My wife never picks up our kid from daycare on time – so here’s how I handle their late fees

A man has imposed a financial penalty on his wife because she was always late in picking up the garden.

In his post, which was so outrageous it was caught on TikTok, the husband says his wife was solely “in charge” of their four-year-old’s schedule because:

“I am at work. I work for a living.”

One could argue (correctly) of course that a SAHM also “works for a living” – and that’s exactly what many told the frustrated man.

They also told him he was right.

“I told my wife that the late pickup fees are on her, not me”

The husband begins by explaining that his wife is “chronically late.”

“I could count on one hand when she’s on time. I used to find it humorous and almost attractive, but now we have a baby, it causes me a significant amount of stress.”

Their son started daycare last year, and the husband says that since she’s a “SAHM, dropping him off and picking him up is her responsibility.”

According to him, she is late for both every day.

In fact, he calculates that she is an average of 12 minutes a day late.

He arrived at this figure because they recently received charges made for the first two weeks of September – which totaled $262.

Explaining that the daycare has just implemented the fines, he adds: “There’s no doubt in my mind that they started this because of my wife.”

The “breadwinner” has had enough, and because his wife refuses to discuss her tardiness, he has devised a plan.

“I will continue to pay the daycare fees, but she has to pay the fines from her $1,100 payment. She says she can’t afford it.”

He claims she called the daycare to sort it out and then hung up. Finally, she said to her husband:

“Why don’t you take it, then?”

His answer: “Because I work. I work for a living.”

The day care center is now refusing to take the boy back until the fees are paid.

“I feel for my son because he loves her and he’s innocent about it. Should I stick to my guns?”

“There is no respect for employees with families”

The comment section on both social media platforms was on the father’s side.

“I worked in a nursery and my wife is 100% wrong. There is no respect for the fact that the employees have families and homes they want to return to,” one viewer pointed out.

Controversially, another said: “She’s not a stay-at-home mum if she doesn’t have a baby at home to mother.”

It was a common thought in the threads, but of course SAHMs need time to fulfill their other responsibilities as well.

There was also some concern about fathers’ attitudes towards SAHMs in general, as this person pointed out: “I don’t like the idea of ​​’help’ for a SAHM. The moment you choose one partner to be the breadwinner and the other to support the family, you also choose to split the finances.”

The overwhelming refrain, however, was confusion about the mother’s delay reflecting her ‘selfishness’ towards others.

For example, this viewer shared, “I have ADHD, but I still know how to show up on time. It’s about respecting other people’s time. My anxiety wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Finally, there was a comment that tried to be fair to Mom, encouraging the man to look deeper into the matter:

“I’m chronically late and I realize I’m making my own consequences, but time blindness is an aspect of some disabilities, so it can be supportive rather than demeaning.”