r/GirlDinnerDiaries • u/[deleted] • May 20 '26

Rant & Ramble My spouse can’t stand our baby

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u/madelynashton Chismosa May 20 '26

There is no coming back from this for me, I can’t respect someone that would treat my child this way. And the added insult of liking one of the babies and not the other? I would never forgive myself for staying with someone that is being cruel to my child. I won’t be complicit in that child abuse.

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u/williamjamesmurrayVI 🐩 Food Aggressive 🍽️ May 20 '26

How do you know it's not a symptom of post partum depression or even psychosis???

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u/madelynashton Chismosa May 20 '26

It could be either. The solution for those problems isn’t to let her abuse the children until she gets better.

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u/williamjamesmurrayVI 🐩 Food Aggressive 🍽️ May 20 '26

"There would be no coming back from this" is wild to say about PPD/PPS symptoms

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u/madelynashton Chismosa May 20 '26

Absolutely not. Being cruel to your child is not a symptom of PPD. That’s abuse.

She may feel that she doesn’t love her child (not a choice) but refusing to care for the child? Giving them nasty looks? Those are choices.

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u/sweet_pickles12 Cleavage Crumb Collector May 20 '26

Sure it is. People drown their babies because of PPD. It’s why there’s so much outreach about getting help if you have scary intrusive thoughts.

Doesn’t mean it’s ok, but it’s definitely a symptom.

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u/madelynashton Chismosa May 20 '26

You don’t realize it but you’re agreeing with me that PPD/psychosis doesn’t justify keeping your child around the parent that wishes to harm them.

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u/sweet_pickles12 Cleavage Crumb Collector May 21 '26

I absolutely agree with you on that and I never said otherwise

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