When my partner and I disagree, my parents always take his side. They claim that I have a quick temper and tend to blow things out of proportion. What surprised me was when they refused to admit me after another argument. My partner came home from work that day and immediately ordered dinner. I informed him that I had the day off. I went to the salon to get a manicure and to see a friend. I didn’t have time to make dinner. At that point, he started yelling at me. “I worked all day so you can spend money on beauty salons. And you can’t even make soup for my son and me in the evening.” His remarks, and the way he said them, were the last straw. I didn’t hold my tongue; I told him everything. I screamed even as I gathered my things and dressed our son. My husband made no effort to stop me. He just sat on the couch, waiting for dinner to be delivered. I decided to visit my parents. But they refused to accept me. “Take your son and leave our apartment,” my mother said. How could she support him? She advised me to put my family first and stop thinking about beauty salons. My father even said that if I had been his wife, he would have thrown me out a long time ago. I had no choice. I had to go home and apologize to my spouse. But I still can’t believe my parents rejected me.
