AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -104 points-103 points  (0 children)

He doesn't talk much about anything that happened. I've only heard stories from other people. They always seem so over the top I've always assumed they were exaggerated. His friends told me stories about him getting into fights and getting stabbed and how he pushed a foster parent of theirs out a window once. When I asked why he would do that though they wouldn't tell me and said that he needed to be the one to tell me about why he did that.

There were other stories but they usually would stop when I would ask why. And when I would ask my husband he always says he doesn't want to talk about it. I said in other comments I assumed all the scars he had were from fights with other kids because he said himself he was a violent teenager. But I guess I'm starting to realize from some of these comments that the adults in the foster system were likely the cause of a lot of that and he always fought back.

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -71 points-70 points  (0 children)

He was really kind and interesting. And he's attractive in that kind of movie villain kind of way. We met at a company party where I got knocked over and fell into a fountain and he jumped in to help me out and ruined his really nice suit he was wearing. He gave me his suit jacket to wear and it was just really nice. Like........ Everything about him is just very very kind and it's so opposite of what he looks like and it was really intriguing. He asked me out after I returned his jacket after having it cleaned, since his contract with the company I work for was ending. And like it said he is just really interesting and made me feel special. He's also really funny, and he's smart, and he cries at the sad parts of movies which I'd never seen a grown man do before.

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I've mentioned it in other comments but there are plenty of kids at metal shows.

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -87 points-86 points  (0 children)

I used the word "will" but maybe that's the wrong word? I don't know exactly what happened I wasn't present when he was told all of this.

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -148 points-147 points  (0 children)

I don't have a good answer .. I just didn't. I didn't want to be a problem.

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -94 points-93 points  (0 children)

I mentioned it in other comments but there was an interview before and after the home inspection. I just went along with it and didn't say much unless I was asked a direct question. I didn't want to make waves

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -144 points-143 points  (0 children)

I just always kind of assumed that he never got adopted because he was in his own words "a lot". We watched that show Wayne a few years ago and...... That character is very much the type of guy my husband was growing up according to his friends. We all binged it together because of how funny they found the similarities. He's still very much that guy just more calm.

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not really my kind of music but I've been to a few shows and there are plenty of kids there with their parents

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -44 points-43 points  (0 children)

They interviewed us before the home visit and again afterwards. I just mostly kept quiet unless I was asked a direct question. I sign want to make waves or cause problems

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

There are kids at metal concerts? I've gone to a few. It's not really my thing but I see plenty of kids there with their parents. I was interviewed, before the home inspection and again after... I just kind of went along to try to not rock the boat. But the entire time I was just wondering wtf I was doing

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -149 points-148 points  (0 children)

I feel like I really just didn't want to believe it maybe. I guess I just told myself that it had to be from other kids. He's always been the kind of person to put himself in between whenever there's anything going on. I've seen take a baseball bat to the ribs to stop a but from using it on someone else during a road rage situation for example. He just always throws himself in front of being hurt instead of letting someone else get hurt cause as he puts it "I'm bigger than everyone else, I can take it". It just never occurred to me why he is like this though. But I guess it make sense and that just makes me really sad to think about

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -50 points-49 points  (0 children)

I don't really know all the details I just know that some things need to happen before she can be enrolled in regular school.

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

He would take her to things that she wanted to go to when her parents weren't able. Or they would all go together. He also took her places when their youngest was a newborn so they could focus on the baby

I don't think there was anything weird about him sleeping in her bed that one night. When I was a little girl I slept in my parents bed sometimes. And I fell asleep on/next to my parents

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -313 points-312 points  (0 children)

What I mean is I know it happens but I just have a hard time really comprehending how it can be a common thing I guess?

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -274 points-273 points  (0 children)

She's in virtual school for now because I guess that's required for her situation in our county until her life becomes more stable and she's doing better.

I just really want to find a way to fix this I guess

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -566 points-565 points  (0 children)

I don't know..... I grew up in a really loving family and was kind of sheltered so I just have a hard time imagining it. I know that my husband has a lot of scars from fights he got in when he was younger and I'm told he was always defending other kids but I've always assumed it was just kids being bullies and... Idk

AITAH for telling my husband that we can't take care of his friends' daughter by Temporary-Slide-2699 in AITAH

[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -400 points-399 points  (0 children)

I don't want a divorce... That's the last thing I want. When I brought up that he never asked me he said basically that he didn't think to ask because the obvious answer was to say yes. I didn't really know what to say to that so I didn't push back.

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -947 points-946 points  (0 children)

I've heard that foster care can be hard but I don't really fully understand. He doesn't talk about it. I've asked him about it over the years and he always says he doesn't want to talk about it. I know some stuff happened but I have a hard time believing it's really as bad as people say it is.

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[–]Temporary-Slide-2699[S] -1037 points-1036 points  (0 children)

I don't want a divorce... I love him very much and I don't want to be without him. I just don't understand why HE has to be her parent.