My wife and nephew spent 9,000 yuan for the summer vacation, and my mother spent 800 yuan on medical treatment, and my wife was noisy, so I angrily filed for divorce
Summer is always irritating, especially when the chores and conflicts at home continue like heat. I am forty-five this year, Li Qiang, a middle-aged man who usually likes to write and drink tea, but in this hot season, because of a series of unsatisfactory things, he almost sent his marriage to the hot purgatory.
It all started that summer.
My wife's nephew, Xiao Li, is a lively and active college student who comes to our house for a period of time every summer. This would have been a good thing, and it would always be good to have more young energy in the family. But the year Xiao Li came, the situation was a little different. He likes trendy things, likes to try all kinds of new gadgets, spends a lot of money, and spends more than 9,000 yuan in our family for a summer vacation alone. My wife and I are both ordinary office workers, and the more than 9,000 yuan is not a small amount for us.
Although I felt a little uncomfortable, I didn't say anything. After all, young people have their own way of living, and I, as an elder, should be more tolerant. But what really chilled me was that when my mother needed to see a doctor because she was not feeling well, my wife seemed unusually stingy.
"Mom is old, and these minor problems can be cured without seeing a doctor. The wife said lightly as she counted the wages she had just paid.
I chuckled inwardly. My mother has always been physically tough, but this time it was clear that something was wrong. In the end, I secretly took my mother to the hospital without my wife's knowledge. It cost more than 800 yuan to check and get medicine. I spent the money willingly, and even felt that it was not enough.
But when his wife found out, she was furious: "What's the matter with you? More than 800 yuan was spent like this?
I was stunned. Is this still the gentle and virtuous wife I knew? How did she become so strange when it came to money?
"Xiao Li spends 9,000 on a summer vacation, you don't have an opinion, and mom spends 800 on a doctor, and you will make a fuss. Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?" I asked her angrily.
"Can that be the same? Xiao Li is a young man, and it is normal to spend some money. Mom is so old, what kind of illness do you see?", the wife retorted eloquently.
I couldn't believe my ears. It was the first time in my twenty years of marriage to her that I had been so angry. I felt that this woman in front of me had become so strange and terrifying. In a fit of rage, I filed for divorce.
"Divorce? you dare!" the wife's eyes widened, "You don't look at how many pounds and taels you have, who wants to live with an old man like you after divorce?"
"I'd rather live alone than be with someone as unconscionable as you!" I slammed the door, leaving my wife alone in the empty room.
Walking through the hot streets, I suddenly felt a sense of desolation. How could this woman who had been with me through all the ups and downs become so indifferent at a critical moment? Did I look at the wrong person, or was the marriage itself a mistake?
After a few days, I calmed down and decided to have a good talk with my wife. After all, marriage is not child's play, and you can't just leave. We sat on the couch in the living room, talking about each other's thoughts and feelings face to face. Eventually, we all realized that we were a little over-the-top and impulsive in this argument.
"I'm sorry. The wife opened her mouth first, "I know that I didn't handle my mother's medical treatment well. I will change it later. ”
"I'm also at fault. I sighed, "I shouldn't have been so impulsive to file for divorce." We all need to calm down. ”
Although this quarrel made us all feel heartache and disappointment, it also made us more soberly realize the difficulty and preciousness of marriage. We decided to work together to repair the relationship and regain trust and understanding between us. At the same time, we also agreed to pay more attention to the needs and feelings of our families, and not to neglect the most important family affection and love because of money or other trivial matters.
Looking back now, it seems like that hot summer was just around the corner. But we've gotten through that difficult time, and marriages have become stronger and more mature. We have learned a truth: a family needs to be managed with heart, and the key to running a family is communication and understanding. Only in this way can we walk hand in hand through every spring, summer, autumn and winter of life.