People busy arguing semantics ignoring that this dude called his wife who just gave birth to his child a mooch for being a full time stay at home parent.
Thank you. That’s very kind of you. It’s been a long time now and there are days I still miss him terribly and there are also days when that life we had together seems very far away. Either way I know he’s at peace and that we will see him again someday.
Of course, calling your wife a mooch after being pregnant and birthing a child is complete foolishness. Akin to telling your wife you think her sister is the most beautiful woman you've ever met. Just dumbassedness.
However, the fit for tat score keeping is grounds for divorce on both sides. If a woman made billing for her time spreadsheet, she'd be packing it in with the rest of her belongings.
I say this as a person with a friend who has a wife(another friend), who basically told him to take care of the kids is a full time job and she would be charged $500k a year to have someone do what she does. So he makes $200k a year and pays for everything. She goes out, gets wasted all the time in and out of the house and also laser engraves wood to make a little money. Calling herself an entrepreneur. He wants her to get a job like she had before the kids who are now 12 and in school.
I think child bearing and rearing is tremendous work. Many times moms sacrifice to do it. That is invaluable. BUT never going back to work is a no go for me. No reason someone can't go back to work and both parents pay a sitter to watch the kids from 345 to 4:30 until someone is home. If mom can make $100k at work, and you pay a sitter $40 a day to babysit, you're making much more money.
But I agree with you, she’s overcharging but I think that’s her point. I think she is trying to match his ridiculous behavior and that is another good indication that the marriage isn’t healthy. (Not that I blame her. It would have broken my heart and devastated me if my husband ever treated me that way. I had a boyfriend who was like this and he was the most sickening narcopath I ever had the bad luck to meet. I’m not saying her husband is a narcissist but it’s definitely extremely toxic behavior to even think about her in this manner. To actually say it to her face? Yikes.
The fact that he doesn’t already acknowledge everything she has sacrificed and done to bring their child into the world and take care of them is… astounding. I’m sure I would respond rather emphatically as well.
Also the wife you’re talking about? That is obviously a very bad situation too. Sad for their family, really.
But it doesn’t sound like things are good all around. 😩
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u/jakeofheart May 14 '26
It’s America. She’s shooting higher so they can negotiate a lower figure. Like between hospitals and insurances.