He quickly realized the challenges of raising a baby, from changing diapers to feeding, and struggled to keep up with daily tasks. By the middle of the week, Dave was exhausted and called his mother for help, but his mother-in-law criticized the narrator, blaming her for being irresponsible and abandoning her responsibilities.
When the narrator returned home, Dave apologized for not understanding the difficulty of her role as a mother and wife. He acknowledged, that he had taken her efforts for granted and promised to share the responsibilities of parenting and housework more equally moving forward.The narrator is now reflecting on the situation and questioning whether it’s fair for a woman to be solely responsible for raising children and maintaining the household, or if it should be a shared responsibility between spouses.