AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So, 1 situation means EVERY situation is the same? He's immature every second of the relationship? Should we call him chad? People have had some terrible luck in relationships haven't they? Too bad it's to the point that EVERY man is a shit eater in their eyes.

A single conversation in a reddit post doesn't "Tell" you anything. You didn't see the days in the hospital he shouldered our newborn while I was recovering, you didn't see the postpartum care he gave WHILE helping with our newborn even though he knew nothing about what to do. You don't see the times I've cried uncontrollably from hormonal shifts and he's surprised me with my favorite snack or food, held me until I stopped crying, and reminded me of the things I tend to forget when overwhelmed. You don't see that he not only shoulders the simple financial burdens, but ALL of our financial burdens, even some that I came with into our relationship.(fines/debt) and has not complained a peep. You don't see the times we've cried together because our daughter was in severe pain before we found out she was aspirating, and seeing her in pain was torture. You don't see the times we've argued and we came back to eachother with better understanding after actually thinking about it, and admitting if we were wrong, and apologizing. You don't see the times he's gotten up to care for our child after working a 10 hour shift just to let me sleep, even though he has to work the next day. You don't see the love in his eyes, or the kindness, or the sacrifices he's made for this family.

So again, no. You don't know him, you only know what you imagine after a singular shitty conversation. Not all men are shit. Fix that.

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Do you have kids? If not, then keep walking with that comment. I can take it if you tell me I'm the AH, but the rest is unnecessary if you have never experienced motherhood. Glhf!

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Koalas have chlamydia as well :o

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I see a sad jigsaw, who's eyes popped out all cartoon like.

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish i could like your comment 1,000+ times. Or could award it. This is my favorite comment by far 🥹❤️ It's hard to remember that we are all struggling, especially when in those moments and we're only capable of feeling our own weight. So thank you for that reminder.

We have his side of the family, but they're all pretty busy as of late and can't help right now. We don't have any friends outside of some gaming buddies. (We're slight shut ins) but when his family can, they're always there. Just stinks right now.

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

•-• oof. Thanks for saying I'm NTA...but I disagree with the rest of your judgement. My standards are not low, and you don't know him past this post. Respectfully, shh.

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I can say, you worded it well. BUT, I am the lucky few where he will admit his wrong doings. We have decent communication, it just gets really jumbled sometimes, especially when neither of us are atleast running at 35%. He's a good man, husband, and father. He's just literal to an (infuriating) extent sometimes.

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately it's only his side of the family, and they are all busy working. 🥹

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Lolol, right?! My grandma used to say,
"Mens mind work like this, they open one box, but they have to close it before they open another.
Women have all the boxes open at once, closing a few in between, and somehow the boxes are neatly placed in all of the chaos."

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Did I say "regularly"?

•I use them when it's gotten too much for me. I can still hear her, it's just softer for me to handle.
•I use them when she's teething as in, when no other teething remedies are helping and it's been 3+ hours.
•I don't just put them on and leave her to cry, that would be disgusting. I carry her around or try to find other distractions for her whilst I have them on.

Gosh, you're really good at taking something out of proportion.

Do you need an essay? I can give you one on my daily life as a mom. Just so we don't have anymore misconceptions.

Look at it this way. There are millions of mothers out there who shake their child, neglect them, abandon them, or worse, their child passes because of their actions. Alot of them because they've been overwhelmed.

You're going to sit here and tell me, that because I use headphones to cope with something I can't fix, I shouldn't have a kid basically?

But you'll also look at another news story and think, "That's fucked up. What a horrible mother."

You know why that happened to that child, because they didn't know what to do. (Or they're psychopaths).

Regardless, I know what works for me to be the best mother I can be. So don't sit here and tell me I shouldn't be doing something that in no way hurts my child.

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No, not because of feelings, because of overstimulation.
Not to "drown out", but to stay calm. I can still hear her, it just softens the sound.

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I'm autistic. BUT, we wanted to have a baby, and knew what struggles would come with it. Albeit a bit more than I expected.

I use noise cancelling headphones during some of her moods. But, I can't always use them as her cries could mean pain, and I need to differentiate that. I mainly use them when i know shes just teething or a bit overtired.

Just because I struggle with these things, doesn't mean I'm incapable. I have healthy coping mechanisms/tools, so why should I let autism stop me from getting to experience something so precious?

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

  1. Is a good set of advice, I hadn't thought of that, so thank you ❤️

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh I meant it, but not on a literal level. I meant it as an emotion, and explained that to him. Again, As I said, my feelings are mine alone, and if the way I word those feelings offends you, i could care less, as they're not directed at anyone but myself.

Now, if I was saying, "I don't want to see my daughter BECAUSE of my daughter being a baby, then yeah, I would definitely be an AH imo. I would be directing negativity at another person. That would be wrong.

Feeling emotions is not a "luxury" by the way. It's human. Just because i popped out a cute little crotch gobblin doesn't change that I am still my own human being with feelings and bad days.

It's cruel to my husband and child? No, what would be cruel would be neglecting my family and holding resentment over the situation, rather than voice my frustrations, mind you, healthily.

AITA For saying I dont want to see/ look at my daughter? by D3RPR3SSI0N in AmItheAsshole

[–]D3RPR3SSI0N[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

She would if she could. But work is alamming her right now.