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AITA for refusing to stay at home while my wife is dogsitting because I have a dog phobia

by Ankit
September 2, 2025
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AITA for refusing to stay at home while my wife is dogsitting because I have a dog phobia

I have a crippling dog phobia. The serious kind. When...

there was a house on the way to school where...

An ambulance had to be called, the doctor told me...

To be honest, I try to keep quiet about it...

She claims dogs are cute and loving and cuddly, and...

Our daughter, Celine (7yo), also loves dogs, her mom teaches...

Yesterday night, when I arrived home, there was a dog...

I stayed in my car and my wife came out...

Celine loves that dog and has been asking to have...

she can't just get rid of it, and that learning...

She told me to stop being childish and just go...

She is afraid of spiders, so I asked her how...

she insisted we spend the night at her mother's place....

I stood my ground and she told me I'm unreasonable...

My wife just called me and asked me in a...

" I told her no, and that made her angrier...

she told me Celine doesn't understand why I'm not coming...

because she doesn't want our daughter to turn into a...

but even my friend thinks what I'm doing is absurd....

I feel it is very hard for me to express...

people just see it as a weird quirk of not...

-- EDIT: This completely blew up and ended up on...

We had a lengthy discussion about the situation, and I...

You all said she is the a*shole but I came...

I admittedly did it to rant and feel validated, and...

Let this be a lesson, people on the internet will...

I honestly didn't remember it until she reminded me today,...

about her friend leaving the country and Celine loving that...

At the time, I'd waved it off with something like...

I thought that we had concluded the dog wouldn't come...

dog would come and that I was just joking about...

Before picking up the dog, she did say to me...

When I came home, the dog was a surprise to...

- My wife (rightfully) wants her reputation cleared. She always...

She also reminded me that she never made comments about...

It is true I exaggerated that part by cherrypicking a...

My comments about her tone being condescending and stuff like...

Overall, she has never tried to force dogs on me....

She did say that me downplaying my fear played a...

She promised to make more efforts in the future. -...

and she brought up not too long ago getting to...

She thought the dogsitting would be the chance to help...

I always waved off these conversations by saying that, yes,...

but I never felt ready for it and thought I'd...

- Please stop saying that my wife is doing dangerous...

She knows proper etiquette and makes sure Celine is safe...

I'm afraid of dogs, but I never,

ever feared that one would hurt our daughter because Kat...

needed. I trust her entirely with that. - Overall, this...

But I have to admit I DID act childishly by...

We agreed I will come back home tomorrow,

that the dog will be kept in a room away...

I feel like a d***hebag and a terrible father, and...

) So please, seriously, stop calling her an a*shole. This...

In the end, I am still glad that I made...

and I have good hopes it will improve things between...

What do you think of this story?





HERE’S HOW REDDIT BLEW UP AFTER HEARING THIS – PEOPLE COULDN’T BELIEVE IT.

Unique_User_name_42 NTA.

Your wife is being horrible and had no right to...

MildlyAnnoyedMother She is being heartless and cruel.: NTA. Your wife...

doodles2019 Something that makes you feel unsafe shouldn't be in...

that's incredibly unfair of your wife. I'm a huge dog...

like yourself, and some simply just don't like dogs. Forcing...

as she's doing, is a major a*shole move for anyone...

vodka_philosophy Being kind I could say she simply doesn't understand...

Tell your wife she's not a godd**ned psychiatrist and has...

childhood trauma. To HER dogs are different; she is not...

NoTouchyTheFishy As in, you two should go to couple's counseling...

Phobias aren't meant to be rational, although admittedly your reason...

My Mother was mauled by a racc**n when she was...

Why is it that your wife gets to decide without...

MildlyAnnoyedMother No one has the right to try and make...

it sounds like it is time for you to get...

(Don't actually do this. Maybe tape a couple of tiny,...

poeadam ): NTA This is an extremely hurtful and inappropriate...

justified phobia of dogs. She should absolutely figure out somewhere...

If she really wants to help you she could try...

SonOfMrSpock NTA . Btw,

My dog phobia is not that severe but I cant...

Guardias Your wife is an a*shole not only for the...

DctrBanner Reading the edits it's clear that your wife has...

her bringing a dog into your house for three weeks...

"It all happened so fast" isn't something that's said before...

Ankit

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