Maternity Leave Showdown: When Past Meets Present in a Thrice-Divorced Drama

Thrice-Divorced Man Mocks Fourth Wife on Maternity Leave until She Meets His Ex-wives

A man who had been divorced three times made fun of his fourth wife while she was pregnant. However, he found himself in a difficult situation when she went to see his ex-wives and came back home with a demand to correct him.

“Tell your wife, please.Steve’s mother Alice complained as usual, “I see her holding the baby all the time, and she hasn’t prepared anything.”

Margaret and Steve were married a year prior. After his third divorce, he entered into his fourth marriage. Margaret also struggled with the responsibility of looking after the child because it was her first marriage and experience as a mother.

“Even robots do more work than you do!” During the first week of her maternity leave, Steve made fun of her. “Don’t just stand there…who will polish my shoes?”

Margaret worked as a consultant for a business. In order to care for their infant, she had taken maternity leave. However, Alice and Steve saw that maternity leave as a fantastic opportunity to assign the young mother more work.

“Margaret? Did you fail to press my suit? Did I not tell you to finish it? From their bedroom, Steve cried out. “Come here and do it quickly!”

“Sluggish sloth! If you can’t care for my son, you shouldn’t have married him.”
Steve was indifferent to the fact that Margaret was nursing her infant. His primary goal was to finish his assignment. Alice then added her two cents.

“Your spouse! She feels like a princess! She is the most indolent person I have ever seen.”

Margaret, poor thing, did all the work she could, even putting her baby in the nursery. She hurried to her room when she heard her infant sobbing a few moments later.

Alice, however, obstructed her path by displaying the shopping bag. “We have run out of veggies and milk.Visit the store right now to avoid the crowds.”

Margaret turned to face the woman, hoping that she would realize that the baby was crying and that it was time to feed it. “I believe Cody is starving.”I doubt I’ll be able to visit the store right now,” she remarked.

Alice became agitated by her response. That old woman, though, understood how to get even with her. “I assumed you could lose all the excess weight you gained after giving birth with only one daily walk to the shop…Just look at how obese you’ve grown, my goodness.”

Margaret remained unaffected by Alice’s jeers. Steve then joined, making her hurt much worse.

“Yes, mother! She appears to be a houseplant doing nothing at all.Observe how ugly and obese she has grown.”

Margaret was so sad, but she was unable to cry. She ran to her child because she didn’t want them to offend her any longer. “I apologize…”I must go feed him,” she said with a smile.

The shenanigans of Steve and Alice got worse with time, much to her dismay. Alice once threw a tea party and invited all of her friends. “But mom, do you think she’ll be able to cook all this?” Alice was questioned by Steve.

“Oh, don’t be alarmed! Your spouse is a skilled chef who can handle the dishes afterwards.Before the visitors arrive, go grab her,” Alice said.

That day, Margaret experienced a mild headache. She didn’t get enough sleep because baby Cody had kept her up for almost the whole night.

“Hey, quit sleeping during the day and help mom in the kitchen!” Steve yelled. Margaret informed him that she wasn’t feeling well, but he didn’t care. Alice then entered to fulfill her role.

“What’s happening? I did tell you, did I not? You were married to a slothful person who is also having a slothful child.”

Margaret went crazy at this point.

“I took a maternity leave to care for my unborn child and to allow my body to recuperate! It’s not for cleaning the house.

As Alice and Steve saw Margaret’s red face, they were taken aback. She was obviously upset. Steve trailed behind Alice as she closed the door, repeating, “Mama…mama, wait.”

That’s when the visitors showed up. Alice was asked about Margaret by one of her friends during the party. “She doesn’t seem to be around.”Where is she going?”

Margaret could hear the women laughing irrationally and gossiping. Then she heard anything from her mother-in-law regarding her.

“Oh, you mean my house’s lazybones? God knows what drew my son to her—she just eats and sleeps, does nothing.”

In her chamber, Margaret wailed, and the women laughed.

“I was a wonderful mother and wife…Not a slothful slacker!” Loud enough for Margaret to hear, Alice continued.

After a few days, Margaret experienced no difference. She was forced to undertake all household chores and was frequently quarrel with by her mother-in-law and husband.

Suddenly one day, Steve brought her and their child for a stroll in the park. Margaret wanted a break, so she went along with it.

Steve began to behave strangely just as they were walking along the walkway. He went to random sides, pretending to be on a phone call, dodging three women approaching from the other side with their children. However, they knew who he was.

“Look, there’s Mama’s boy! Furthermore, who is she? One of them made fun of it.

“This has to be his fourth spouse. Who else, in your opinion?” Another person said.

Margaret did not understand. She had no idea who these ladies were. One of them then gave her a business card and asked her to give him a call if she needed assistance. “Don’t forget to call if you need us, okay?!”

Steve felt ashamed. He revealed to Margaret that the children he had with each of the three women were his ex-girlfriends. Margaret called one of the exes later that night. She wanted to know why Steve kept getting divorced.

The ex-wife claimed, “He and his mom think maternity leaves are meant for household work.” “I was his second wife, and I divorced him when his evil mother mocked me in front of her guests, saying I was a lazy donkey.”

Margaret eventually got to know Steve’s three ex-wives and found out they had started a small group to talk about family matters. They soon counseled her to separate from Steve and stand up for herself.

Margaret reluctantly accepted, but she assured the women that she would still give him a chance. “If he still doesn’t side with me and remains a mama’s boy, I’ll send him the papers!” she added.

Steve and Alice had no idea that Margaret had met with his former girlfriends and that she intended to get a divorce from him if he let her down once again. Alice yelled at Margaret for forgetting to prepare dinner that night.

“Sluggish sloth! If you can’t care for my son, you shouldn’t have married him!” She became enraged.

Margaret watched Steve, waiting to see how he would respond. “Yes, mother! You’re accurate.I ought never to have wed this slovenly bag of potatoes.”

Margaret went crazy at this point. “Oh no! You may never refer to me in that way again! You MAMA’S BOY, be set to sign our divorce papers!”

Alice and Steve were astonished by Margaret’s response. They believed that she would never laugh them back. The couple filed for divorce shortly after, and Margaret and her son moved into a new apartment.

She forged closer relationships with Steve’s ex-girlfriends there. The women grew close to one another and frequently watched Steve to see if he got remarried.

But after divorcing Margaret, Steve was unable to locate a decent girl. Though in vain, he yearned for a family life. Ultimately, all he could do was observe his kids grow up from afar.

Even though he realized what he had done wrong, it was too late and the damage was too great!

What lessons may we draw from this tale?

• Relationships can occasionally be destroyed by critical opinions. Alice informed Margaret during a fight that if she didn’t know how to take care of her kid, she shouldn’t have married him. She made fun of Margaret frequently, calling her a sloth. Such persistent teasing ultimately led Margaret to file for divorce from her husband.

• Your child’s life can be ruined by overprotection. Alice had solely her son’s best interests in mind. She was often finding faults with her daughter-in-law, even though there was nothing wrong with it. Her method ultimately destroyed her son’s life.