I broke my arm and asked my husband to help me with our 5-month-old twins, but he refused, saying, “Moms don’t get sick days. You wanted kids, so you take care of them”
— so I taught him a lesson he’d never forget. A couple of days ago, I fell down the stairs at home and broke my arm. The doctor put it in a cast and told me not to lift anything heavy for the next few weeks
so it could heal properly. With 5-month-old twins, that was incredibly difficult. So I asked my husband, Derek, if he could at least take a day off once in a while, come home even an hour earlier from work,
or work from home from time to time so he could help me with our sons. Derek rolled his eyes and said: “I have a job. I’m not going to sit around with the kids.” I tried to stay calm. “But Derek…
my arm is broken. I’m in a cast. How am I supposed to handle two babies with one arm? I’m just asking you to help me A LITTLE.” He shrugged and said: “Well, sweetheart, you’re the one who wanted kids. So you take care of them. MOMS DON’T GET SICK DAYS OR DAYS OFF. That’s not my problem.” I nearly collapsed onto the couch right then because I was so shocked by what he’d said.
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