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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kaleigh Werner

Husband defended for telling wife to ‘get over’ him missing their baby’s birth

The husband missed his daughter’s birth because he had no cell phone service at work - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A husband has been defended online for telling his wife to “get over” the fact that he missed the birth of their daughter.

In a post shared to Reddit’s popular confession forum, “Am I The A**hole,” the man questioned whether he was in the wrong for demanding his partner let things go and move on. The viral post began with the man explaining that he has a job that doesn’t always allow him access to his phone. In fact, sometimes he’s stationed in “the middle of nowhere” for work, but he usually has ample time to plan ahead before he’s sent anywhere without cell phone service.

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