Disagreements are typical in relationships, particularly when it comes to domestic duties. A Reddit user Stunning-Style9507 faced the same issue. Her husband got angry with her because his jeans weren’t washed.
OP shared that she is a stay-at-home wife. She looks after the kids and the home. She quit her full-time work five years ago in order to help her spouse. So that her husband takes a job abroad. By doing this she gave up her financial independence. Since then she has managed all the housework and taken care of their kids.
She did work part-time for a while. Lack of support, stress of work, her responsibilities for household and childcare badly hurt her mental health.
Her husband works from home with flexible hours. He didn’t help her with household chores. Not even on the weekends. His favorite pastime is playing video games.
When OP’s husband got angry at her, for not washing his jeans, she reminds him that he is not a kid anymore. He is a grown-up man now. She should do his laundry by himself. Her husband said that she is a housewife and has nothing else to do except this. But OP feels more than enough.
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Source: Stunning-Style9507
1. Let’s find out
2. OP’s husband became enraged with her because his jeans were not washed. She told her spouse that he wasn’t a kid anymore. So he had to take care of his laundry by himself.
3. After 14 years of marriage, they were still together. Being a stay-at-home mother, OP takes care of their two girls and does all the housekeeping.
4. She quit her job so she could help her husband’s work abroad. She did a part-time job for a while, but managing everything alone affected her mental health badly.
5. OP managed all the housework and took care of their kids. Her husband says working full is enough. He doesn’t help her, even on the weekends. And prefers to spend his time playing games.
Let’s find out how the AITA community responds to this story:
By HomemadeMacAndCheese:
6. Both partners should work equally. It is not acceptable that a working partner works only 40 hours per week while a home partner works full-time. Both need to share the responsibilities equally.
By Raksha_dancewater:
7. Both husband and wife work together and manage all the household chores. They must work together to manage everything.
By New_Development9100:
8. OP is not wrong. If her husband wants to wear clean jeans, he should do his laundry himself.
By New-Pea-3721:
9. Many people handle their household chores, while they are working full-time. So OP’s husband can also do the same.
By AutoT00ned:
10. NTA, OP’s husband is a grown-up man, he should do his laundry himself. If he wanted to wear clean jeans, he should take care of it.
