A woman’s kitchen standoff with her husband recently went viral on Reddit — and raised questions about fairness in modern marriages.
In a post on Reddit’s 24-million-strong “Am I the A–hole” community, the wife asked if she was wrong for refusing to pack her husband’s lunch.
The woman said her husband has long bought his lunch at work — and when the two have difficult conversations about finances, he subtly reminds her she’s not helping him with lunch.
But the situation is complicated. The woman said she’s a paid caretaker for their disabled child, which takes up most of her time and energy.
“[I] essentially get paid to be a SAHM [stay at home mom] to our disabled son,” the woman wrote. “He says that because I am home and not busy, I can pack his lunch.”
In reality, the wife said

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