AITA for calling my girlfriend selfish for not picking my kids up from school?
In the quiet chaos of a blended family, tensions simmer beneath the surface.
A man, devoted to providing for his two sons, finds himself struggling to balance work and parenting, while his girlfriend, overwhelmed by the daily demands of childcare, feels unappreciated and burdened.
Their love is tested by the harsh realities of responsibility and unmet expectations. When the girlfriend’s new job opportunity clashes with the shared duties of raising children, the fragile harmony shatters.
A simple request to pick up the kids spirals into a painful confrontation, revealing cracks in their partnership and igniting a storm of resentment, sacrifice, and the desperate need for understanding.
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The original poster (OP) is facing a major conflict between his expectations of his girlfriend, who previously managed household and childcare duties, and her new pursuit of a career.
The core issue revolves around the sudden shift in responsibility for the children, leading to a significant argument when the OP expected her to prioritize childcare over a crucial job interview.
Was the girlfriend justified in prioritizing her career interview over the immediate need to collect the children, even when the OP was at work, or was her refusal to temporarily accommodate the situation inherently selfish given the children's established routine and the OP's own work constraints?