AITA for getting mad at my wife whenever she talks descendingly about my our son’s work?
A father’s heart swells with pride as he watches his son soar through the air, a master of breathtaking aerial feats that captivate and thrill.
To him, his son is not just a performer but an artist defying gravity, embod**ng courage and pa*sion with every daring twist and turn—an awe-inspiring force in a world filled with wonder and danger.
Yet beneath this pride lies a quiet tension, a subtle rift between how he sees his son and how his wife chooses to present him to the world.
She reduces his remarkable talent to a simple label, "works in the circus," stripping away the magic and independence that define his craft, leaving the father to grapple silently with the weight of unspoken truths and the sting of diminishing recognition.
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The original poster (OP) faced a direct conflict when his wife's dismissive and condescending portrayal of their son's professional career was publicly contradicted by the OP providing accurate, positive details about the son's success.
This action, while defending the son, led to an immediate and severe emotional reaction from the wife, who felt publicly humiliated by the revelation.
Is the wife justified in feeling publicly embarra*sed and threatening separation due to her husband revealing facts that contradicted her long-standing, negative narrative about their son's career, or was the OP justified in correcting the record to protect his son's professional reputation from his wife's perceived belittlement?
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