I missed my daughters birth because my wife valued our daughter being born on 2/22/22 over me being present.
For our second child, first girl, my wife was told she needed to have a c-section. The doctor we have only allows a scheduled c-section at 39 weeks.
My wife had the option of picking any day of the week and really wanted our daughter to be born on 2/22/22. I cannot lie that is an absolutely awesome birthday, but that was the only day of the week I could not be available.
A coworker, in advance requested to be off that day, and while I tried negotiating with my boss he said I couldn’t miss work that day.
I pleaded with my wife for weeks but she would not change the date saying ‘her body her choice’. And I agree its her body, but I did not want to miss my daughters birth. I didn’t want to wait hours to be able to be able to hold my daughter. I also wanted to be there for my wife!! but she did not even seem to care.
She just wanted our daughter to have a cool birthday over me present. Its been hurting me to know from weeks in advance that I would miss my daughters birth.
Four hours ago my daughter was officially born and I have yet to hold her. I have so much emotions stirring inside of me at the moment and I have to keep a straight face due to being at work.
Netizens’ comments
- Yeah no offense at all but, I’d walk off that job site without a seconds thought.
- His wife chose a birthdate over her husband. Of course a crappy manager is going to choose the company over an employee, that’s to be expected, but a wife choosing something this trivial over her husband is unforgivable in my opinion.
As soon as she knew that date her husband could not be available, that date should have been off the table.