Redditor Was Livid After Her Husband Left Their Kids Alone At The Park To Go To Work
He didn’t see why it was a big deal to leave his kids at the park without anyone else knowing.
Adults deal with all kinds of problems, but those problems shouldn’t be reflected toward their kids. They didn’t do anything wrong, and you’ll be accountable for them if you’re their parent or guardian.
For those who have spouses, has your partner ever done something majorly stupid that made you question everything afterward? Well, this Redditor’s husband did.
OP posted under the r/AmItheA**hole subreddit, and she was all fired up. This was because an incident occurred in which her husband’s neglect endangered their kids, and he seemed to have no remorse afterward.
The update made everything worse, but before that, OP started by disclosing what kind of relationship her husband has with his family. He and his dad basically never got along and even have a restraining order against him.
This resulted in him not being able to visit his parents' house, and instead, if his mom wanted to see her granddaughters, she would either visit them at their house or pick them up. One time, OP and her husband had to work, so they needed her to babysit for them.
Her husband and MIL agreed to meet at the park since the MIL couldn’t go to their house. OP had to work first, and her husband drove to the park with their daughters; that’s where the problem started.
This is the part where OP recounted the relationship of her husband with his family.
Window-Seat1564Her husband and daughters made it to the park while she was already at work so her MIL could pick up the kids from there and bring them to her house.
Window-Seat1564MIL called OP and told her that she wouldn’t be able to pick up the kids from the park because of an emergency, but when OP called her husband,
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he wasn’t answering, which made OP nervous.
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When he finally did, she found out that he had left them alone at the park while he went to work, reasoning that his mom would be there in minutes anyway.
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OP was furious at this point and drove to the park to find her kids with a family keeping them company.
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OP and her husband fought, but the husband still made excuses and pointed out that she was overreacting.
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Since their fight, they haven’t been talking, and he would only relay messages through the kids, but they were all worded as him passive-aggressively blaming her for not forgiving him.
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This is a comment from a Redditor that explained eloquently how bad the situation OP’s husband put them in.
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A continuation of the comment.
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Redditor offered a way to handle the confrontation.
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We hope things turn out for the better for OP.
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The Redditor was commended for sharing their thoughts, and it turns out they’ve been in toxic relationships.
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They were expounding on the impact this certain type of trauma can have.
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The situation would probably be worse if someone other than kind people had found the kids.
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A continuation.
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While reading the post, you would think that the husband leaving the kids would be the only bad thing.
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But we find out how toxic the husband really is when he gets blamed, even though it was clearly his fault.
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Apparently, this was a huge inconvenience for him.
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The fact that he didn’t even answer immediately really shows how little he cared when he left them.
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He’s blaming everyone but himself, and if he could put it on his kids, he might just get out of the situation unscathed.
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It’s common sense to think about all the things that could happen to his kids if he left them anywhere.
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OP disclosed that they weren’t even living in a town where everybody knows each other, making it more dangerous for her kids.
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OP might have a different perspective toward her husband now.
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Here’s a summary of why OP isn’t the a**hole.
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More reasons why.
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Redditors think that the first thing OP’s husband should do is apologize to her, instead of working around using the kids to make her apologize to him.
It was irresponsible for him to leave his kids defenseless and not feel remorse about it. This might be a telling sign that he might do it again or in another way when it’s inconvenient for him.
What do you think OP should do? You can share your thoughts in the comments.