Husband Says "I Can't Do It" After About 10 Days of Housework
Wife Responds "Inappropriate Words at This Time"
Netizens Say "Husband Considers Housework Not His Responsibility"
A story about a man who is dissatisfied with taking on all the household chores due to his wife's miscarriage has come to light.
Recently, a post titled "I had conflicts because I ended up doing all the housework during my wife's miscarriage process" was uploaded on an online community. The author, Mr. A, said, "I tried to write as objectively as possible to appear neutral," and began, "There was about a week-long process during which my wife was having a miscarriage. The miscarriage is now confirmed, and my wife decided to take two weeks off from Monday using her company leave."
He continued, "I always accompanied my wife to the obstetrician visits before, and took leave to be with her all day," adding, "While the tests were being conducted at the obstetrician's, I took on almost all the housework and cared for my wife's mental health." He then explained, "Today at lunch, my in-laws visited the house with side dishes, and I prepared and served the meal. While I was preparing, my wife kept cleaning up and did not rest even during the preparation." He added, "After my parents finished eating, I said I couldn't do any more housework."
Mr. A stated, "My husband said that aside from my wife's illness, repeatedly preparing and cleaning up meals was too exhausting for him," and continued, "He had some stressful issues at work, but since my in-laws were scheduled to visit, he endured and prepared the meal. However, he had been accumulating dissatisfaction over about seven months due to the burden of housework caused by my long-distance commute, and it all came to a head today. He dislikes doing housework and feels dissatisfied because he is not properly compensated for the housework he does." On the other hand, the wife said, "I know my husband did more housework, but I don't understand why he is saying that now at this point," and added, "It was hard because I had to move to a distant workplace, and the miscarriage made me even more mentally exhausted. The time my husband focused on housework was only about ten days." At the end of the post, Mr. A asked for advice, saying, "Rather than who is at fault in this situation, I want to know how to resolve this wisely."
Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "The man thinks housework is not his responsibility from the start, so this happens," "Is a few weeks of housework really something to be so upset about?" and "If someone prioritizes their own hardship over the grief of losing a family member, they should break up."
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