Man Draws Boundary When Wife Has Meltdown Over Every Little Thing, Causing Marriage Dispute: ‘Stop acting like everything is a disaster’

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Oct 19, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. When you're married to someone for a long time, things come up that you never expected, and it takes a certain amount of emotional intelligence to handle hard situations in delicate ways. 

A few years into marriage you may wonder who this person is and why you even married them. Try not to sweat the small stuff, but if you do, turn to Reddit and memes for therapy. 

In this particular Reddit thread, the husband is completely fed up with his wife's overly dramatic ways of handling things. Everything from forgetting her wallet, to the grocery store being out of oat milk is worthy of an emergency phone call. To be honest, it would drive me crazy as well. I don't blame this guy for putting his foot down. But you'll have to read the full story below for all the juicy details. 

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  • 01
    r/AITAH 13 hr. ago Sejeanus AITAH for Telling My Wife I'm Done with Her "Emergency Calls" and Leaving Her Stranded?
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    I (32M) have been married to my wife (29F) for four years, and we have a 3-year-old son. She's not a bad person, but she's constantly in a state of chaos, and every little thing becomes my problem. No exaggeration, I get these "emergency" calls multiple times a week. Flat tire? Call me at work. Forgot her wallet? Call me.
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  • 03
    Grocery store out of her favorite oat milk? Blow up my phone like the world's ending.
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  • 04
    It's relentless. I work full-time and do my fair share at home with our son: diaper duty, bedtime stories, cooking, cleaning, you name it. But these "crises" are killing me. I've told her before that unless it's a real emergency, like someone bleeding or stuck on a highway at night, she needs to figure it out. I don't have the bandwidth to drop everything constantly.
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    The last straw came two days ago. I had to take my son to the doctor because he had an ear infection, and I was already running on fumes. While I'm in the waiting room with a fussy toddler, she calls me in a panic because she locked herself out of her car in front of a Target five minutes from home.
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    I told her, "I can't leave. You'll have to call someone to pop the window." She freaked out, saying that would cost too much, she didn't bring enough cash, and I was being unreasonable. I stayed firm, said she needed to figure it out, and hung up.
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    When I got home later, she was furious. She said the guy charged her $150, and I should've come to help because she "didn't think to grab her wallet." I told her, point blank, "I'm done rescuing you from things you can easily handle. You need to stop acting like everything is a disaster."
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    Now she's barely speaking to me, acting like I'm the villain for not dropping everything for her again. My brother thinks I was harsh, but my mom said I was right to set boundaries. AITAH for leaving her stranded this time?
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  • 09
    SockMaster9273 • 12h ago NTA "My car wont open" "I'm at the doctor with our son. You are not the priority".
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    • TopAd7154 13h ago • NTA she sounds exhausting.
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    Rat_Master999 • 12h ago • NTA Sounds like you've got two toddlers.
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    Talentless67 12h ago • NTA, I think your sons health is more important than a car window, maybe remind her of this fact.
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    Ancient_Bicycles • 12h ago • NTA. Your wife needs to be evaluated for executive dysfunction. This level of disorganization is not normal. Something is wrong.
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    r 12h ago Edited 11h ago To everyone saying she needs to get tested for executive dysfunction. While that maybe right, the problem is also her turning everything into a crisis. Which is something else entirely.
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    You're right to be annoyed with that OP. You're right to START SETTING BOUNDARIES. She can continue throwing her fit. As long as it is clear, "I won't be rescuing you, you need to figure things out on your own. Setup the properly catches to prevent
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  • 16
    you doing things like leaving your wallet all the time." Nearly everyone with ADHD builds up some mechanism to catch basic things so you do not hassle people around you. She is crying wolf every single time and that's a problem.
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    NOra_ROra 12h ago • Kinda concerned what she would have done if she'd been the one dealing with your son being at the doctor...? NTA she needs to figure out organisation but also personal responsibility
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  • 18
    xubax 11h ago If you're in the US, you should get AAA. Gives you one number to call to help with a flat, a dead battery, keys locked in the car, whatever.
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    My parents had it, they got it for me when I started driving 42 years ago, and now my kids have it. I don't use it often, but the peace of mind for not having to track down a reputable tow service, or locksmith, or whatever is
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    worth it. Not to mention if you have a flat on a highway, it's a lot safer to get away from your vehicle and let a truck with flashing lights show up with the right tools to change your tire.
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