Man Questions If He Was Wrong To Refuse Pregnant Wife Ice Cream At 3 AM

Pregnancy cravings can be crazy. Some pregnant women have a request that is somewhat out of this world. It can be anything that anybody who is not pregnant could eat. And not only that, there are instances when they request it at the most inconvenient time.

This conflicted soon-to-be dad decided to consult the online community about whether or not he was wrong for refusing to go and get his pregnant wife a 3 AM dessert that she requested. And of course, people were quick to give their thoughts regarding the situation.

The sharer wrote:
“AITA (Am I the As*hole) for not getting my pregnant wife her food cravings at 3 AM?”

The 30-year-old dad-to-be shared that his 29-year-old pregnant partner woke him up at 3 o’clock in the morning and said: “babe, I want something to eat.” Still sleepy but willing to get up for her request, he said, “hmm ok what do you want to eat?”

Then she replied, “I want some ice cream.”

They have ice cream so he said that he will get some for her. They have vanilla and chocolate but the lady said, “I don’t want none of those, I want this Breyers Reese ice cream I want that one get me that.”

Unfortunately, they don’t have that but she said: “Well get me some please? I’m your wife, come on? You know I got a baby in my stomach you’re feeding two people.”

This would have been easy if they were living in an area where there would be plenty of 24/7 stores where he can get the ice cream that she wanted. However, they live in a rural area with a small population. And her request would not be easy to get.

Convenience stores and grocery stores don’t open until 6 AM. He said that the only one that is open is the Circle K which is at least almost 2 hours from where they live and that’s in the nearby city nearby. He said that driving two hours just to get ice cream “doesn’t make sense.”

He tried ordering through Go Puff or Ubereats but nothing’s available nearby. So he apologized and told her that they have no choice but to wait. He tried to convince her to wait for just three more hours until their local store opens.

He further shared: “Then my wife just makes a grunt noise and says ‘fine.’ Turns out my wife texted her dad about it and he called me up and asked me why I didn’t get his baby girl the food she wanted. I told him that we live in a rural area, and stores don’t open till 6. We don’t have any delivery options nearby and I can get it for her at 6, but not now.”

He ended his post with “He told me I was being a bad father for not helping my pregnant wife. AITA?”

People online were quick to share their thoughts. One commenter wrote:

“NTA (Not the As*hole). Just because someone’s pregnant doesn’t mean the world revolves around them. It was an unreasonable request, and the fact that you actually went through some lengths to at least try to fulfill it goes to show that you are definitely far from a bad father – _CANZUK_”

Another comment reads: “NTA. Expecting you to drive two hours in the middle of the night to get a very specific type of ice cream is completely unreasonable. You looked for ways to possibly get it for her, but it wasn’t going to work. She needs to grow up and her dad needs to butt out of your relationship. Like damn, I get that pregnancy craving can be strong but this is just a ridiculous expectation on your wife’s part. – cillianellis”

This reader also agreed, saying, “Absolutely NTA. She’s pregnant, not feeble. If it was that important to her, she could have driven herself. It’s dangerous to drive when tired and 2 hours in the middle of the night for ice cream isn’t exactly an emergency. We live 5 mins walk from a 24 hour shop and I wouldn’t have dreamed of waking my husband up in the night for my pregnancy cravings. – beechaser77”

It seems like everyone agreed that this husband wasn’t wrong to refuse to get his wife her specific ice cream request at dawn. You have to remember that pregnancy isn’t an excuse to be completely irrational.