This week, Erika and Kristen take a brief detour from the usual Regretful Parents subreddit and dive into a viral post from the “Am I Overreacting?” corner of Reddit. The situation? A mom who hasn’t had a solo shower in four days after caring for two sick kids alone while her husband enjoyed a bachelor party weekend. She finally gets a moment to herself… only to have it interrupted.

When her husband returns home, things quickly spiral from mildly inconsiderate to fully infuriating. Instead of watching their one-year-old for five minutes while she showers, he places the baby in a playpen and leaves the house to run an errand. The result is a text exchange so ridiculous that Erika and Kristen perform a dramatic reenactment — and have plenty to say about communication, mental load, and weaponized cluelessness in parenting partnerships.

Is the original poster overreacting… or is this guy just the worst?

What We Talk About

The realities of parenting while your partner is away
Why moms so often feel like they need to “ask permission” for basic self-care
Whether the OP should have been more direct—or if the husband should have used common sense
A dramatic reading of the couple’s painfully awkward text exchange
The absolute audacity of leaving a baby alone during a shower
The difference between a partner and an extra child you have to manage
The fantasy revenge scenarios we’d personally consider in this situation
Reddit’s best comments roasting this guy

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