My Husband Promised to Take Care of the Baby If I Had One—But After I Gave Birth, He Told Me to Quit My Job

The color drained from his face as if someone had pulled a plug.

He knew.

God, he knew.

Nick worked as a regional sales manager for a construction supply company. It was decent money, enough to be proud of. But decent wasn’t enough when I was bringing home almost twice his salary.

“You’re saying I’m not enough?” He argued.

“I’m saying you can’t demand I give up my career when you can’t afford to replace what I contribute.

That’s just math, Nick.”

He slammed his coffee mug onto the counter.

“So it’s all about money now? That’s what our marriage has become?”

“No,” I said quietly, glancing toward the monitor where I could hear Noah starting to fuss. “It’s about responsibility.

You begged for this, Nick. You wanted kids so badly… specifically sons. You got two.

Now you need to step up or stop asking me to sacrifice everything.”

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