacks empathy and communication skills.

Husband’s taste of women’s mental load, wild comments.

NTA. Weaponized incompetence.

“YTA – He’s taking care of all the kids on his own and still keeping up with their activities.

You admit you get these issues regularly, and he has been doing a lot to help you and keep in contact. It’s just not enough for you.

Life still goes on while you are in the hospital…”

Reading this thread is a trip. Apparently a kid’s story time in the library is more important than sending a freaking message of encouragement to your hospitalized partner because kIDs ALwaYs TAke pRIoriTY. RME. If this is the general standard for married folks then I understand why more and more people choose a single, childfree life. NTA.

Husband’s absence during wife’s pain: major AH!

NTA. Prioritizing health and support during a serious situation.

Husband isolates wife during hospitalizations, refuses help from others.

‍⚕️Mom prioritizes health over story time, husband needs reality check

Spouse prioritizes story time over wife’s kidney stone emergency

Neglected and alone: A heartbreaking story of abandonment.

Defending against Y/TA comments with a confused face ️

Gender equality in managing priorities.

Left my husband for prioritizing work over my health

Frustrated commenter calls out lazy husband for prioritizing phone over wife

NTA. Lack of consideration and compassion. Reflect on his actions

NTA. Husband’s lack of support during health crisis is concerning.

Husband’s priorities questioned. Fair for wife to expect a text?

Husband’s lack of support during wife’s hospitalization sparks outrage

Husband’s inaction during kidney stone crisis raises red flags.

Balancing priorities: hospital vs. family. NAH, doing their best.

Insensitive husband prioritizes story time over wife’s hospitalization.

Mom prioritizes health over husband’s story time.

NTA, you’re in the clear!