07/18/2025
I told my husband I couldnât handle doing housework, raising the children, and going back to work again just to help his mother â and what he said left me in shock. đ˘đ˘
âYou know very well that weâre barely getting by. If you want to help your mother â find a side job. But I wonât allow us to support her at the expense of our kids.â
âYes, she helped us in the past, and I appreciate that. But letâs be honest â sheâs not homeless, she has a place to live, a pension. Why are we now supposed to carry this burden for the rest of her life?â
âBut sheâs not asking for muchâŚâ Lucas said uncertainly. âSheâs getting older. We should take care of her. Maybe you should consider going back to work? Itâs too much for me to support a wife, three children, and now my momâŚâ
âWhy should you be the one to support her?â I snapped. âShe has a pension! Thereâs no law saying you must financially support your adult mother.â
âThis isnât about law, Emma. Itâs about conscience. Just like thereâs no law saying a husband must support his wife after the kids turn threeâŚâ
âOh, I see! So now weâre living by the law? Iâm not staying home out of laziness. We have three kids â they need to be raised, educated, and fed!â
âFine. Iâll go back to work. But let me make one thing clear â Iâll be a working mom of three. And with a living husband, I refuse to be the only one grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, doing homework, scrubbing floors on weekends, and doing laundry for the whole family.â
Weâll split the responsibilities â fairly. Youâre used to coming home from work, turning on the TV, and sitting down to a hot meal. Well, forget that! If Iâm working, youâll be peeling potatoes while I do the laundry.
Weâll divide everything 50/50. Then letâs see how convenient my employment really is for you...
And then he said something⌠that made me drop the plate in my hands. It shattered loudly on the floor, and I stood there, stunned.
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