AITA for telling my husband that he created this mess and he needs to fix it?
The original poster (OP) and her husband had always planned to have children. Their first child, Belinda, was born unexpectedly a couple of years earlier than planned due to a condom failure.
Several years later, they decided to try for a second child and successfully conceived their son, Phillip, through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).
When discussing a family friend's fertility journey, the OP explained IVF to Phillip, mentioning it was how Phillip was conceived.
When 15-year-old Belinda asked if IVF was used for her, her father interjected, stating that she was conceived because a condom broke.
Although Belinda understood the mechanics of contraception, she appeared immediately hurt by the phrasing, leading the OP to try and rea*sure her, but the resulting tension has persisted.
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The central conflict lies between the husband's dismissive reaction to his wife's concerns and his dismissive comment to his daughter, versus the OP's attempt to repair the emotional damage caused by that comment.
The OP feels her husband should take responsibility for his words, while the husband insists the OP is overreacting and demands she manage the situation with Belinda.
The core question is whether the OP was correct in refusing to apologize or back down to her husband and insist that he address the pain he caused his daughter, or if she was wrong to force him to confront the emotional fallout of his potentially damaging words.
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