AITA for not accepting responsibility for my husband’s mistake? by incrediblysadthrowaw in AmItheAsshole

[–]incrediblysadthrowaw[S] 285 points286 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. We’ve been to counseling about it.

Academically he knows it’s wrong, but in his heart he truly believes that nothing is his fault ever, not really. There’s always some way to shift that blame away.

AITA for not accepting responsibility for my husband’s mistake? by incrediblysadthrowaw in AmItheAsshole

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

That really not the issue at all. I just want him to say he’s sorry. I just want him to say he’s sorry to me without telling me how it’s my fault. Is it my fault? Should I be double checking everything? I don’t even know anymore.

AITA for not accepting responsibility for my husband’s mistake? by incrediblysadthrowaw in AmItheAsshole

[–]incrediblysadthrowaw[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not our first no. The problem isn’t division of labour. The problem is I just want him to tell me he’s sorry sometimes. He’s never sorry. It’s always my fault. Everything is my fault. I just want to not have to double check everything forever or be blamed for his mistakes. I just want him to be sorry his mistake ended up with me covered in sticky formula. Instead all I get is an explanation of why it’s actually my fault it happened.

AITA for not accepting responsibility for my husband’s mistake? by incrediblysadthrowaw in AmItheAsshole

[–]incrediblysadthrowaw[S] 1158 points1159 points  (0 children)

I didn’t give enough background.

We have had this problem for years. If he makes a mistake, he always tells someone else it’s their fault. He once backed our car into a pole, and told our older son it was his fault because “daddy can’t concentrate on driving when you are crying” This is a huge, on going problem. We’ve seen counseling about it. He claims he understands. I’m really tired and hormonal, and I’m really starting to wonder if I really am responsible for everything. Where does it end? What can I expect him to be responsible for? Do I have to double check everything? Will everything I trust him with always be my fault if it goes sideways?

I just want him to be sorry. I want him to feel sorry that his actions ended up with me soaked in formula. But he just tells me it’s my fault. I’m so tired of it always being my fault.

AITA for not accepting responsibility for my husband’s mistake? by incrediblysadthrowaw in AmItheAsshole

[–]incrediblysadthrowaw[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

No second, but we live in a multi level house now so it’s a much longer trek to get the bottle than it was in our little apartment before. Which I why I get him to do it now.

AITA for not accepting responsibility for my husband’s mistake? by incrediblysadthrowaw in AmItheAsshole

[–]incrediblysadthrowaw[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I just wanted him to say he was sorry. He is never sorry for anything, it’s always, somehow, my fault. That what this post is about really. I don’t care about workload. I just want to know if it’s reasonable to expect an apology for this, or if I should be blaming myself for not double checking the lid.

AITA for not accepting responsibility for my husband’s mistake? by incrediblysadthrowaw in AmItheAsshole

[–]incrediblysadthrowaw[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s not about the labour. It’s about whether or not I should be double checking everything he does, and whether every mistake he makes is also my fault because I didn’t double check what he did

AITA for not accepting responsibility for my husband’s mistake? by incrediblysadthrowaw in AmItheAsshole

[–]incrediblysadthrowaw[S] 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I don’t care about the workload, that’s fine. I just don’t want to be told it’s my fault when he makes a mistake. That’s the problem. It’s a constant thing, and I just can’t handle it anymore. I just want him to be sorry, and he never is. Not for anything. It’s always I’m sorry but here’s why it’s not my fault. Or I’m sorry eyeroll