All day long, a lethargic husband criticizes his wife for the mess in their house while lounging on the couch in the living room. One day, when he is venting to his wife once more, their 14-year-old son intervenes. A lot of things change in the household after that day. Officer Zach Ownes’s wife, Lydia, had to take over as the family’s primary provider after he was forced to take sick leave due to a leg injury. As a nurse, she put in a lot of overtime, frequently working night shifts and up to eighteen hours a day. Zach, on the other hand, never bothered to help her and instead whined about knee pain, spending the entire day curled up on the couch.
Zach, nevertheless, was not always that way. At first, he would assist Lydia with housework and prepare dinner for her after work. However, he had been using a number of justifications lately, the most prominent being that he was “hurt,” to explain why he could not assist Lydia around the house. “Lydia was fed up with her demanding lifestyle and became irritated when Zach failed to even try to assist her. But because she did not want her family to fall apart, she remained silent like every other wife. But one day, she was unable to take it any longer and yelled back at Zach.
“Lydia! Come on over here immediately!” While she was occupied with helping their son Adam with his school project, Zach yelled at her from the living room. Lydia chose to take care of Adam’s project first that day, rather than making dinner and clearing the dishes after her early return from work. Zach was sipping beer and watching a soccer match with his pals. Patch, I can not come right now. I am supporting Adam! Please text me if it is important,” she answered.
Lydia thought it strange that Zach did not respond, as he typically would not stop ranting at her. Lydia decided to approach Zach about it later because she did not think it was that essential. However, he stormed into Adam’s room shortly after and started screaming loudly.
“Send you a text? Do you believe that I serve you? Have you noticed the disarray in the kitchen? Who will do the cleaning? “Pardon me?” Lydia retaliated sharply. “It is evident that I am occupied with something.” By the way, you and your pals created the situation. So quit shouting at me and own up to it. Zach, I am assuming your pals have already left. So how about you assist me for once in a while? I am working hard on Adam’s school assignment, as you can see.” Wow!” Zach gave her a nasty look. “Liz, where did you get the courage to scream at me? Are you being incited against me by anybody at work? Are you going to go there and whine about what a terrible spouse I am?”