A mum has been left bewildered following an argument with her husband about inviting their son's new friends to his 10th birthday, which they will soon be hosting at their home.
The mum and her husband recently moved their son, who suffers with anxiety, to a new school, where he's made lots of new friends who've helped him hugely with anxiety and allowed him to become a happy little boy again.
Having met some of the other mums in the schoolyard, the mum now wants to invite the other children who've helped their son to his birthday party, along with their parents, but her husband isn't having any of it.
"His 10th birthday is coming up and we want to host a party and invite people over. I met few mums of the kids that are friends with my son and who helped him with his anxiety big time," she wrote on Reddit's AITA forum.
"My husband found out and said that he won't allow any guests he doesn't know personally to attend the party. I told him these women are my friends and their children are our son's friends which means a lot. He said it's better this way and that I should respect his decision."
The woman argued against her husband and told him he needs to understand that these so-called strangers are their son's friends and their families, but he refused to listen, telling her to drop it as "he is the parent and this is his son."
"But he is my son too and having his friends there will strengths his bond with them," the woman added. "I called him unreasonable which made him so upset he rushed out and refused to return my calls."
Her husband later sent a text to say she was "being disrespectful of his authority and rude for calling him unreasonable," but she still can't get her head around him not wanting to have their son's new friends coming to the party with their parents.
The woman then turned to Reddit to see whether she had crossed a line, and everyone was baffled by her husband's bizarre tantrum.
"I'm starting to understand why your son has anxiety. The request is completely unreasonable. If he wants to personally known his son's friends and their parents, the party is the perfect place to do that," one Reddit user commented.
"Is your husband often this controlling? If he's taking a serious hard line stance here, maybe you can move the party to a nearby park or something."
Another added: "Does your husband think his son's birthday party is all about him? Not only is he being unreasonable, but he's being thoughtless and childish."
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