If the Wife Acts Out, is it the Husband’s Fault?

A Reddit user posted his story online in an AITA (Am I the Asshole?*) post. He was working long hours and wanted to spend some quality one-on-one time with his son. He told his wife of his plan to take son to an arcade, followed by a visit to an ice cream parlor. His wife (a stay at home mom) said that the notion that a father needs one on one time with a son is ridiculous, and that she should come along. When husband talked about wanting to bond with his son, wife slammed the door on the way out of the room, and then treated husband to days of stonewalling.  Wife’s behaviors escalated to the point of blackout drinking. During a conversation, the wife advised the husband that he was a “complete asshole,” as a husband should never separate a child from the mother.

BoredPanda staff writer Austėja Bliujūtė asked me whether I thought dad was out of line, and quoted my response in BoredPanda, which gets nearly 100 million views every month.

*Is the reddit poster an asshole? If you know anything about therapists, you know we don’t call people names like that in our professional capacities. So, no joy for you if you were looking to catch me playing out-of-bounds. You, however, are unconstrained by professionalisms, and have the option of using any label for the husband (or wife) that pleases you.

Boundaries Are Healthy

A Reddit user posted her story online in an “AITA” post. I had no idea that AITA is a forum where people ask the Internet community “Am I The Asshole?” Short version, brother’s girlfriend asked her “why don’t you all like me?” The reddit poster reported she laughed out of pure shock and asked the girlfriend if she was serious.

Is the reddit poster an asshole? If you know anything about therapists, you know we don’t call people names like that in our professional capacities. So, no joy for you if you were looking to catch me playing out-of-bounds. You, however, are unconstrained by professionalisms, and have the option of using any label for the girlfriend that pleases you.

Anyway, BoredPanda staff writer Austėja Bliujūtė asked me some questions trying to keep families happy during family gatherings, and quoted me in BoredPanda, which gets nearly 100 million views every month.

The Case of the Blender Spender

A Reddit user posted her story online asking if she was in the wrong after she spent $125 on a blender. Her husband thought it was frivolous overspending; marital discord ensued.

BoredPanda staff writer Austėja Bliujūtė asked me some questions about healthy ways for the couple to resolve the dispute, which had created heated arguments, and quoted me in BoredPanda, which gets nearly 100 million views every month.

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