Raising a child is a roller coaster journey. It’s a team work where both spouses help each other. However at times every parent needs a break. But taking a break must be considerate according to the situation at one’s home. Read the story to know why the wife was upset with her husband and what do you think of this whole situation?
Source: Reddit
My wife and I have a daughter, Chloe (4). Chloe has autism and developmental delays.
Chloe gets very clingy to my wife when she doesn’t feel well and she’s basically been sick since Halloween. One thing she does when she doesn’t feel well is refuse to sleep without my wife, so almost every night for the past month and a half, my wife and Chloe have been sleeping in the guest room.
The problem is Chloe is a kicker and likes to sprawl out so my wife doesn’t sleep well when she’s sleeping next to Chloe. To let her get some rest, I’ve been getting up an hour and a half early every day so I could take Chloe in the mornings. I get her dressed, do her hair, give her breakfast, and drop her off at daycare/play with her on weekends while my wife locks herself in the guest room.
This has been exhausting so when my friends invited me on a ski trip last weekend I obviously wanted to go. I tried to tell my wife about it but she shut it down immediately. I thought she was being unfair because at least she gets a break in the mornings and when Chloe’s at daycare. I don’t get a break so last weekend I packed up and left the house before Chloe and my wife woke up. I sent her a text telling her where I am and when I’ll be back.
When I got back, there was a note saying Chloe and my wife were staying with my wife’s family and that she hoped the trip was worth it. The only time she’s spoken to me is when she texted me pictures of Chloe at a park to let me know that she’s okay.
My friends all say she’s overreacting and that she shouldn’t keep my kid from me but my mom called me and cursed me out for leaving my wife with Chloe over the weekend. Am I A Jerk?
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