I’m Married, but My Wife Forbade Me to Approach Our Kids Like I’m a Stranger

Reddit community had a lot to say in the comments.

People were extremely active in the comments under the man’s desperate post. With over 2,6K comments, it’s clear that the OP’s story provoked various emotions and absolutely explosive opinions.

• One user wrote, “You’re not in a wrong but TBH, she does need therapy badly. But if you want to divorce, you should really document this behavior and get stuff together because she’s going to go for full custody.”
• Another person suggested, “Listen there is something seriously wrong here, she needs help, if I were you, I’d talk to her parents privately and try to get to the bottom of what is wrong. My first thought throughout reading was she was mistreated as a child. It sounds like this is because she’s afraid of you being alone with them, you can’t go on like this, and you don’t deserve to be treated like this.”
• One more person commented, “Normal people are appalled by her behavior. If they find nothing wrong with it, then there’s a lot going on there.”
• Another user advised, “Please check up the laws in your country/state and start recording things where allowed. And if any doctors or nurses were witness to her behavior toward you about the kids when she was in the hospital, see if you can get a statement from them.”
• Someone explained, “Parenting is supposed to be a partnership, not one person gatekeeping the kids while the other gets treated like an outsider. You’ve tried communicating, you’ve offered therapy, and she still refuses to even talk it out.
  That’s not just a parenting issue — that’s a control and respect issue. Your kids deserve to have a voice in their upbringing. Divorce isn’t destroying the family — her refusal to co-parent already is.”
• One more person wrote, “You’re not wrong but don’t be surprised if she lies to CPS or tries various other ways to get in the way of your custody time. She clearly has mental issues going on. When you start filing, give your lawyer detailed notes of things she has said and done to keep you from spending time with the children, so they are aware there is already a history of interference with her. If you get 50/50 custody, she will go mad.”

Source: brightside.me