To the mother-in-law helping with postpartum care, "Why don't you prepare my breakfast?".. A husband feeling disappointed [What do you think]

[Financial News] A story was shared about a husband expressing dissatisfaction to his mother-in-law who was staying as a postpartum helper.

On the 9th, a post titled 'Husband's excessive demands' was uploaded on an online community.

A few months ago, Ms. A, who gave birth to her second child, said, "After finishing care at the postpartum care center, my in-laws gave us money to hire a postpartum helper lady," and "With gratitude, I added a little more to that money and brought my mother over. I thought it would be more comfortable for my mother to help than someone else," she revealed.

She continued, "My mother actually took care of me meticulously and looked after the baby with dedication," adding, "But my husband seemed uncomfortable with my mother from the beginning, and he seemed to deliberately schedule overtime or drinking sessions without coming straight home after work."

Then on Friday, Ms. A's mother had dinner and went back to her own home.

However, her husband, who happened to come home early, suddenly expressed dissatisfaction by saying, "Why doesn't my mother-in-law prepare my breakfast?"

In response, Ms. A said, "My mother came to help with postpartum care, not to prepare meals for her son-in-law."

According to Ms. A, her husband usually doesn't eat breakfast. But suddenly, he expressed disappointment saying, "I felt hurt seeing Ms. A having breakfast with her mom," and "My mother-in-law set the rice cooker timer for 9:30, after I've left for work," expressing his disappointment.

Ms. A lamented, "It's absurd and disheartening to hear such disappointment at this point," adding, "I'm exhausted both physically and mentally after childbirth, and instead of supporting me, my husband's attitude of expressing disappointment is disappointing. Is this something I should have to accept?"

However, most netizens who encountered the story sympathized with the husband. Reactions included, "Why think of giving the money from the mother-in-law to the mother?", "Put yourself in his shoes. The husband is uncomfortable but can't say anything", "Isn't it possible to make at least breakfast?", "It's true she came to take care of her daughter, but since the money came from the in-laws, can't they eat together while she's at it?", "The rice cooker timer shows intent, and it makes me angry too."

moon@fnnews.com Moon Young-jin Reporter