'If I had a sickness and couldn't walk, I wouldn't restrict you from walking!': New Father Refuses To Give Up Alcohol In Solidarity With His Breastfeeding Wife, Compares Temporary Sobriety To Illnesses

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    Human body - Posted by u/BeginningMobile9787 7 days ago AITA For being not wanting to quit drinking occasionally while my wife was pregnant and now pumping...
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    Font - My wife has been giving me a hard time about drinking on occasion lately. It started when she was pregnant because a few of her friend's husbands stopped drinking when they were pregnant/pumping (apparently that is a thing?). She wants me to be "going through this with her." I am just not understanding what the problem is? I used to drink whenever i wanted to, if that meant during the week, weekend, whatever and she used to drink with me at the same time. Then, she told me I can only drin
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    Rectangle - If i had a sickness and were unable to walk or something, i don't think that i would try to restrict her from walking so that she would be "going through this with me" or if i had a gluten allergy i wouldn't tell her she couldn't enjoy a pizza whenever she wanted... AITA?!?
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    Human body - My wife also drinks on occasion (very infrequently), doing the "pump and dump" method, but it seems she's just not that into it anymore, which is fine with me. I dropped her off the other night to go out drinking with her friends while I watched the kiddo at home until she was ready for me to pick her up.
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    Human body - pinupcthulhu 7 days ago edited 6 days ago Partassipant [2] "I know I got you pregnant babe, but I shouldn't also have to sacrifice having fun just because you have a baby now! Also here's some unrelated, ableist whataboutism" YTA.
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    Font - maryaliy 7 days ago Partassipant [2] It is this right here. I bet if OP was a more supportive and useful partner who enjoyed A Beer here and there she wouldn't care. But my guess is he isn't at all. Probably drinking in excess. Watching kid while mom pees is literally the bar for men... it is horrible. Anyway YTA why can't you just do this for your wife.
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    Font - skullaccio 7 days ago Partassipant [1] The wife used to drink with him, so the ammount he's drinking is not the problem. My take is that she's not dealing well with being restricted from "the joys of life" and wants him to suffer with her - a bit unreasable imo, there's other ways to compromise in this situation
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    Human body - sciencesnob 7 days ago He put the baby there he can be supportive how she needs it. As someone who also had two babies etc I think he is an AH for not being supportive where she is saying she clearly needs it.
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    Font - Novelsand Dessert 7 days ago edited 7 days ago Asshole Enthusiast [6] I have three babies. I need my husband to parent how we agree to, not with arbitrary rules that I set. I couldn't take anything other than Tylenol while pregnant, but I didn't expect him to abstain from excedrin for his headaches or mucinex D for allergies. Because that's rooted in making him suffer just because I have to. OP's wife is not asking for support in caring for their child (based on the post). She's asking hi
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    Font - b00boothaf00l. 7 days ago Alcohol is not medication lol.
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    Font - Weird PinkHair. 7 days ago This happened with my youngest son. His wife got pregnant, quit drinking and struggled the first few weeks. I mean, it was hearbrealing to watch. She told me after her body had cleaned up rhat her baby saved her from being an alcoholic. She had no idea before then. She asked my son to not drink.... totally understandable under her circumstances. He refused point blank! He had to drink every day. She started drinking again while breastfeeding. I blame him entirel
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    Font - Natural Writer9702 7 days ago Sorry, I disagree. I'm sure this will be down voted, but there you go. As a mother of 4, not once did I expect my husband or anyone else to give up what I had to whilst pregnant. You give these things up for the health and safety of your baby, that's the only motivation I needed. I don't understand that new age attitude of "if I have to suffer, you have to suffer with me or you don't love me". It's manipulative bs. If the smell of alcohol made her sick, I thi

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