Parenting comes with more stress and responsibility than any job, so when an opportunity arises to kick back and catch up with friends, most moms and dads grab it with both hands.
However, one father may have taken things a little too far if a post shared to social media is to be believed. Worse still, his excessive partying antics could end up costing him his marriage.
Writing under the handle Ashk777, the man's increasingly frustrated wife lifted the lid on a situation that has left her considering divorce. Because when her husband goes out, he goes all out, staying out until 6 a.m. the next day on several occasions.
Though his night-time escapades are limited to a handful of around four occasions throughout the year, they often bleed into their other plans together and cause havoc in their home. "He always feels sorry for himself the day after his nights out because he's so hungover and doesn't move off the couch," she wrote.
Despite his insistence that he is "allowed a blow out every now and then," she believes his antics are "unacceptable," adding: "I don't want my children thinking that behavior is normal."
Research has previously suggested that drunken behavior can leave children feeling anxious. A 2017 report by the Institute of Alcohol Studies found even moderate drinking by parents can result in their children feeling worried or embarrassed and often leads to disruption in their daily routine.
Researchers also found children who saw their parents inebriated were less likely to see them as a positive role model while just over one in 10 said their parents paid them less attention due to their drinking.
Maybe that's why, in this instance, the woman's husband is considering drastic action. "I actually feel like eventually we might break up over it," she wrote. "He's not taking me seriously when I say it but I really don't want to be with a party boy and I don't want my children to think it's normal."
"I personally put my children first," she added. "I partied enough in my teens and 20s. I feel like I've passed that stage of my life now."
But while the woman appeared sure of where her priorities lay, there was less consensus on social media.
One user, PizzaPatel, said her husband does it every "two months" but though she disliked it, she understood the need for him to blow off steam. "I've decided to try and make my peace with it," she said. "It's slow progress but my life is much better and anxiety a lot lower now that I'm not trying to control or prevent it all the time."
Others were less forgiving. Mumofgirls92 wrote: "Whenever my partner goes out, he pretty much does the same and I can't stand it. It gives me anxiety the whole time he's out... I just think it's immature and disrespectful since we have two young children."
ItWillBeOkHonestly, by contrast, thought the wife was overreacting. "Let him have some fun and sleep it off," they said. "If it was every weekend then Houston you have a problem but this is a few times a year."
Mindutopia added: "I think four big nights a year is perfectly acceptable as long as you get the same sort of time for yourself." Dudsville, meanwhile, put it down to "a difference of lifestyle and values," noting: "Only you two can decide if you can make it work. I never wanted to live with a partying type so I would feel like you."
Newsweek has contacted Ashk777 for comment.
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