A man found himself in an argument with his wife after defying their agreed sleep schedule to watch racing on TV
In a post on Reddit, he explained that when one of them is looking after their baby, the other enjoys extra time to sleep
His wife accused him of “avoiding responsibility” when he chose to use his most recent napping time for watching TV
A man is in disbelief after his wife got angry about him watching TV at a time they had agreed he would sleep.
In a post on Reddit’s AITAH forum, the man explained that they have a schedule that allows them to take turns getting a full night’s sleep while the other person takes care of their 9-month-old daughter. He said the responsibilities start at bath time and continue until the next morning.
On Saturdays, one of them has a lie-in while the other handles the baby’s morning routine, including breakfast. They then swap roles on the Sunday to ensure they each get to enjoy extra rest on the weekend.
“This weekend, I watched my daughter Friday night and Saturday morning til 9:15 when I woke up my wife in the spare room,” the man said. “This morning, I decided to wake up at 7 a.m. to watch the F1 race. My wife came downstairs at 8:45 and got angry that I was awake and ‘watching TV’ instead of helping with my daughter.”
The man revealed that the situation soon escalated into an argument with his wife, blasting him for not using the time as they had agreed.
“She is claiming ‘needing sleep is a necessity and watching TV is avoiding responsibility,’ where I have said this is a ‘rules for thee and not for me’ situation,” the man said.
“Am I the a—– for watching TV instead of sleeping in?” he asked.
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Responses to the post reassured the man that he was entitled to spend his time as he pleased.
“Nta [not the a—–], whether you’re sleeping or relaxing in your own way, it was your morning off,” one person wrote. “You guys sound like you have a healthy division of baby labor. Don’t let this hiccup in communication get you guys down.”
“Nope … it was your day to rest … You just did that awake,” another chimed in. “I say this as a mom who’s the default parent. If it’s my sleep-in day and they are rare … I would expect I could spend my easy morning doing whatever I needed to recharge. NTA.”
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