Father Left His Wife And Newborn Due To The Child's Illness Yet Falsely Claims She Kicked Him Out, Provoking Her To Reveal The Truth

by Filip

People react to stress very differently due to individual differences and circumstances. People might experience feelings of anxiety, irritability, depression, changes in their sleep patterns, withdrawal from social interactions, etc.

Therefore, in order to avoid the source of stress, some people tend to leave everything behind and just run. And a similar thing happened to a Reddit user with her husband.

But the problem is he couldn't admit what he did and tried to blame her. So, the OP shared her story and asked if she was wrong for telling people the truth.

The OP and her ex-partner have a child together. During the pregnancy, they discovered their child would be born deaf.

The child's deafness is partly attributable to a genetic condition the OP had a 25% chance of passing on. Upon learning this, the OP proactively engaged with the local Deaf community and began learning ASL.

However, her partner did not take similar initiatives. Following the birth of the child, the OP's partner moved out, leaving the OP in the house she owned before the relationship.

Later, he started spreading misinformation, claiming the OP was responsible for his limited interaction with the child and that the divorce was due to the OP's overreaction. In reality, the OP was granted sole custody after her partner expressed in court an inability to "deal" with the baby, preferring to pay support instead.

The OP filed for divorce following her partner's abandonment and hurtful remarks. She also keeps text messages from her partner in which he says he wouldn't have married her if he knew of potential "problems" and an inability to raise a child with a disability.

The OP confronted criticism from both families, who sided with her partner. So, she posted those messages on social media to reveal the truth and again faced accusations of making private matters public.

Now, she questions if she was wrong for telling the truth.

The original story:

The OP explained they had a deaf child:

After the birth of their baby, her husband moved out:

And he started lying about why he doesn't see their child often:

But the OP keeps his texts that explain why he doesn't want to be involved in the child's life:

So, when their families started to blame the OP, she told them the truth:

A Redditor said the OP was in the right for telling the truth

She did what she had to do

He should have been a supportive husband and father

He is a bad person

"You have every right to correct the lies he told about you"

Every individual reacts differently to stress. And while removing yourself from a stressful situation is always the easiest solution, you can't do that if your family needs you.

In this story, a selfish father didn't care for his wife and newborn daughter, so he ran away. And it was fine until he started spreading lies about his ex-wife.

Therefore, Redditors told the OP that she has every right to correct the lies he tells about her. Also, their families need to know what he did because he is manipulative and trying to represent himself as a victim.