Chapter 1: The Man He Pretended to Be
My husband told everyone he was a "hands-on dad" even though he never lifted a finger to help with our two kids — at his mother's birthday dinner, I gave him the perfect chance to prove it.
My husband, Ezra, and I had been married for seven years, and we had two wonderful kids, four-year-old Sophie and eight-month-old Charlie.
I loved being a mom, but even though Ezra and I both worked full-time, almost everything involving the kids fell on me.
I handled meals, baths, diapers, drop-offs, bedtime, and most of the nighttime wake-ups with Charlie, while Ezra always seemed to have an excuse.
Around other people, however, he loved presenting himself very differently.
"Parenting is fifty-fifty in our house," he'd proudly tell relatives, and his mother believed every word.
At one family gathering, she even pulled me aside.
"Honestly, sometimes I think Ezra does more for those children than you do.
You should realize how lucky you are to have a husband like him."
Her words humiliated me, and on the drive home, I tried to tell Ezra how hurtful they'd been.
He simply laughed.
"Mom was joking.
Stop taking everything so seriously."
That only made it worse.
For the next week, I couldn't get their words out of my head, especially while I continued doing everything for the kids just as I always had and Ezra barely lifted a finger.
Then his mother's birthday arrived, and she invited the whole family over for dinner.
Once again, I spent most of the evening keeping Charlie settled and looking after Sophie while Ezra relaxed with his relatives.
Eventually, the conversation turned to parenting, and Ezra couldn't resist.
"I'm a very hands-on dad," he said proudly.
"Always have been."
His mother immediately agreed.
This time, I smiled.
"You're right," I said.
"Actually, tonight is the perfect chance to prove it."
Ezra looked at me, confused.
I smiled and put my little plan into motion.
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