10/11/2026
I broke my arm and asked my "husband" to help care for our 5-month-old twins, but he refused, telling me, "Moms don't get sick days. You wanted kids, so you take care of them." So I decided to teach him a lesson he would never forget.
A couple of days ago, I fell down the stairs in our house and fractured my arm. The doctor put it in a cast and warned me not to lift anything heavy for the next several weeks if I wanted it to heal properly.
With 5-month-old twins to look after, following those instructions was almost impossible.
I asked my husband, Derek, whether he could occasionally take a day off, get home from work even an hour earlier, or work remotely now and then so he could help me look after our boys.
Derek rolled his eyes at me.
"I have a job. I'm not going to spend my time sitting around with the kids."
I did my best to keep my composure.
"But Derek, my arm is broken. I'm wearing a cast. How am I supposed to manage two babies with only one arm? All I'm asking is for you to help me A LITTLE."
He simply shrugged.
"Well, sweetheart, you're the one who wanted children. So you take care of them. MOMS DON'T GET SICK DAYS OR DAYS OFF. That's not my problem."
I was so stunned by his response that I almost dropped onto the couch right then and there.
I was already doing nearly all the work of raising our sons by myself. I got up with them throughout the night, fed them, rocked them until they fell asleep, changed their diapers, took them out for walks, brought them to their doctor's appointments, and still managed to keep the house clean and prepare meals.
Derek had REALLY wanted children as well, and we had made the decision to have a baby together and planned the pregnancy as a couple.
Over the next few days, I grew so physically exhausted that I finally called my mom and asked her to come over to help me with the babies.
Then, one day, my mom was unable to come, and I couldn't manage to bathe the twins on my own.
Once again, I turned to Derek and asked him to help.
He folded his arms across his chest and snapped at me.
"I just got home from work. I'm exhausted. Why should I have to come home and look after the kids, too? You stay home and DO NOTHING ALL DAY."
So, in his eyes, spending the entire day caring for two babies meant doing nothing?
I was absolutely speechless.
But I had finally reached my limit.
It was time for Derek to LEARN HIS LESSON.
The following evening, when Derek returned home from work, his face turned as pale as a ghost.
Oh, yes, and that was only THE BEGINNING.
Before the night was over, he was screaming at me.
"NO! HOW DARE YOU?"