Chip Chick
A couple of days ago was Jess’s graduation ceremony, and he and his wife were thrilled to watch her walk. Jess will be going to college and maintained an excellent GPA in high school, which he and his wife are proud of.
Right before the graduation ceremony, the staff at Jake’s Recovery Housing Program called them up to say Jake relapsed and wasn’t doing well.
“My wife was hysterical and immediately started telling me we had to go there and help,” he added. “I refused.”
“I said that we’d missed enough events in Jess’ life, and I wasn’t missing her graduation. Although my wife told me how sad she was to miss it, Jake’s health and well-being would take priority. I wasn’t changing my stance.”
“She got increasingly agitated and said she’d go herself, called a cab, and went. I took the car and watched Jess’s graduation. It was one of the proudest days of my life, but when I saw Jess at the end, I could tell she was visibly upset that her mom wasn’t there. I explained, and you could tell her frustration.”
His wife managed to make it to the celebration dinner after the graduation, and although she said sorry to Jess, the mood was awful. While what happened with Jake was urgent, it wasn’t an emergency or something that threatened Jake’s life.
Further into the evening, his wife treated him coldly and insisted he should have rushed to Jake’s side with her.
His wife called him selfish for going to Jess’s graduation instead, but he called his wife rude for ruining a special moment for Jess. He and his wife argued for some time, so he gave up and went to sleep on their couch.
“I still feel I made the right decision, but I know I hurt my wife, and Jake’s recovery is obviously of paramount importance as well,” he concluded.
He’s curious if his wife is right, and he should have missed Jess’s graduation to check on Jake. What do you think?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
