This Woman's Husband Asked Her To Be A Stay-At-Home Mom, So She Requested Half Of His Company

Depending on who you are, being a stay-at-home mom can bring fulfillment or dread, and a question of how you can sustain yourself if your marriage ever leads to divorce.

And that was exactly the case for redditor Status-Mention6793 (or Status for short), who sought advice on how to handle her husband’s request that she stay home with their children. Here’s the story: “My husband and I (both 35) have been married for six years, and we have two children together and one on the way. He said that he wanted me to be a housewife and stop working.”

“I was very disturbed by that, but he explained that it was better for our family and children since he can afford a very good living.”

“After a few weeks of thinking, I told him that I would agree but only if I get half of his company. He was surprised by this, but I explained further that the more I stay at home, the less chance I would have to find a well-paying job should we ever divorce because I would have less merits, while he would stay making more money each year.”

“So I want half of the company. If we never divorce, which is the goal of all marriages, then it wouldn’t matter. But, should it end, it would be the price of me staying home and raising our children so he could be less worried and stressed out (his words, that he would be less anxious and stressed out if he knew they were with me rather than with strangers in daycare or nannies). When I told my friends, they called me the asshole. My best friend was very angry and called me disgusting. So, I am taken aback a little.”

After reading her post, I could not find a single comment from someone who thought she was being unreasonable.

“Not the asshole and you shouldn’t bend on this,” one anonymous user wrote. “You have as