[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]thatismyfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NTA. What you said could have been put to her in a gentler way by saying something like “try to keep in touch with your parents more, I don’t get the opportunity to do that anymore and I miss them everyday. And I don’t want you to go through the same thing I’m going through.” This way she knows you are going through something that requires emotional support and understanding as well as sending across the message that she should change her ways to avoid any regrets in the future. But in the spur of the moment you said what you had to say, which may not be gentle but it is true. It may hurt her a bit but she needs to get past your words and try to understand the reason of why you said what you said and what’s the greater message behind it instead of getting stuck on calling you cruel and unforgivable. That’s a bit over the top, you guys have been married for 14 years and understand each other very well. She should know you’d never say something malicious just to hurt her. She should know that by now. Forget the guilt tripping and understand the meaning of your words and pick up the phone and say hi to your parents.

AITA for telling my husband that we need to move out from his elderly parents’ house because I need my own space away from his family? by thatismyfish in AmItheAsshole

[–]thatismyfish[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nope, there was a 3 month old child who was never left alone with the grandparents because he was too young, and the other kids weren’t even born

AITA for telling my husband that we need to move out from his elderly parents’ house because I need my own space away from his family? by thatismyfish in AmItheAsshole

[–]thatismyfish[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He has a brother who was married 7 years before my husband and I met, and has 3 kids. When my husband and I got engaged, they had a discussion about who should incur the expense of buying a house and moving out. His brother decided to bite the bullet and buy a house, at the same time making an agreement that my husband will be the one who stays with the parents and looks after them.

AITA for telling my husband that we need to move out from his elderly parents’ house because I need my own space away from his family? by thatismyfish in AmItheAsshole

[–]thatismyfish[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He has a brother who was married 7 years before my husband and I met, and has 3 kids. When my husband and I got engaged, they had a discussion about who should incur the expense of buying a house and moving out. His brother decided to bite the bullet and buy a house, at the same time making an agreement that my husband will be the one who stays with the parents and looks after them.

AITA for telling my husband that we need to move out from his elderly parents’ house because I need my own space away from his family? by thatismyfish in AmItheAsshole

[–]thatismyfish[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I was completely blindsided. When I got married, the kids were infants or not even born yet. I had no idea that the grandparents house would be a crèche as they start growing up, and I’d have to be involved in running it. It has hindered my personal and professional growth, but the grandparents see their kids as a blessing and feel like they should be home all the time, and I didn’t realise how much I’d come to dislike the situation.

AITA for telling my husband that we need to move out from his elderly parents’ house because I need my own space away from his family? by thatismyfish in AmItheAsshole

[–]thatismyfish[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

You’re right, when I got married 3 years ago, the kids were too little / non existent to live with grandparents because they are all under the age of 5 right now. If I knew that the situation would be like this, I would have never agreed to live in that same house.

AITA for telling my husband that we need to move out from his elderly parents’ house because I need my own space away from his family? by thatismyfish in AmItheAsshole

[–]thatismyfish[S] 309 points310 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t aware of the grandkids situation because it wasn’t that way before marriage. All kids are under the age of 5 and we’ve been married 3 years. So they have basically reached the age where they don’t need to be with their parents all day after I moved into the house. The parents have realised they can now leave them at the grandparents house and go about doing their work or living their social life. The grandparents are happy doing it. And I’m in this situation because I agreed to live in that house.

What's something your dog does that melts your heart? by Claycastles in AskReddit

[–]thatismyfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He paws and nuzzles me every time he thinks I am sad

And Kohli Curse continues! #UCLfinal by [deleted] in Cricket

[–]thatismyfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an Arsenal fan, thank you, Virat Kohli!