A woman’s husband has been branded “twisted” after eating meals she prepared herself before major surgery – and blamed her son.
Posting on Reddit under the thread ‘Am I exaggerating?’, the anonymous woman from the US said she was considering divorce after the incident.
The woman said she had undergone surgery on her stomach and intestines almost two weeks ago and was told to follow a very strict diet until she was cured, or else she would face serious complications.
But she returned after the surgery, which left her “barely able to climb the stairs”, to find her meals had run out.
She wrote in mail: ‘ALL the meals I had prepared for myself are no longer there. Just emptied completely. I’m really upset because I don’t have the energy right now to produce more; living on liquids and having anemia will do that to a person.
A woman who prepared food before undergoing major surgery says her husband ate it but blamed his son (file image)
“My diet is (hopefully!) progressing to soft solids tomorrow, so I was really excited to be able to eat some of the food I had prepared.”
The woman questioned her husband, who blamed their son, but knew this was a lie since her son does not like the low-carb, gluten-free foods she had prepared.
After further questioning, her husband said he had been bringing meals to work because he was “too tired” to make his own lunch and that her food gave him more “variety.”
The woman added: ‘I’m EXHAUSTED. This recovery period is kicking my butt. Before surgery, I ran a mile every day.
‘Now I barely have enough energy to go up the stairs. I’m not supposed to lift more than 10 pounds.
‘I’m not supposed to do anything more strenuous than walking. Even showering is exhausting right now. Anemia, dehydration and lack of proper nutrition are making it worse.”
She said she started crying after the revelations, but her husband only told her that she was “overreacting” and that she was a “baby.”
Posting on Reddit under the thread ‘Am I exaggerating?’, the anonymous woman from the US said she was considering divorce after the incident.
She continued: ‘Then when he admitted to taking my food, I started crying. Hasn’t been much help after surgery, my son (11 years old) has been doing all the lifting for me and helping me with housework and cooking.
‘When I started crying, he got upset and told me I was overreacting and that I was a baby. He refuses to make me new meals, he refuses to help me make new meals, he says it’s been almost 2 weeks and I should be able to do things on my own.
‘At this point, I am seriously considering divorce. I mean, my son and I are already doing everything on our own. And I know my son won’t eat my diet food. Am I exaggerating?
The woman said she had prepared meals for the entire family, including special meals her son had requested.
Commentators were amazed by her husband’s audacity and many advised her to divorce.
Some believed that the husband had not actually eaten the meals and had made them for his own “twisted” reasons.
One user said: ‘I don’t think your husband ate even a bit of that food. I think he threw it in the trash to punish you for some twisted reason.
‘No person would choose to eat liquid, gluten-free and sugar-free foods, especially when you prepare them foods that they specifically requested. Your husband is terrible and you are right to want a divorce.
‘He’s supposed to be there for you in sickness and in health, but instead he’s sabotaging your health and recovery. You’re not overreacting.
The post has since caused outrage on social media, with many angry that the husband had been so “selfish” (file image)
‘His behavior is something that counseling cannot cure. He is a horrible, horrible man. I’m so sorry, OP.’
Others said: ‘There are so many red flags in this post. Leave this man child. You are not his father, you are his partner!! He should want to be there and help you while you’re going through this but instead he’s making your life harder? Hell no!’;
‘You didn’t react much. You actually didn’t react as strongly as I would have. I don’t even have words for how horrible that is. Knowing that you need this food for your health and survival and he eats it for lunch? He honestly doesn’t care about anyone but himself’;
‘He’s a narcissist and he did it on purpose 200 percent. Immediate divorce’;
‘That’s not good at all. It’s ridiculous that you had to prepare food for everyone before surgery. He really needs to step up. Marriage is a partnership…they help each other.’
