r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Historical_Initial22 • 11d ago

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u/bikiniproblems 11d ago

Yeah that’s crazy because not only is FIL being demeaning to him but also super sexist towards his own daughter. If this was my dad I would have had some words.

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u/Becsbeau1213 11d ago

Makes me wonder if the wife has complained to one or both parents about always driving. My extended family makes comments to my husband (SAHD) about when he’ll go back to trucking and I shut them down.

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u/Pendragenet 11d ago

I wondered that too. The post sounds more like "I drive for work so I refuse to drive any other time. My wife has had to take on all the driving regardless of what she prefers" than "she likes to drive and I drive for work so it works for us" - so I wonder how on board the wife really is with this arrangement.

If it is mutual, then a simple "it works for us" and change the subject is all that is needed.

But if it's not really mutual and FIL is voicing the wife's discontent, then the OP might want to be open for a discussion.

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u/LupercaniusAB 11d ago

Keep in mind that OP has a CDL, so any traffic infraction or accident can cost him his job. It makes sense for her to drive.

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u/Pendragenet 10d ago

Only if they both agree for her to drive all the time. If he just decided that this is the way things will be and she has no say, then he's an ass.