An exhausted mother has shared how her husband stays up until 3 am to play computer games while’s expected to work and care for their baby.
Taking to Reddit, the 28-year-old explained that she’s the one working for the family while taking charge of their baby’s morning and bedtime routine.
“My husband plays video games as a hobby and last night he was up super late playing. Our son had woken up at 1am and I was lying down with him in our bed as he seemed to be dozing off but then my husband started a boss fight in his game and the noise/light from the TV woke our son up,” she started.
The furious mom then said that instead of turning off his game, her husband just begged their son to sleep.
“I tried lying our son back down but every time I lay him down he got up and moved,” she continued, adding that the game was disturbing their son.
“I am exhausted and the boy is tired and he shouldn’t be playing his game this late if he knows it is keeping both of us awake. He then turned off the TV and our son started settling.”
However, her husband complained that he would have to start his game all over again because he wasn’t able to finish it.
“I simply told him I don’t really care about the ending he got. He could have played games till late if it didn’t come at the expense of our son and I but at that point he was putting his want to finish the game above our son and [my] need to sleep,” she went on.
Reddit users were shocked by the father’s behavior, with one person commenting: “My boyfriend also loves his PS5, but it’s in the living room on low volume so it doesn’t bother me or our daughter when it’s time for bed. I tell him I don’t care how long he plays because he’s the only one losing sleep over it. The toddler and I are fast asleep.
“Playing in the same room though is not ok and very disrespectful to both you and your baby.”
Another said: “He’s being a giant man baby. He didn’t get the ending he wanted, well boo f*****g hoo. You and your child didn’t get the sleep that you physically need to function. At an absolute minimum he should be apologizing and the tv needs to be out of the bedroom so you can get some sleep.”
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