A woman says her husband’s female friend has critical opinions about how they parent their children.
“My husband has a friend, Erica. I don’t like her. She always seems weirdly judgmental of the way we do things. Most of that judgment being on me,” the woman wrote in a post on Reddit’s “Am The A——?” forum.
Explaining that Erica and her significant other also have kids, the woman detailed that talk during a recent hangout turned to each couple sharing their respective early morning routines with their children.
“I don’t do mornings, my husband does. He works 9-6 and I start at the same time as him, but end earlier. He does mornings because he doesn’t mind waking up earlier, and I get more sleep and less on my mind in the mornings,” the woman wrote. “It’s an arrangement that works for us, and I always do mornings if he’s sick or physically can’t.”
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At that point, things went south, the woman explained, as Erica had thoughts about the couple’s routine to start each day.
“When Erica found that out, she started with judgment,” the woman wrote, detailing that Erica said things like, “Oh, both my husband and I do mornings” and “Kind of sucks you’re on your own 100% of the time.”
“I didn’t like that and let her know that my husband and I’s decisions aren’t any of her business,” the woman continued. “The topic switched over to something else, and she didn’t say anything related to me after.”
Still, the Redditor said her husband told her that she made things “awkward” during their get together.
In the comments section of the post, many reacted to the situation and sided with the woman who posted.
“[Erica’s] in your house talking s— about you. Telling her to butt out isn’t only appropriate, it’s vital for mental health and wellness. What are you supposed to do, sit there and listen to her disparaging you and swallow your feelings about it so that she doesn’t feel bad? No,” one person wrote, adding: “You are protecting your peace.”
Others, meanwhile, questioned the woman’s husband.
“Why ain’t your husband standing up [for] you? Why is he still friends with her? This friend is into your husband. …she is not your friend,” someone asked.
“The fact you standing up for yourself has him more concerned about awkwardness (is he 16?) practically screams that he would have just brushed Erica’s disrespectful BS aside to keep the peace like the spineless coward he clearly is,” said another.
