A Stranger Broke Into My House and My Husband Froze While My Kids Stepped Up.
Should i divorce my husband? I was in my bedroom when I heard screaming from the living room pure panic, someone yelling for a man to get out. I stepped into the hallway thinking it had to be a mistake, until I turned the corner and saw a grown man, barefoot and shirtless, stretched out on my couch while it was below freezing outside. Before I could even process it, he charged straight at me. I ran down the hall as fast as I could. My husband didn’t move. He didn’t block him. He didn’t step in. He froze.
What happened next still doesn’t feel real. My three boys my 11-year-old, my 10-year-old, and my 7-year-old came out of nowhere and jumped in when the man came at me. I didn’t even realize they had shoved me into the pantry and locked the door until it was over they did that to keep me safe. My youngest grabbed the a 7 year old and was seconds away from using it before they realized the man was our neighbor and not some random intruder. The kids handled it. The man ended up bloodied, with a broken nose and a cracked rib, before they got him out of the house. His mother showed up mid-chaos saying he was having a psychotic break and seeing “werewolf people.” The police took him to a psychiatric hospital.
All three of my kids were supposed to be out that night, and I can’t stop thinking about how close this was to being worse. I’m shaken, proud, heartbroken, and angry all at once proud of my boys for protecting me, and devastated realizing my husband did nothing while our children did everything. Now I’m sleeping with the lights on, looking into security cameras, and trying to process what it means when the people you expect to protect you… don’t. He was in the corner hiding looked like he was crying! I honestly don’t know if I want to divorce him because it was pathetic really. I also didn’t even know my 7 year old knew how to use a
Me personally divorce because anyone of my kids and me could’ve di**d and you’re hiding……I’m really glad you’re safe, but I can’t ignore the part where your kids reacted and your husband didn’t. That’s something you deserve clarity on. It might be worth asking him what stopped him in that moment, was this a trigger from a pst issue, how he plans to protect you going forward, and what changes he’s willing to make so this never happens again. Your fear matters just as much as everyone else’s. Your boys will grow up to be great young men and protectors! Ladies join my groups
