“Divorce him!” Man refuses to pay for wife’s epidural
A man has outraged the internet after refusing to pay for half his wife’s medical bills from the birth of their child, after she had an epidural which he considers a “luxury”.
The new mum took to Reddit to ask if she was being unreasonable for wanting to split the $8,000 bill with her partner of over a decade.
The anonymous woman explained that everything was going well after giving birth until the hospital bills arrived.
She explained that she originally planned for an unmedicated birth, but after a gruelling 24-hour labour, decided to get the epidural.
Her husband was seemingly supportive of her decision at the time, but when the bills arrived, refused to foot half the bill for her pain relief.
She wrote, “When the bill came, he brought it to me to pay all $8,000, after insurance from my personal savings.”
“I asked why, and he said, ‘You’re the one that couldn’t hold on for a few more hours and jacked up the bill with all your meds and an extra night’s stay,’ and he shouldn’t have to pay for all extra requests.”
She explained that he said that if she wanted “luxury” she should be the one paying for it.
The “luxury” that he is referring to include a lactation consultant, blood tests, postpartum supplies and an epidural, so not exactly anything fun.
She went on to explain that they had argued about halving the costs, to which he called her a “princess” for expecting him to pony up the cash.
She added that she ultimately paid the birth bill but is now questioning her entire marriage.
“I feel disrespected. Do I have the right to feel this way, or is it just the hormones?” she wrote.
Outraged commenters were quick to tear the man to shreds, urging the woman to leave her man as quickly as possible.
One person wrote, “He should have paid the whole bill! She’s already paid with her body.”
Another said, “Divorce his a**!” while another said, “I'd be absolutely DONE if my husband pulled this shit. His kid too, his cost too.”
One person put it simply, “Holy s**t. Throw the whole man out.”
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