“Divorce him!” Man refuses to pay for wife’s epidural
<p dir="ltr">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”. </p>
<p dir="ltr">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. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The anonymous woman explained that everything was going well after giving birth until the hospital bills arrived. </p>
<p dir="ltr">She explained that she originally planned for an unmedicated birth, but after a gruelling 24-hour labour, decided to get the epidural. </p>
<p dir="ltr">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. </p>
<p dir="ltr">She wrote, “When the bill came, he brought it to me to pay all $8,000, after insurance from my personal savings.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“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.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">She explained that he said that if she wanted “luxury” she should be the one paying for it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The “luxury” that he is referring to include a lactation consultant, blood tests, postpartum supplies and an epidural, so not exactly anything fun. </p>
<p dir="ltr">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. </p>
<p dir="ltr">She added that she ultimately paid the birth bill but is now questioning her entire marriage.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I feel disrespected. Do I have the right to feel this way, or is it just the hormones?” she wrote.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Outraged commenters were quick to tear the man to shreds, urging the woman to leave her man as quickly as possible. </p>
<p dir="ltr">One person wrote, “He should have paid the whole bill! She’s already paid with her body.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">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.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">One person put it simply, “Holy s**t. Throw the whole man out.”</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>
