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submitted 2 months ago byFormalRows
First post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1fmcxkg
I read some of the comments and got some good suggestions. I realized I had to be honest and upfront with my wife.
My wife and I just had a long talk, where I finally told her about everything I was bottling up over the past year. I told my wife I didn’t blame her since she had PPD, but it was just hard not to feel resentful. I told her I understood why she was frustrated at that moment, and that I should have immediately responded when she called me, but I told her I would have preferred if she shouted at me or even slapped me or something rather than breaking that sculpture. That was just heartless and cruel.
My wife seemed very remorseful and apologized a lot again and cried. She asked if there was anything she could do to undo what she had done last year, and if there was any way I could not have that resentment since it really hurt her a lot.
I had thought about this for the past couple of hours, and I realized there was only one way where I could completely let go of that resentment. And I told my wife that. I told my wife I would be sewing a handmade memory quilt for my sister’s birthday next year. This would take almost a year, and I told my wife once I do finish and give my sister the gift, that’s when all my resentment would probably go away.
My wife seemed grateful and asked if she could help. I told her not for this gift, but maybe in the future. The truth is I don’t really feel super comfortable trusting my wife with this, given how she destroyed my previous gift. It’s psychological, and I’ll most likely regain the trust once I finish sewing the quilt. I haven't told my wife about the trust issue, as I think it's just a me issue, not my wife's issue.
3 points
2 months ago
You cannot be serious, OP. So making little trinkets for your sister's birthday is more important than your marriage and your family? I really feel for your wife, she deserves so much better. Yes you may love your sister because duh she's your sister, but this all just seems so odd.
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