September Full Bonus Episode #1 ft. Lauren ! - Audio
Added 2024-09-12 20:50:21 +0000 UTCAlmost 1.5 hours with Lauren and more of our "Need a Minute to Decompress" theme. These are ones we really want to see the light of day, but scare us a bit. These stories were all a bit intense, and I'm so curious/nervous/ect. to hear your thoughts on them.
TW for story number 2 & 3. They are both intense stories that have odd, erratic, and psychologically abusive behaviors. Please skip if you feel that could be triggering.
Story links:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1f7lju8/my_husband_turned_into_a_psychopath_for_a_split/
Comments
I’m sorry, hot take maybe - but why is the school requiring the parents to pick the kid up so often? I was on the leadership team for a private preschool & we would literally never. Kids misbehave. There are soooo many ways to intervene & redirect. I had many parent conferences to discuss behavior, but I never required a parent to leave work & pick up a kid for anything other than an illness or emergency. Weird!
Jessica Terry
2024-11-24 11:35:59 +0000 UTCIm confused by your comment. They seem to be on OPs side and said he wasn't the asshole. What gave you this impression?
Savannah Shadrick
2024-11-20 20:48:04 +0000 UTCSo he talked to his wife about how to contact her did that then she still refused gaslighting him and resulting in him losing his job at what point can you point the finger at the women who said she was looking into the child care too just say you hate men it pathetic you would say opposite of it was a women
Collin
2024-11-09 22:34:41 +0000 UTCMy boyfriend of 5 years is a police officer. That story makes me SICK. He would NEVER. And they absolutely never point guns at each other as a joke. That is the number one rule! Never point your gun at anyone unless you mean to do damage. It makes me so sad there are people out there like that, my boyfriend is the greatest, sweetest, most fair and supportive person I know,
Taylor
2024-10-23 12:35:46 +0000 UTCAgreed. I really wish Morgan would stop telling people who are in scary, abusive situations to "go stay with family". She's with a much older man who's an abuser. She likely learned to be ok with the abuse from her crappy family. Abused people are the LEAST likely to have families who give a fuck. Just hearing Morgan say that she should go home makes me think of my father, who wouldn't visit me in the hospital when my ex broke my leg. Heck, he made fun of me and blanked me. You see how this woman's brother reacted? Yeah, she's got nowhere to go.
MRSAMinor
2024-10-16 17:58:22 +0000 UTCAlso why was the mom always called first?? Seems like he’s more realistically the primary parent and the daycare should’ve taken note of that
Allyson Conlon
2024-10-12 20:16:45 +0000 UTCYes I agree! I don’t know why they didn’t try to find a different preschool or solution for the kid. And I also had the thought about his job. Almost sounds like wrongful termination to me if he had emergencies with his child. He obviously would have proof from the daycare calls to back it up. Idk the laws so maybe it’s not technically “wrongful termination” but his boss sounds toxic for sure!
Allyson Conlon
2024-10-12 20:14:48 +0000 UTCThat’s what I was thinking! I thought if the genders were reversed, no one would be saying anything about a man working long hours and the woman having to leave her job to pick up the kids. Not saying it’s right but if she’s the breadwinner I don’t see why he can’t take on more of the childcare responsibilities.
Allyson Conlon
2024-10-12 20:09:14 +0000 UTCAs someone who is a correctional officer and married to another correctional officer….. gun safety is very important in our relationship and we have never ever pointed guns at each other not funny or unloaded. We don’t point anything at each other that could possibly go off and we even teach our children about firearms safety. Which is why toy guns of any kind are not allowed in my school. But that cop probably needs therapy but being in a job where it’s common to have dark humor and see therapy as joke. It’s not easy getting help.
Alexis Dignam
2024-10-11 12:24:07 +0000 UTCWhy is no one talking about PTSD for the cop
Jessica Noakes
2024-10-05 11:34:17 +0000 UTCso cute that u literally posted this on the day of my birthday
Gabriella
2024-10-02 15:41:32 +0000 UTCi feel similarly and am also a black woman in a relationship with a white man. I just don’t understand why this guy would marry and have a baby with this woman if he’s so worried about the baby looking “too white”. I understand his fear but to accuse your partner of cheating on u and to blanket that that’s what all white women do is just too far. I wonder if someone is getting to him and putting these thoughts in his head. If this is such an issue wouldn’t it have been an issue before getting married?
Mia Leonard
2024-10-02 07:33:37 +0000 UTCYou guys are sooooo naive about the police.
Lauren Griffith
2024-09-30 22:56:26 +0000 UTCAs a black women with a white boyfriend of 8 years the thought of having white passing baby is something I think about. It isn’t necessarily a fear of their skin tone it’s a fear of someone not thinking my baby is mine. There are stories of police being called on black women with white passing babies with the assumption of kid napping. It think my fear is different than the man in the story.
Mariah Weiner
2024-09-29 17:50:34 +0000 UTCI have a son and his dad is 1/4 black. I'm white. My son is WHITE. and hasn't seen his dad since he was 2 because my son is "too white" so it FORSURE CANNOT BE HIS right?? Nope. It's his. Never got a paternity test cause he didn't want to pay for it.... I know he's his. So this happens A LOT. and also he looks JUST LIKE HIS FATHER. Just not in skin colour.
Alana
2024-09-27 18:01:45 +0000 UTCWas looking for this comment lol, agreed
Gia
2024-09-26 16:29:24 +0000 UTCCold feet aren’t cruel but it is cruel to leave someone standing at the altar and to leave her in the dark. Typing a you basically said that
carol shaw
2024-09-25 19:21:15 +0000 UTCBut I don’t think it’s anything to talk about or work out. It would just be over. He’s been trained in gun safety he knows better
carol shaw
2024-09-25 19:15:33 +0000 UTCThe brother? Bffr I hope she find somewhere safe
carol shaw
2024-09-25 19:12:57 +0000 UTCYeah, I also feel like if it was a woman saying 'I'll just be a stay at home mum and wait it out for alimony' (still a fucked up thing to say) she would not be getting as much heat
Gia
2024-09-24 11:28:44 +0000 UTCAlso they said his behavioral issues started when he started the new class so transfer him back to the old one if other kids are influencing him. I also think the pre-k also kinda sucks here because these kids are 3-4 years old. Put them in time out instead of calling the parents every day. I know it can be hard to handle a bunch of kids but somethings gotta give!
ash c
2024-09-24 08:01:10 +0000 UTC1st story. I kinda felt like if the roles were reversed and it was the husband not answering the phone everyone would have said he’s in the wrong but I feels like the wife is getting less heat because she’s female. He just seems like a dad at his wits end because his wife isn’t helping with THEIR CHILD. And someone losing their job due to their significant other not pulling their own weight when it comes to childcare is extremely unfair and serious. As a woman I’d do the same thing the husband is doing in response. Guess we’re a one income household now. Since we’re a one parent parenting household too. :/
Calla Lily
2024-09-20 17:00:23 +0000 UTCwhen i worked at ihop i went to grab one of the freshly brewed coffee pots and it slipped and instead of letting it fall i grabbed the inside of it and the scalding hot coffee gave me 1st degree burns on my entire hand and wrist. i will never forget that burning.
Mary Hallaren
2024-09-19 19:24:28 +0000 UTCFor the gun story - not justifying by any means. But what if that’s his “cry for help.” I don’t know what specific law enforcement field he’s working in but regardless suicide rates within law enforcement isn’t low. Suicidal ideation doesn’t always present itself the same across the board.
Seanna Lou
2024-09-19 13:43:34 +0000 UTCAlso… the only reason we know the gun didn’t go off is because she slapped it away…what if he did fully intent to shoot her and she stopped it and now he’s trying to play it off as a joke 👀
Rocky 8
2024-09-18 22:30:24 +0000 UTC12 years of love got thrown in the trash because he got cold feet i understand feeling hurt but thinking all these things is a bit much. 24 is young as hell to me to get married
Ayla Moss
2024-09-16 14:39:09 +0000 UTCThe poor pregnant woman needs to get the hell away from her asshole husband. He’s a racist paranoiac unfit to be a parent
Tríona Seery
2024-09-16 14:09:41 +0000 UTCThe first story is an everybody sucks. The wife is definitely an asshole. I understand her being busy but my mom is a doctor (not a pediatrician, a palliative consultant) and I have a chronic illness. I usually had to be collected a few times a week or month in my good times and my mom ALWAYS came to collect me when the school called, even if she had to reschedule an appointment last minute or have her junior doctor do it. If she really couldn’t come to get me, she paid for a neighbour to take me home. But his comments make him an asshole too. So, everyone sucks here.
Tríona Seery
2024-09-16 14:03:30 +0000 UTCthe second story he’s the asshole 🙄
Ayla Moss
2024-09-16 13:42:59 +0000 UTCThe gun one is absolutely insane. My husband is a cop, and would NEVER. Repeat. NEVER point a gun at someone even as a joke. That’s horrifying and I would leave him. She should leave him.
Sydney
2024-09-15 04:10:15 +0000 UTCI love the episodes featuring Lauren! If Lauren has one fan it’s me, if she has no fans, i am dead.
Lienke Stumpfe
2024-09-14 09:23:22 +0000 UTCIan you're out here responding to every story and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! This is how I am anytime I listen to stuff. I gotta have a word lol. I'm blown away by the family friend story.
Two Hot Takes
2024-09-14 05:45:20 +0000 UTClol sorry I have so many comments. As a kid my mom accidentally dumped hot spaghettios on me bc she was pregnant and clumsy lol. She IMMEDIATELY (I will never forget her mom senses) RIPPED my clothes off before the liquid could burn my skin. Literally that girl did exactly what you should do! Letting hot stuff sit is what causes severe burns….hello 1990s McDonald’s law suit
Ian’s Flaps
2024-09-14 05:27:52 +0000 UTCFamily friend of mine…her husband shot at her and happened to miss. Cops (his buddies) showed up and blamed her. Cops will 1000000% cover for their shitty friends / other cops who make bad choices.
Ian’s Flaps
2024-09-14 04:59:41 +0000 UTCHer dad shut it down as soon as the first comment was made It was so strange because it was also my first time meeting this guy! It also did not help that all her facial features are all copy and pasted from me haha. I am currently pregnant with baby number two and I have a feeling he will get the complete opposite side of our genes and look nothing like my daughter, which would be awesome to me!
Aubree Weimer
2024-09-14 03:59:09 +0000 UTCOMG WHAT DID YOU DO?! That's ridiculous. And genetics are fascinating they really just do a bunch of coin flips when the baby is forming
Two Hot Takes
2024-09-14 03:47:23 +0000 UTCThis makes me so relieved to hear!
Two Hot Takes
2024-09-14 03:46:32 +0000 UTCOkay that's ridiculous that her partner doesnt step in to help.. should be fair and split
Two Hot Takes
2024-09-14 03:46:14 +0000 UTCOoooo I feel like you may be on to something. Especially with them being friends from before!
Two Hot Takes
2024-09-14 03:45:20 +0000 UTCDude men will do anything but get a job
Ian’s Flaps
2024-09-14 03:41:43 +0000 UTCLauren, you need to get yourself a pair of plane slippers like I have! Slippers that fit all around your foot like flats but are soft and comfortable and don’t hurt when your feet swell. I have a designated pair and they’re amazing!
Johanna Buehler
2024-09-14 02:47:22 +0000 UTCDon’t forget the video you beautiful beautiful girl!!!!
Jessica Jessup
2024-09-14 01:04:21 +0000 UTCThe gun story... I don't think it was an accident that her brother just happened to call her after the incident 👀
April
2024-09-14 00:41:06 +0000 UTCOmg the first one had me so frustrated. First of all so many moms are put into this situation and end up losing their jobs to pick up the kids, take them to doctors appointments, etc. My aunt is a lawyer and her partner is a teacher. My aunt is the breadwinner for the family. Yet she still takes off work for the kids, does all the mental load even though she works longer hours. I’m just sick of crybaby men and OP sounded pathetic.
Heather Hampton
2024-09-14 00:33:56 +0000 UTCThe gun story… I’m a 911 operator for a police service. An officer pointed his unloaded gun at another officer in the change room “as a joke” … he was suspended on the spot, and then fired. It is definitely not something anyone takes lightly.
Amanda Balon
2024-09-13 23:52:15 +0000 UTCMy partner and I are both mixed. I am mexican and german and he is native american and Irish. We both are obviously mixed, dark hair, brown eyes. Our daughter came out with all our white genes. Bright blue eyes, pale skin, light almost blonde hair. I was accused of cheating by a family member of his. Genetics do some wild wild things sometimes.
Aubree Weimer
2024-09-13 21:55:59 +0000 UTCThe pregnant woman needs to leave her husband IMMEDIATELY. He clearly understands yet disregards gun safety. What happens if he jokingly points it at his son? What happens if he becomes lax about proper storage & his child gets a hold of it? My best friend’s cousin got a hold of her fathers gun at 5 years old and accidentally killed herself. In my neighborhood, a teen had his fathers gun and jokingly pointed it at a friend- it went off and killed him. There IS a high percentage of DV from police to their partners, and especially against pregnant women. I can’t think of a single situation where his actions would have been appropriate. Imagine he tied a noose and put it around her neck, then asked if she was scared to suffocate. She needs to run as far as she can.
fia
2024-09-13 21:40:46 +0000 UTCyou should have drew on the show again and do more engagement/wedding stories now that you’re both engaged!!
alexiajustine
2024-09-13 19:26:06 +0000 UTCMy husband and I are marines and trained in weapons handling and safety. You NEVER point your weapon at anything you do not intend to kill. You also treat every gun as if it were loaded. There is no “playing” with guns as a professional. I’m usually one to try and see both sides of a story and understand all viewpoints, but I’m with Morgan. There is something wrong with him. I may have missed anything else that affects him like the area they live/work… ptsd.. sometimes experiences are held inside and can trigger behavior, thoughts, or actions later and especially during high stress situations or life changes (pregnancy/parenthood).
Sarah Bittle
2024-09-13 18:50:02 +0000 UTCYes, thank you!! People are so quick to judge harshly when it comes to men sharing their feelings on a situation. If roles were reversed where a husband did this and the wife ended up losing her job, people would be LIVID for her and they would say she’s justified for all the comments. As a woman, everyone deserves more grace, not just women.
Jin Bidinger
2024-09-13 18:06:27 +0000 UTCFirst story was so frustrating for me. Other ppl touched on the fact that people in the medical field don’t have access to their phone 24/7 so I wanted to add a diff point - the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result. How many days in a row were they called? At that point they should’ve stopped sending him to pre k and take off of work until you figure out a more viable solution. Also the guys work is an AH and seems toxic if they can’t understand he needs to get his kid
Nora
2024-09-13 17:49:04 +0000 UTCBoth of you said it beautifully ! We also don’t know if she has a private practice. I went to a pediatrician who was the only doc at her practice
Nora
2024-09-13 17:44:22 +0000 UTCI agree! There's no way she could have left in the middle of the day to go pick up her kid for any reason that wasn't a real emergency like a broken bone or deathly ill. He's just mad he is the one who has to take the L when society is set up for the woman/mom to normally be the default. His feelings were valid (until we got into the comments), but I think he's absolutely the asshole!
Sharlie Dunaway
2024-09-13 15:06:55 +0000 UTCNot me commenting that before morgan read the Reddit comment.. 🫢
Makyla
2024-09-13 14:32:30 +0000 UTCThe #1 cause of death for pregnant women is murder. That’s all I have to say.
Makyla
2024-09-13 14:20:43 +0000 UTCBehavior Therapist here! First story definitely needs a RBT/BCBA alongside him in the classroom so that he can work towards strengthening his skills before kindergarten. Everything will be all good. Just hope the parents can strengthen their communication!!✨
Makyla
2024-09-13 13:57:22 +0000 UTCNah ACAB all day baby!
Katie Stecklair
2024-09-13 13:33:23 +0000 UTCFirst story, Working in healthcare can be a sacrifice and phones are often forgot about because we are helping people. I don’t think anyone is the asshole but I think they could have communicated these issues with their respective employers to work something out. I agree there was no communication at home. Her communicating she would do better isn’t necessarily realistic. No matter how you plan the day in healthcare, it is unpredictable and all consuming and it has to be in order to be safe! A lot of healthcare tasks are under “protected time” meaning you cannot be interrupted at all due to risk of error from distraction. He also sounds resentful.
Mo Math
2024-09-13 11:28:32 +0000 UTCYeah relocation would definitely be smart because if they raise the wage and the prerequisites to become an officer you'd get higher quality and happier cops
Caleb DeLisle
2024-09-13 11:04:33 +0000 UTCtalking to any of his friends or family is a VERY bad idea. abusers who are outted to their inner circle often snap. that may be one of the last things she ever did.
Kara
2024-09-13 10:51:43 +0000 UTCi don’t think funds need to be up, they need to be reallocated. in many cities, police are one of the largest percentages of city funding. FAR higher than actual city resources. maybe if there were less payments going out because of negligent officers and there was less “new tech” being invested in, cops would become people who are trained and actually protect and serve.
Kara
2024-09-13 10:50:24 +0000 UTCnot higher, highEST. and underreported
Kara
2024-09-13 10:39:43 +0000 UTCpolice officers are a job with some of the highest rates of DV. he wasn’t kidding, she needs to leave and keep that baby from him too. if someone pointed a gun at me, they’d NEVER see me again.
Kara
2024-09-13 10:35:47 +0000 UTCI’m Black (biracial) married to a white man and ACTUALLY had a white baby. 😂 That’s just for context. The story about the friend making jokes about his baby… it sounds to me like he’s engaging with some content that may be leading him to doubt his Blackness. Depending on his background, he could just now be learning some of the social stigmas that come from interracial relationships, specifically between a Black man and white woman. He’s saying things that are “known” but stripped from any context that makes sense, not like someone who’s grown up with a certain awareness. Any way, they should def not be together if that’s what time he’s on. He needs to be fully confident in who he is. There’s a way to be conscious and date freely, but he should learn that first.
Choley Chole
2024-09-13 10:34:32 +0000 UTCFor the first story, I’m a SAHM now, but I loved my job. I was there awhile & had a great reputation. If both ppl were working, OP should not have been the only one picking the kid up. Now, he has to explain to a new company as to why he won’t miss that much work. Getting fired for leaving work early is no joke. He could be permanently blacklisted from being hired anywhere again. If his wife would have actually cared, & picked up the child with him even half the time he would still be working. Of course he’s bitter, I would be too!! It just happened & he’s upset. He has every right to be upset. His wife didn’t even try to get her son seen by a doc. Bc she wasn’t the one dealing with being threatened with being fired. She cared none that her husband was the only one sacrificing his livelihood. That is so ignorant. I personally would have looked for a new school as well as the behavioral doctor asap. But the wife only cared about her job, her time. Not only is he not the asshole, but his wife IS the asshole. A huge one actually.
Rae
2024-09-13 06:00:50 +0000 UTCfor the story about the husband losing his job- i honestly think him taking time off and being fully there for their child before kindergarten starts may be the best move. since they said their son’s behavior may be caused/worsened by other kids at the daycare, some time away from the daycare and therapy will give them a chance to pinpoint the root issue. still don’t like the husband’s attitude and their overall lack of communication, but someone needs to be home to focus on their kid imo.
tobygrubbe
2024-09-13 03:06:50 +0000 UTCThe story about the pediatrician and marketing guy - the child is a result of their poor relationship. Are they spending time with their kids? And I get it - sometimes things get tough - but I have been a single parent with no support system - but a young kid is a reflection of their home! My kid had the same reaction when his bio dad left. It was very very hard. It took a lot of love and attention to get him to love himself.
Aline
2024-09-13 02:25:19 +0000 UTCA lot of officers only have to go through firearm training once or twice a year. Honestly I wish cops had to get skilled in hand to hand combat(so they don't reach for their firearm out of fear of inadequacy) and go through firearm training and drills several times a month. Honestly I've heard some say that cops should be training at least 30% of the time which I know means we'd have to get the funding up. Because honestly I wanted to be a cop to serve and protect until I saw how much the mode salary was.
Caleb DeLisle
2024-09-13 01:10:06 +0000 UTCi think we should shit on law enforcement ❤️ cops are bad lol
Alexia B
2024-09-13 00:42:45 +0000 UTCI love it when a story I naturally saw in my feed ends up in the ep 😚
Allie Brown
2024-09-13 00:14:37 +0000 UTCMental health is always a thought. He's clearly "off" and extremely unwell to pull a gun on his wife. So my thought on she needs to get out until its sorted stands regardless
Two Hot Takes
2024-09-13 00:07:46 +0000 UTCholy shit. Under $200 a week seems like a bargain given all these numbers. WOWOWOW
Two Hot Takes
2024-09-13 00:06:52 +0000 UTCThe firearm/cop husband story…. Did you consider his mental health or maybe that he went through a traumatic time at work? I’m a nurse and have many first responder friends/family. After Covid, especially for Cops, things have been tough. Personally, the things I have witnessed are things no human should have to. And you don’t know how you will react to this trauma until it happens. And my reaction changes over time. Maybe something happened while on the job and this was a trauma response. I would recommend OP to talk to a close friend or family member of her husband and see if this is the case.
alex
2024-09-12 23:48:53 +0000 UTCI pay weekly with this sitter! $35 a day. I looked up the average just here in Glendale AZ and it’s fckin $700 a week😭😭😭. I pay under $200 a week for the one kiddo and still won’t even pay half the average with two of them in there. It’s truly insane
Dharma Marquardt
2024-09-12 23:37:06 +0000 UTCIs that a day? Or week? I looked up the average after this and average weekly costs are like $321. So insane
Two Hot Takes
2024-09-12 23:32:36 +0000 UTCI’m EXTREMELY lucky in that I’ve found people who babysit/run a daycare from home and I pay $35 for one kiddo, $50 for both. My old sitter was $25 a kid. It’s BEYOND that for any daycare facility. I couldn’t even imagine
Dharma Marquardt
2024-09-12 23:01:27 +0000 UTCYESSSSSS. Finished the last one right as you posted this. I’m sat 🪑
Dharma Marquardt
2024-09-12 22:52:41 +0000 UTCDouble full episodes while driving the pony home from New Mexico 🔥🐴❤️ Happy Thursday
Coralee
2024-09-12 22:05:13 +0000 UTComg normal episode AND bonus episode ? is it christmas ??
Kara
2024-09-12 21:34:53 +0000 UTC
