{"id":74361,"date":"2024-07-26T10:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T03:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=74361"},"modified":"2024-07-26T10:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T03:11:40","slug":"my-husband-cruelly-abandoned-me-during-childbirth-and-heres-how-i-got-even","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/my-husband-cruelly-abandoned-me-during-childbirth-and-heres-how-i-got-even\/","title":{"rendered":"My Husband Cruelly Abandoned Me During Childbirth, and Here\u2019s How I Got Even"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<h2>Anna reached out to\u00a0our editorial team.\n\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-2\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/686\/a9c\/aac9255499a11d01c8e36d95d0.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image28011081\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/686%5C/a9c%5C/aac9255499a11d01c8e36d95d0.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"662\"'>\n<div class='\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\"'>\n<p>Anna began her letter, \u201cMy husband and I have been happily married for over 10 years. I always thought we had an ideal relationship, and I believed he truly loved me. But his behavior during a critical time in our lives made me question his feelings and his character.\u201d\n</p><p>She continued, \u201cWe had a serious fight before our daughter\u2019s birth. Out of nowhere, he casually suggested a paternity test for our baby when she was born. Let me explain my feelings about it. This was completely out of the blue; he didn\u2019t provide any reason. I\u2019m a part-time worker who works remotely with no male friends other than my brother.\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cI asked him if he was accusing me of infidelity, and he said he \u2019just wanted to be sure.\u2019 He kept bringing it up constantly, and the stress started to make me physically ill. I then told him that I didn\u2019t want to talk to him and left to live at my brother\u2019s house.\u201d Anna\u2019s story highlights the emotional turmoil and distrust that can arise in a relationship when communication breaks down and unfounded suspicions take root.\n</p><div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<h2>She was deeply hurt, but still made an\u00a0effort to\u00a0fix everything.\n\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-6\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/c75\/49b\/f274e35eb185da6cf64758cc65.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image28011082\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/c75%5C/49b%5C/f274e35eb185da6cf64758cc65.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"485\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-6\"'>\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<p>Anna shared, \u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0<strong>devastated\u00a0about our argument. I\u00a0thought long and hard about how to\u00a0fix things between\u00a0us. I\u00a0called him while\u00a0I was away and tried to\u00a0talk it\u00a0out, but he\u00a0refused to\u00a0speak with\u00a0me.\u201d\n<p>Recalling the events that followed their fight, Anna became very emotional. She wrote, \u201cAfter being ignored and humiliated, I\u00a0went back home after two days to\u00a0grab some things while my\u00a0husband was at\u00a0work. That\u2019s when\u00a0<strong>I went into labor. I\u00a0called him 30\u00a0times. I\u00a0then called my\u00a0brother, who tried to\u00a0reach him another half a\u00a0dozen times while on\u00a0his way to\u00a0pick me\u00a0up\u00a0and then on\u00a0the way to\u00a0the hospital.\u201d\n<p>\u201c<strong>It\u00a0was a\u00a0terrible and traumatic birth. I\u00a0started crowning in\u00a0the car, and the doctor had to\u00a0deliver my\u00a0daughter in\u00a0the back of\u00a0my\u00a0brother\u2019s van because\u00a0I was too far along to\u00a0move. I\u00a0kept bleeding, so\u00a0they rushed me\u00a0to\u00a0the hospital. It\u00a0was awful. I\u00a0hated every moment of\u00a0it.\u201d\n<p>\u201cMy\u00a0brother\u2019s wife, who is\u00a0a\u00a0nurse, even told me\u00a0she honestly thought\u00a0I wouldn\u2019t make\u00a0it. I\u00a0ended up\u00a0opting for a\u00a0hysterectomy because it\u00a0was that or\u00a0something even more dangerous. I\u00a0only ever wanted one child, maybe none, but my\u00a0husband wants a\u00a0large\u00a0family. Now, I\u2019m trying to\u00a0bond with my\u00a0daughter, but it\u2019s been really hard.\u201d\n\n</p><div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<h2>Anna and her brother decided it\u00a0was time to\u00a0give her husband a\u00a0wake-up call.\n</h2><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image28011083\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/f31%5C/abf%5C/8386ef5acdb71caaa1a52bfd71.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"949\"'>\n</p><div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<p>Anna shared, \u201cThe point is\u00a0that during this horrible period, while\u00a0I was returning from surgery\u201410 hours after\u00a0I first called\u2014my husband finally responded. He\u00a0immediately asked why\u00a0I hadn\u2019t answered his call. At\u00a0that moment, my\u00a0brother had my\u00a0phone and we\u00a0were both so\u00a0angry. My\u00a0brother then said to\u00a0him, \u2019<strong>Hey, it\u2019s Derek. I\u2019m at\u00a0the hospital. She didn\u2019t make it.\u2019 And he\u00a0turned the phone off.\u201d\n<p>Anna continued, \u201cMy\u00a0husband rushed over and arrived at\u00a0the hospital just as\u00a0I was waking\u00a0up. He\u00a0started shouting, and security had to\u00a0force him out. He\u00a0didn\u2019t get to\u00a0see our daughter until the next day because\u00a0I was asleep and they needed my\u00a0signature to\u00a0let him back\u00a0in.\n</p><p><strong>My\u00a0whole family thinks it\u00a0was incredibly cruel, but we\u00a0all agree he\u00a0deserved\u00a0it. My\u00a0brother keeps telling him that\u00a0I nearly died because we\u00a0waited for him. My\u00a0brother used to\u00a0be\u00a0mostly indifferent about my\u00a0husband, but now he\u00a0absolutely hates him. You can see it\u00a0on\u00a0his face whenever my\u00a0husband enters the room.\u201d\n\n<div class='\"e599d42b92530cddc130' d678c9ac111a6390ff29>\n<h2>Anna feels completely adrift due to\u00a0her husband\u2019s behavior.\n\n<div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-13\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/c9d\/178\/d5215253aaa5c61eb2db22d4ee.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' id='\"image28011084\"' class='\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\"' title='\"\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/c9d%5C/178%5C/d5215253aaa5c61eb2db22d4ee.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"728\"' height='\"1294\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-13\"'>\n<p>Anna went on, \u201cAfter everything settled down a bit, my husband tried to apologize. He kept saying he didn\u2019t mean to cause so much stress and that he just wanted to be sure about the baby. But his words felt hollow to me. I couldn\u2019t shake the feeling of betrayal. I told him, \u2019How can I ever trust you again?\u2019\u201d\n</p><p>She continued, \u201cWe decided to try counseling, hoping it would help us rebuild our relationship. The sessions were tough. There were a lot of tears, a lot of anger. At one point, I just broke down and told him, \u2019I needed you. You weren\u2019t there. You chose your doubts over your family.\u2019\u201d\n</p><p>Anna shared, \u201cMy brother\u2019s anger towards my husband didn\u2019t fade. He was civil, but you could feel the tension. Every time we had a family gathering, it was like walking on eggshells. My husband felt it too, and it was driving a wedge between us even further.\n</p><p>Eventually, my husband started changing his behavior, trying to prove he could be trusted again. He became more involved with our daughter, helping with every little thing. He told me, \u2019I want to earn your trust back, Anna. I know I messed up, but I want to fix this.\u2019 It\u2019s been a long journey, and we\u2019re still not fully there yet. But I\u2019m hopeful.\u201d\n</p><p>Here\u2019s an intriguing story about a woman whose husband had a paternity test done on their child, and it came back negative. She swears she never cheated, and she stands by her word. The couple was stunned by the result and decided to do another test, this time using genetic material from both of them. Now, their family is going through an unimaginable ordeal.\n\n\n\n</p><div class='\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\"' tabindex='\"-1\"'>\n<div data-test-id='\"article-image-9\"'><picture class='\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"'><source srcset='\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/f31\/abf\/8386ef5acdb71caaa1a52bfd71.jpg.webp' type='\"image\/webp\"'></source>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna reached out to\u00a0our editorial team. Anna began her letter, \u201cMy husband and I have been happily married for over 10 years. I always thought we had an ideal relationship, and I believed he truly loved me. 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