Husband Ignores Family Emergency To Take A Nap, Tries To Put All The Blame On His Wife
A large part of being an adult is about learning to manage your time. As we grow up, we generally tend to have more responsibilities. Meanwhile, the sheer number of things we have to do can make us exhausted. That means that we have to adapt and set aside at least some hobbies that we used to love or learn to fit them better into our busy schedules. Playing video games all night when you’ve got a job and a family becomes harder to do.
However, one particular dad still prioritizes his entertainment, at the cost of his relationship with his wife and kids. He plays video games at night, goes to work, comes back dead tired, and demands that his family leave him alone for 2 whole hours while he naps. He even locks the bedroom door.
Even though we’re huge supporters of short siestas, in this particular case, the napping is obviously out of control. And the entire situation came to a head when a massive family emergency happened at home while the husband was napping. Scroll down for the full story, dear Pandas. Just one note of warning—the story is incredibly infuriating and reeks of injustice. The mods behind the AITA subreddit had to lock the thread because of how some people expressed their outrage.
A woman shared how she got into a massive argument with her husband over video games and napping
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She shared how her partner came to ignore a family emergency that was happening right at home
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Most redditors were appalled by the fact that the dad kept napping through the entire family emergency after his toddler son got hot oil spilled on his hand.
But, if possible, probably the worst part was the fallout that came later. The dad was angry that nobody told him that they went to the hospital. He then tried to push all the blame on his wife for not supervising their son. She finally had enough and removed the lock from the bedroom door. What do you think of the entire drama, dear Pandas? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Whether you’re sitting in front of a computer or console, pretending to be a couch potato in front of the television, or scrolling through endless cat pics on your phone, you’re still spending your time in front of a screen. In moderation, these activities are great. But moderation is difficult to find when entertainment is so easily accessible.
A while back, Bored Panda spoke about not letting our interests consume us with psychologist and wellbeing consultant Lee Chambers. He spoke to us at length about the line between enjoying TV and having our lives run by it.
“Watching the latest shows isn’t a bad thing, entertainment can be a great way to relax, often starts great conversations and helps us to explore ourselves in the context of others. It is worth remembering that some TV as an addition to a modern well-lived life is a net positive,” he said.
“But as soon as it starts to invade your sleep, impact what you eat, and how much you move your body, it starts subtracting from the fundamentals that keep us in an optimal place as human beings,” Lee stressed to Bored Panda how to recognize when we should start getting worried.
“A lack of sleep compounds in a variety of negative ways, and we are well aware of the challenges we face as a society around eating and movement. We also need to consider the mental and psychological benefits of watching some TV and taking ownership; being in control of what you watch is a great place to be, so ensure you are the master of the TV and don’t let the TV become the master of you,” he told us.
“If you notice yourself starting to delay your sleep, take shortcuts socializing, eating, or keeping fit to keep your TV company, or feel like it’s in control of you, it’s time to take a step back and build a routine that you can control while still enjoying your favorite shows in moderation. It can even be a lot of fun to take it more slowly and build up excitement and anticipation for the next episode!”
People were horrified by what happened and had some very strong opinions. Here’s what some redditors thought
ummm I have so many questions, like where's your car? Why is he napping like a child? My husband is a night owl always has been, goes to bed at 1 or 2 am and gets up at 4 for work. EVERY. DAY. He also cooks, cleans, takes care of the kids, does laundry etc. Your husband isn't playing video games honey, he's cheating or about too. No man keeps a console locked up. There's something else going on. You need to leave like now. He's a POS.
The man appears to be an addict. Most addicts have to hit bottom before they get help. Fighting about it won't help. The way to deal with an addict is to start setting boundaries, in a healthy way (not controlling). There's a great book called Boundaries I found very helpful. Also anyone living with an addict should try going to an Al-Anon meeting if they can. Al-Anon is separate from AA, it was started to help the families of alcoholics. Looks like there's also Online Gaming Anon (OLG-Anon), and Gamer-Anon for help that would be more specific to the issue of living with a person with video game addiction.
When you're a danger to your family, children, or pets, be it through neglect or ignoring a hot oil burn on a three year old, by laying in bed and refusing to get up and take them to the ER, you've already crossed some very dangerous lines and bypassed just a common addiction. Yes, Al-Anon or OLG-Anon may very well provide insight to his wife maybe teens, I hope she has access to outside help with the kids so that she could go. This guy sounds like he likely has some mental health issues, personality disorders well before any addiction occurred but may be a reason he was easily influenced. He needs to get his head straight.
Load More Replies...I think you don't have a husband or a partner and should consider what you want to do with your roommate.
Redditors are way too prone to telling people to get divorced, but Jesus Christ if her husband is just gonna sit there napping like a toddler while s**t goes down then the kids would be safer off without that neglectful jerk. He’s so incredibly selfish. Watch. His son’s skin getting burnt off by oil is fine with him. But a fire? He’d be pushing his kids out of the way to escape.
Whatever the man's issues, and there are volumes of 'em I suspect? She needs to bail with the kids while they're alive.
OK I would have a MAJOR problem with a guy who came home from work, wanted to take a nap to be up for playing computer games. What is he, a teenager? When do his kids get to interact with him? How is his wife responsible all the time??
I would have a MAJOR problem if my teen child do this kind of s**t. If their dad do this, I swear...
Load More Replies...Typical insecure manbaby behavior: wants to be a caveman husband and head of the family, until he decides the "family" part is too inconvenient to his good times.
The husband prioritizes a nap over the family. He needs to reconsider some things.
ummm I have so many questions, like where's your car? Why is he napping like a child? My husband is a night owl always has been, goes to bed at 1 or 2 am and gets up at 4 for work. EVERY. DAY. He also cooks, cleans, takes care of the kids, does laundry etc. Your husband isn't playing video games honey, he's cheating or about too. No man keeps a console locked up. There's something else going on. You need to leave like now. He's a POS.
The man appears to be an addict. Most addicts have to hit bottom before they get help. Fighting about it won't help. The way to deal with an addict is to start setting boundaries, in a healthy way (not controlling). There's a great book called Boundaries I found very helpful. Also anyone living with an addict should try going to an Al-Anon meeting if they can. Al-Anon is separate from AA, it was started to help the families of alcoholics. Looks like there's also Online Gaming Anon (OLG-Anon), and Gamer-Anon for help that would be more specific to the issue of living with a person with video game addiction.
When you're a danger to your family, children, or pets, be it through neglect or ignoring a hot oil burn on a three year old, by laying in bed and refusing to get up and take them to the ER, you've already crossed some very dangerous lines and bypassed just a common addiction. Yes, Al-Anon or OLG-Anon may very well provide insight to his wife maybe teens, I hope she has access to outside help with the kids so that she could go. This guy sounds like he likely has some mental health issues, personality disorders well before any addiction occurred but may be a reason he was easily influenced. He needs to get his head straight.
Load More Replies...I think you don't have a husband or a partner and should consider what you want to do with your roommate.
Redditors are way too prone to telling people to get divorced, but Jesus Christ if her husband is just gonna sit there napping like a toddler while s**t goes down then the kids would be safer off without that neglectful jerk. He’s so incredibly selfish. Watch. His son’s skin getting burnt off by oil is fine with him. But a fire? He’d be pushing his kids out of the way to escape.
Whatever the man's issues, and there are volumes of 'em I suspect? She needs to bail with the kids while they're alive.
OK I would have a MAJOR problem with a guy who came home from work, wanted to take a nap to be up for playing computer games. What is he, a teenager? When do his kids get to interact with him? How is his wife responsible all the time??
I would have a MAJOR problem if my teen child do this kind of s**t. If their dad do this, I swear...
Load More Replies...Typical insecure manbaby behavior: wants to be a caveman husband and head of the family, until he decides the "family" part is too inconvenient to his good times.
The husband prioritizes a nap over the family. He needs to reconsider some things.


























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