I’m a first-time mom in a neck brace because my husband chose Instagram over the road. While I recovered from the accident he caused, he threatened to cut me off financially.
I’m 33, my husband Jake is 34, and we have a six-month-old daughter. After a pediatrician visit, he was scrolling at a red light and crashed. I was left with severe neck injuries and couldn’t lift my baby or even care for myself.
Instead of understanding, he planned a birthday game night and told me to host. When I said I physically couldn’t, he said not to expect “his money” while I healed. Afraid, I used my savings to clean the house and order food.
During the party, I sat in my neck brace while he joked with friends—until the doorbell rang.
It was his mother.
She took one look and told him to leave. Immediately.
I don’t know what happens next, but for the first time since the accident, I don’t feel trapped.
Karma didn’t yell.
It showed up in a wool coat and said, “Your wife stays. You don’t.