A stressed-out husband recently took to Reddit to ask for opinions after a big fight with his wife over whose job is more important. This is his full story.
They’re a Young Family
OP is a 35-year-old man who is married to a 34-year-old woman. They have two children, ages 3 and 5.
He’s the Breadwinner
OP makes about five times as much as his wife does.
Because they live in a very high-cost-of-living city, they rely on OP’s higher income to afford their lifestyle.
It’s an Easy Gig
The good news for OP is that his job is low stress, requiring about 35 hours per week.
He does have on-call responsibilities once a month, though.
There Are Some Emergencies
About once a quarter, something comes up at his job while OP is on-call that requires him to drop everything.
The work emergencies usually take a few hours to resolve.
She Works Hard
Meanwhile, OP’s wife has a very demanding job, made even tougher by a boss who makes random demands as a power play.
OP’s wife regularly works 45 to 50 hours per week and frequently has to deal with emergencies.
He Does the Housework
Due to the difference in their work schedules, OP does most household chores and takes care of their children a lot of the time.
An Emergency That Could Wait
One evening recently while OP was on-call, his wife received a high-priority work request from her boss.
OP’s wife was annoyed, because she said it could have waited until the next day at work.
He Said Yes, But…
But OP’s wife also wanted to get the problem resolved that night so it wasn’t hanging over her head.
OP agreed to take the kids, but he reminded his wife that he was on-call and might need to switch with her if anything came up at his job.
He Had to Go
Sure enough, just a little while later, OP got an urgent call to go into the office.
He told his wife he was leaving and that she was back on kid duty, but she had other ideas.
She Told Him to Stay
OP’s wife told him that because her issue came up first, he would have to stay home.
Someone else would have to handle the new work emergency.
He Didn’t Have a Choice
But OP reminded his wife that he didn’t have any choice.
When an emergency came up while he was on-call, the only way he could skip was if he was dead or in the hospital.
He Left Her Crying
OP’s wife still insisted that she had to take care of her work situation. She was angry and started crying.
But he didn’t have time to argue, so he left and drove to work.
He Pulled Rank
On the way to the office, OP’s wife called him to continue their argument.
In the heat of the moment he told her that his job always had to take priority over hers because they relied so heavily on his salary.
She Was Done With Him
That ended the conversation, as OP’s wife hung up on him.
They Were Passed Out
When OP got home three hours later, it was past the kids’ bedtime.
He found them asleep on the couch, surrounded by spilled cereal bowls.
The Silent Treatment
Upstairs, OP’s wife was locked in their bedroom, and wouldn’t talk to him.
She Left Them Alone
The next morning, OP found out that his wife had locked herself away right after he left and hadn’t even bothered to feed the kids.
Left to fend for themselves, they had raided the kitchen for cereal.
He’s Conflicted
Now OP feels bad for hurting his wife’s feelings with his remark about their jobs.
But he’s also angry that she neglected their children.
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