Update   Husband Moved His Parents & Siblings into Our Home w o Asking  But He Had No Clue That
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[{'start': '0.320', 'end': '3.080', 'text': 'Leave everything to do with the'}, {'start': '1.600', 'end': '5.600', 'text': 'paperwork to'}, {'start': '3.080', 'end': '7.520', 'text': 'me. After getting married, we started'}, {'start': '5.600', 'end': '9.760', 'text': 'considering buying a home, but my'}, {'start': '7.520', 'end': '11.440', 'text': 'husband left everything up to me. He'}, {'start': '9.760', 'end': '14.160', 'text': 'probably disliked having his scarce time'}, {'start': '11.440', 'end': '16.560', 'text': 'off consumed by work. On the other hand,'}, {'start': '14.160', 'end': '18.240', 'text': 'I had a job but more free time, so I'}, {'start': '16.560', 'end': '20.400', 'text': 'proceeded with everything as he had told'}, {'start': '18.240', 'end': '21.680', 'text': 'me to. When I was about to finalize a'}, {'start': '20.400', 'end': '24.160', 'text': 'property deal with the real estate'}, {'start': '21.680', 'end': '25.920', 'text': 'agent, the agent said, "Your husband\'s'}, {'start': '24.160', 'end': '28.640', 'text': 'name cannot be used for purchasing this'}, {'start': '25.920', 'end': '30.720', 'text': 'property because his annual income is."'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '33.680', 'text': 'I was shocked to hear that. I had no'}, {'start': '30.720', 'end': '36.000', 'text': 'idea his salary was that low. In the'}, {'start': '33.680', 'end': '39.040', 'text': 'end, we changed the deed to my name and'}, {'start': '36.000', 'end': '41.120', 'text': 'purchased the property. My name is Anne.'}, {'start': '39.040', 'end': '43.520', 'text': "I'm a 29-year-old web designer in my"}, {'start': '41.120', 'end': '44.879', 'text': 'seventh year of this career. I quit the'}, {'start': '43.520', 'end': '46.559', 'text': 'company I worked for right after'}, {'start': '44.879', 'end': '50.000', 'text': 'graduation and have been freelancing'}, {'start': '46.559', 'end': '52.399', 'text': 'since last year. Focused on my work, I'}, {'start': '50.000', 'end': '54.480', 'text': "never cared much about money. I've been"}, {'start': '52.399', 'end': '57.199', 'text': 'investing my salary from my first job in'}, {'start': '54.480', 'end': '59.920', 'text': 'stocks and building my assets.'}, {'start': '57.199', 'end': '62.480', 'text': 'I have a husband, Mike, who is 5 years'}, {'start': '59.920', 'end': '64.799', 'text': 'older than me. He works as a delivery'}, {'start': '62.480', 'end': '67.520', 'text': 'driver in the transportation industry.'}, {'start': '64.799', 'end': '69.439', 'text': 'Our meeting was something of fate. At a'}, {'start': '67.520', 'end': '71.119', 'text': 'train station platform, he chased after'}, {'start': '69.439', 'end': '72.040', 'text': 'me to return the wallet I had dropped'}, {'start': '71.119', 'end': '74.560', 'text': 'without'}, {'start': '72.040', 'end': '76.479', 'text': 'realizing. I invited him for a meal to'}, {'start': '74.560', 'end': '78.119', 'text': 'say thanks, and our relationship grew'}, {'start': '76.479', 'end': '81.200', 'text': 'closer and evolved into'}, {'start': '78.119', 'end': '83.680', 'text': 'dating. Then, a year and a half ago, we'}, {'start': '81.200', 'end': '86.400', 'text': 'happily became husband and wife.'}, {'start': '83.680', 'end': '88.799', 'text': 'However, postmarriage, our life together'}, {'start': '86.400', 'end': '90.640', 'text': 'was nothing like I had imagined. My'}, {'start': '88.799', 'end': '92.880', 'text': 'husband worked long hours at a grueling'}, {'start': '90.640', 'end': '95.759', 'text': 'company, and as a freelancer, I always'}, {'start': '92.880', 'end': '97.600', 'text': 'had a backlog of projects. Currently, we'}, {'start': '95.759', 'end': '99.840', 'text': 'live in an apartment under 400 square'}, {'start': '97.600', 'end': '102.479', 'text': "ft, but I've been thinking about moving"}, {'start': '99.840', 'end': '105.200', 'text': 'into a house. I thought it might be a'}, {'start': '102.479', 'end': '106.880', 'text': 'good motivation for both of our careers.'}, {'start': '105.200', 'end': '109.600', 'text': 'Working in such a cramped space was'}, {'start': '106.880', 'end': '111.200', 'text': 'stressful for me. So, on his day off, I'}, {'start': '109.600', 'end': '112.640', 'text': 'brought up the idea of buying a new'}, {'start': '111.200', 'end': '114.479', 'text': 'house.'}, {'start': '112.640', 'end': '115.880', 'text': "Hey, Mike. Don't you think it's time we"}, {'start': '114.479', 'end': '118.159', 'text': "bought a new house now that we're"}, {'start': '115.880', 'end': '120.079', 'text': 'married? He seemed surprised by my'}, {'start': '118.159', 'end': '124.079', 'text': 'words, jumping up from where he lay on'}, {'start': '120.079', 'end': '126.240', 'text': 'the sofa with sleepy eyes. A house?'}, {'start': '124.079', 'end': '128.479', 'text': 'Yeah, I think this place is getting too'}, {'start': '126.240', 'end': '129.479', 'text': 'small for us. How about I set the'}, {'start': '128.479', 'end': '132.800', 'text': 'conditions'}, {'start': '129.479', 'end': '134.720', 'text': 'then? I was surprised by his words, but'}, {'start': '132.800', 'end': '138.080', 'text': 'he wrote his desired conditions on a'}, {'start': '134.720', 'end': '141.120', 'text': 'nearby notepad and handed it to me. His'}, {'start': '138.080', 'end': '143.599', 'text': 'list, including at least four rooms, two'}, {'start': '141.120', 'end': '146.000', 'text': 'bathrooms, and a wine celler, was quite'}, {'start': '143.599', 'end': '148.160', 'text': 'different from what I had envisioned.'}, {'start': '146.000', 'end': '150.640', 'text': '"We don\'t need a wine celler, and isn\'t'}, {'start': '148.160', 'end': '154.319', 'text': 'one bathroom enough?" I replied strongly'}, {'start': '150.640', 'end': '156.720', 'text': 'to his objection. "No, that won\'t do.'}, {'start': '154.319', 'end': '159.200', 'text': 'This is about romance. Buying a house is'}, {'start': '156.720', 'end': '161.519', 'text': 'a once or never in a lifetime event. I'}, {'start': '159.200', 'end': '163.840', 'text': 'won\'t settle for anything half-hearted."'}, {'start': '161.519', 'end': '165.840', 'text': 'He was stubborn beyond belief. I would'}, {'start': '163.840', 'end': '168.959', 'text': 'rather spend my time on work than on a'}, {'start': '165.840', 'end': '171.840', 'text': 'discussion going nowhere. Eventually, I'}, {'start': '168.959', 'end': '173.280', 'text': 'reluctantly agreed to his terms. Then'}, {'start': '171.840', 'end': '175.959', 'text': "let's go to the real estate agent"}, {'start': '173.280', 'end': '178.800', 'text': 'together next time. Suddenly, he looked'}, {'start': '175.959', 'end': '180.879', 'text': "annoyed. Ah, that's fine. You can handle"}, {'start': '178.800', 'end': '182.599', 'text': "all that, Anne. I'm tired from work."}, {'start': '180.879', 'end': '185.120', 'text': "I'll leave the rest to"}, {'start': '182.599', 'end': '186.879', 'text': 'you. Saying that, he lay back down on'}, {'start': '185.120', 'end': '187.720', 'text': 'the sofa and started fiddling with his'}, {'start': '186.879', 'end': '190.319', 'text': 'mobile'}, {'start': '187.720', 'end': '192.400', 'text': "phone. Does this man even realize he's"}, {'start': '190.319', 'end': '193.920', 'text': "married? We're about to make the biggest"}, {'start': '192.400', 'end': '195.159', 'text': "purchase of our lives and he's"}, {'start': '193.920', 'end': '197.360', 'text': 'completely'}, {'start': '195.159', 'end': '199.599', 'text': 'uncooperative. After telling me what he'}, {'start': '197.360', 'end': '202.640', 'text': 'wanted, he satisfiedly returned to his'}, {'start': '199.599', 'end': '204.959', 'text': 'own world. Disappointed, I sighed and'}, {'start': '202.640', 'end': '206.879', 'text': 'said, "Then just leave me something that'}, {'start': '204.959', 'end': '209.159', 'text': 'shows your income. There will be a'}, {'start': '206.879', 'end': '212.640', 'text': 'review and I need to submit'}, {'start': '209.159', 'end': '214.959', 'text': 'it." When I said this, he replied, "You'}, {'start': '212.640', 'end': '216.959', 'text': 'can find it in my box of valuables. Just'}, {'start': '214.959', 'end': '219.360', 'text': 'take it yourself."'}, {'start': '216.959', 'end': '221.440', 'text': 'He put on earphones, shutting down the'}, {'start': '219.360', 'end': '224.000', 'text': "conversation completely. He's not"}, {'start': '221.440', 'end': '226.360', 'text': 'exactly a henpecked husband, but he only'}, {'start': '224.000', 'end': '229.799', 'text': 'says what he wants and is otherwise'}, {'start': '226.360', 'end': '232.000', 'text': "disengaged. Honestly, he's incredibly"}, {'start': '229.799', 'end': '234.159', 'text': 'self-centered. He used to be so kind'}, {'start': '232.000', 'end': '237.200', 'text': 'before we got married. Picking up my'}, {'start': '234.159', 'end': '239.680', 'text': 'wallet feels like a lie now. I muttered'}, {'start': '237.200', 'end': '242.159', 'text': 'this, unsure if my husband heard, and'}, {'start': '239.680', 'end': '244.000', 'text': 'headed to my room. It was that night'}, {'start': '242.159', 'end': '247.040', 'text': 'when I noticed something was wrong with'}, {'start': '244.000', 'end': '250.080', 'text': 'my body. After finishing work, I glanced'}, {'start': '247.040', 'end': '251.680', 'text': 'at the calendar. Come to think of it, I'}, {'start': '250.080', 'end': '254.400', 'text': "haven't had my period for two months"}, {'start': '251.680', 'end': '257.359', 'text': 'now. I always had severe and irregular'}, {'start': '254.400', 'end': '259.440', 'text': 'menstrual cycles. It was not unusual to'}, {'start': '257.359', 'end': '262.880', 'text': 'be a month late, but this was the first'}, {'start': '259.440', 'end': '264.800', 'text': "time it's been 2 months. Could it be?"}, {'start': '262.880', 'end': '266.919', 'text': 'Worried, I used the pregnancy test I had'}, {'start': '264.800', 'end': '270.880', 'text': 'bought in advance. The result was'}, {'start': '266.919', 'end': '273.440', 'text': "positive. I was pregnant. Mike, I'm"}, {'start': '270.880', 'end': '275.720', 'text': 'pregnant. My announcement left my'}, {'start': '273.440', 'end': '277.919', 'text': 'husband frozen in front of the TV.'}, {'start': '275.720', 'end': '280.400', 'text': '"Seriously," I said to my surprised'}, {'start': '277.919', 'end': '281.919', 'text': 'husband. "Thinking about the birth and'}, {'start': '280.400', 'end': '283.680', 'text': 'everything else, I guess we should hurry'}, {'start': '281.919', 'end': '285.320', 'text': "up with buying the house, so I'm going"}, {'start': '283.680', 'end': '288.840', 'text': 'to the real estate agent tomorrow,'}, {'start': '285.320', 'end': '290.800', 'text': 'okay?" He was still in shock. He looked'}, {'start': '288.840', 'end': '293.440', 'text': 'incredulous, but then what my husband'}, {'start': '290.800', 'end': '296.400', 'text': 'said next shocked me. "What if we give'}, {'start': '293.440', 'end': '300.160', 'text': 'up on the child?" His unexpected words'}, {'start': '296.400', 'end': '301.600', 'text': 'left me speechless. "What? Give up as in'}, {'start': '300.160', 'end': '304.720', 'text': 'not have it?'}, {'start': '301.600', 'end': '308.120', 'text': 'He nodded before I could finish. Yeah,'}, {'start': '304.720', 'end': '310.400', 'text': "that's what I mean. Why? I argued"}, {'start': '308.120', 'end': '313.600', 'text': 'desperately. I was beginning to feel a'}, {'start': '310.400', 'end': '316.240', 'text': 'strange disconnect between us. I mean, I'}, {'start': '313.600', 'end': '317.680', 'text': 'never wanted kids. It just happened. I'}, {'start': '316.240', 'end': '319.320', 'text': "can't believe you got pregnant just from"}, {'start': '317.680', 'end': '322.800', 'text': 'us having a bit of'}, {'start': '319.320', 'end': '325.160', 'text': 'fun. He said with a rise smile. His'}, {'start': '322.800', 'end': '327.520', 'text': 'words, so thoughtless, wounded me'}, {'start': '325.160', 'end': '330.800', 'text': 'deeply. I felt like I had been hit with'}, {'start': '327.520', 'end': '331.639', 'text': "a hammer. and if we have a kid, we can't"}, {'start': '330.800', 'end': '333.759', 'text': 'have fun'}, {'start': '331.639', 'end': '336.560', 'text': 'anymore." His words sounded like a'}, {'start': '333.759', 'end': '338.479', 'text': "whining child, but I couldn't back down."}, {'start': '336.560', 'end': '341.600', 'text': 'This was a precious life growing inside'}, {'start': '338.479', 'end': '344.720', 'text': 'me. I was determined to have this baby,'}, {'start': '341.600', 'end': '347.280', 'text': 'and a child definitely needs a father. I'}, {'start': '344.720', 'end': '349.360', 'text': 'had to get him to take this seriously.'}, {'start': '347.280', 'end': '351.080', 'text': 'Looking back, I realized how mistaken my'}, {'start': '349.360', 'end': '353.840', 'text': 'thinking was at that'}, {'start': '351.080', 'end': '355.520', 'text': 'time. Mike, please get it together.'}, {'start': '353.840', 'end': '357.840', 'text': 'People in their 30s around the world'}, {'start': '355.520', 'end': '360.960', 'text': "start families earlier than us. I'll do"}, {'start': '357.840', 'end': '362.960', 'text': 'my best, so you have to try, too.'}, {'start': '360.960', 'end': '364.199', 'text': 'Perhaps moved by my passion, my husband'}, {'start': '362.960', 'end': '367.240', 'text': 'reluctantly gave'}, {'start': '364.199', 'end': '369.680', 'text': 'in. All right, it has been'}, {'start': '367.240', 'end': '371.360', 'text': 'said. Hearing this, I felt somewhat'}, {'start': '369.680', 'end': '374.240', 'text': 'relieved and visited the real estate'}, {'start': '371.360', 'end': '375.919', 'text': 'agent the next day. The price will be'}, {'start': '374.240', 'end': '378.080', 'text': 'higher than the market average with the'}, {'start': '375.919', 'end': '379.840', 'text': "conditions you've requested. The agent"}, {'start': '378.080', 'end': '382.080', 'text': 'frowned as he looked at the paper where'}, {'start': '379.840', 'end': '384.960', 'text': 'I had written our wishes. Then he handed'}, {'start': '382.080', 'end': '387.000', 'text': 'me a sheet of paper. This is the only'}, {'start': '384.960', 'end': '388.960', 'text': 'property that meets all advanced'}, {'start': '387.000', 'end': '390.880', 'text': 'conditions. There was only one that'}, {'start': '388.960', 'end': '393.319', 'text': 'matched all our criteria among several'}, {'start': '390.880', 'end': '395.680', 'text': 'options, but even that was'}, {'start': '393.319', 'end': '398.240', 'text': '$700,000. The price was significantly'}, {'start': '395.680', 'end': '399.919', 'text': 'higher due to our many conditions, but'}, {'start': '398.240', 'end': '402.600', 'text': 'now we were expecting another family'}, {'start': '399.919', 'end': '405.520', 'text': "member. I couldn't bring myself to"}, {'start': '402.600', 'end': '407.919', 'text': 'compromise. After some thought, I said,'}, {'start': '405.520', 'end': '410.560', 'text': '"I\'ll purchase this property." We'}, {'start': '407.919', 'end': '412.240', 'text': 'proceeded with the purchase process.'}, {'start': '410.560', 'end': '415.000', 'text': 'Please fill in the necessary items on'}, {'start': '412.240', 'end': '416.759', 'text': 'the application form. Who will be the'}, {'start': '415.000', 'end': '419.680', 'text': 'owner? My'}, {'start': '416.759', 'end': '421.280', 'text': 'husband. I began filling out the form,'}, {'start': '419.680', 'end': '423.160', 'text': 'but when I got to the annual income'}, {'start': '421.280', 'end': '427.039', 'text': 'section, my pen'}, {'start': '423.160', 'end': '428.800', 'text': 'stopped. Wait, Mike earns $25,000, I'}, {'start': '427.039', 'end': '431.039', 'text': 'blurted out, looking at the salary'}, {'start': '428.800', 'end': '433.199', 'text': 'statement he had given me. We rarely'}, {'start': '431.039', 'end': '435.360', 'text': 'talked about money in our current life.'}, {'start': '433.199', 'end': '437.599', 'text': 'We both contributed equally to expenses'}, {'start': '435.360', 'end': '440.080', 'text': 'and saved the rest. So, I had no idea'}, {'start': '437.599', 'end': '442.080', 'text': "about my husband's salary."}, {'start': '440.080', 'end': '444.639', 'text': "It's difficult to say, but with this"}, {'start': '442.080', 'end': '446.840', 'text': 'amount, the application might not pass.'}, {'start': '444.639', 'end': '450.319', 'text': 'The apologetic agents words made me feel'}, {'start': '446.840', 'end': '452.000', 'text': 'embarrassed," he continued. "By the way,'}, {'start': '450.319', 'end': '454.240', 'text': 'there are a couple of other customers'}, {'start': '452.000', 'end': '456.680', 'text': "considering this property. If you don't"}, {'start': '454.240', 'end': '459.120', 'text': 'decide today, it might be sold'}, {'start': '456.680', 'end': '461.919', 'text': 'out." Those words were nothing short of'}, {'start': '459.120', 'end': '464.720', 'text': 'pressure for me. After hearing that, I'}, {'start': '461.919', 'end': '466.800', 'text': 'felt I had to buy it today. After some'}, {'start': '464.720', 'end': '470.000', 'text': 'hesitation, I decided to change the'}, {'start': '466.800', 'end': '472.880', 'text': 'owner to my name. Then I made a bold'}, {'start': '470.000', 'end': '474.639', 'text': 'decision to pay in full. I could just'}, {'start': '472.880', 'end': '476.560', 'text': 'cover it with the money I had saved from'}, {'start': '474.639', 'end': '479.520', 'text': 'stock investments and the inheritance'}, {'start': '476.560', 'end': '480.599', 'text': 'from my grandfather. I can always save'}, {'start': '479.520', 'end': '483.199', 'text': 'more money'}, {'start': '480.599', 'end': '485.199', 'text': 'later. The agent was initially surprised'}, {'start': '483.199', 'end': '486.599', 'text': 'by my actions, but then handled the rest'}, {'start': '485.199', 'end': '489.759', 'text': 'of the process'}, {'start': '486.599', 'end': '492.639', 'text': 'efficiently. So, a month later, we moved'}, {'start': '489.759', 'end': '494.479', 'text': 'into our dream home. "Wow, this is'}, {'start': '492.639', 'end': '496.160', 'text': 'amazing," my husband exclaimed with'}, {'start': '494.479', 'end': '498.479', 'text': 'excitement as soon as we entered our new'}, {'start': '496.160', 'end': '500.479', 'text': "home. By the way, you're going to have"}, {'start': '498.479', 'end': '503.000', 'text': 'the baby, right? Are you going back to'}, {'start': '500.479', 'end': '506.080', 'text': 'your parents house? He asked while'}, {'start': '503.000', 'end': '508.560', 'text': "unpacking. Yes, that's the plan. My"}, {'start': '506.080', 'end': '510.479', 'text': 'hometown is Anchorage. I could have the'}, {'start': '508.560', 'end': '513.519', 'text': 'baby here, but I feel more at ease'}, {'start': '510.479', 'end': '516.159', 'text': "having it at my parents' place. Okay,"}, {'start': '513.519', 'end': '519.440', 'text': 'good luck. His words felt somewhat'}, {'start': '516.159', 'end': '522.320', 'text': 'distant. I started to feel unsure. My'}, {'start': '519.440', 'end': '524.240', 'text': 'anxiety grew as my husband added, "I'}, {'start': '522.320', 'end': '526.000', 'text': "can't quit my job even after the baby is"}, {'start': '524.240', 'end': '527.680', 'text': "born, so you'll have to handle the child"}, {'start': '526.000', 'end': '531.120', 'text': "care. You're the one who wanted to have"}, {'start': '527.680', 'end': '534.240', 'text': 'it." "What about my job?" "I don\'t care'}, {'start': '531.120', 'end': '535.920', 'text': 'about that," he bluntly replied. Was his'}, {'start': '534.240', 'end': '538.640', 'text': 'response to my enthusiasm just a'}, {'start': '535.920', 'end': '541.519', 'text': 'temporary appeasement? I felt myself'}, {'start': '538.640', 'end': '543.600', 'text': 'sinking into despair. Time just passed'}, {'start': '541.519', 'end': '546.800', 'text': 'in our new life in the new house, and'}, {'start': '543.600', 'end': '548.800', 'text': 'our relationship gradually grew colder.'}, {'start': '546.800', 'end': '552.000', 'text': '3 weeks before the due date with my'}, {'start': '548.800', 'end': '554.959', 'text': 'belly growing I went back to my hometown'}, {'start': '552.000', 'end': '556.880', 'text': 'and there I safely gave birth to a boy'}, {'start': '554.959', 'end': '559.200', 'text': 'but the baby was born with weaker lung'}, {'start': '556.880', 'end': '561.680', 'text': 'functions so he had to be hospitalized'}, {'start': '559.200', 'end': '562.680', 'text': 'for observation and I had to return to'}, {'start': '561.680', 'end': '566.640', 'text': 'Boston'}, {'start': '562.680', 'end': '568.600', 'text': 'alone before leaving my mother said come'}, {'start': '566.640', 'end': '571.600', 'text': 'back anytime if you need'}, {'start': '568.600', 'end': '574.399', 'text': 'to hearing that I truly felt what'}, {'start': '571.600', 'end': '575.920', 'text': 'motherhood meant while at home I talked'}, {'start': '574.399', 'end': '577.120', 'text': 'a lot about my married life with my'}, {'start': '575.920', 'end': '579.519', 'text': 'parents'}, {'start': '577.120', 'end': '581.839', 'text': 'As my heart lightened, their faces grew'}, {'start': '579.519', 'end': '582.920', 'text': "glooier. And then my father's words made"}, {'start': '581.839', 'end': '585.920', 'text': 'me'}, {'start': '582.920', 'end': '588.560', 'text': 'think. 2 hours after boarding the plane,'}, {'start': '585.920', 'end': '591.360', 'text': 'I arrived in Boston. I headed straight'}, {'start': '588.560', 'end': '593.399', 'text': 'for our new house. When I got there, I'}, {'start': '591.360', 'end': '596.080', 'text': 'saw an unfamiliar car parked in the'}, {'start': '593.399', 'end': '599.200', 'text': 'driveway. Feeling uneasy, I cautiously'}, {'start': '596.080', 'end': '601.680', 'text': 'opened the front door. Inside, numerous'}, {'start': '599.200', 'end': '604.959', 'text': 'shoes were scattered around. I heard my'}, {'start': '601.680', 'end': '607.680', 'text': "husband's voice from the back. Mom, Dad,"}, {'start': '604.959', 'end': '609.519', 'text': 'feel free to use any of the spare rooms.'}, {'start': '607.680', 'end': '612.160', 'text': 'I realized then that his parents were in'}, {'start': '609.519', 'end': '614.640', 'text': 'our house. Heading to the living room, I'}, {'start': '612.160', 'end': '617.760', 'text': 'found, as expected, his whole family'}, {'start': '614.640', 'end': '620.760', 'text': 'gathered there. His father, mother, two'}, {'start': '617.760', 'end': '623.399', 'text': 'brothers, and two sisters, including my'}, {'start': '620.760', 'end': '626.320', 'text': 'husband. That made seven'}, {'start': '623.399', 'end': '628.640', 'text': 'people. "What are you all doing here?" I'}, {'start': '626.320', 'end': '631.360', 'text': 'shouted as I entered the living room.'}, {'start': '628.640', 'end': '634.800', 'text': 'Everyone turned around at my voice. "Ah,'}, {'start': '631.360', 'end': '636.200', 'text': "you're back. had a boy, huh? Ignoring"}, {'start': '634.800', 'end': '638.320', 'text': 'his question, I'}, {'start': '636.200', 'end': '642.640', 'text': "continued. Why didn't you answer my"}, {'start': '638.320', 'end': '645.839', 'text': 'calls? I tried so many times. Then Mary,'}, {'start': '642.640', 'end': '647.920', 'text': "his sister, chimed in. Calm down. How's"}, {'start': '645.839', 'end': '649.399', 'text': 'the baby? We were all looking forward to'}, {'start': '647.920', 'end': '653.079', 'text': 'holding our first'}, {'start': '649.399', 'end': '655.440', 'text': "grandchild. For now, I answered Mary's"}, {'start': '653.079', 'end': '657.600', 'text': 'question. He has some lung issues, so I'}, {'start': '655.440', 'end': '660.880', 'text': 'left him in Anchorage. Why are all of'}, {'start': '657.600', 'end': '663.440', 'text': 'you here? I heard something about rooms.'}, {'start': '660.880', 'end': '665.279', 'text': 'The in-laws exchanged glances. Then, as'}, {'start': '663.440', 'end': '667.600', 'text': 'if to represent them, my husband'}, {'start': '665.279', 'end': '669.279', 'text': 'answered my question. I was thinking,'}, {'start': '667.600', 'end': '671.120', 'text': '"This house is too big for just the two'}, {'start': '669.279', 'end': '672.959', 'text': "of us, and it's hard to clean. Plus,"}, {'start': '671.120', 'end': '675.120', 'text': "there's child care, so we're all going"}, {'start': '672.959', 'end': '677.600', 'text': 'to live together, eight of us, including'}, {'start': '675.120', 'end': '678.519', 'text': "my family and us. If you don't like it,"}, {'start': '677.600', 'end': '681.360', 'text': 'you can'}, {'start': '678.519', 'end': '683.279', 'text': 'leave." I was stunned. What was he'}, {'start': '681.360', 'end': '685.279', 'text': 'talking about? While I was struggling'}, {'start': '683.279', 'end': '687.680', 'text': 'with childbirth, he had let his family'}, {'start': '685.279', 'end': '689.360', 'text': 'move in and enjoy themselves. And now he'}, {'start': '687.680', 'end': '690.880', 'text': 'was even trying to kick me out without a'}, {'start': '689.360', 'end': '692.959', 'text': 'word of concern.'}, {'start': '690.880', 'end': '695.760', 'text': 'I was taken aback and stood there for a'}, {'start': '692.959', 'end': '698.399', 'text': 'moment. Then he said again, "What\'s it'}, {'start': '695.760', 'end': '700.000', 'text': 'going to be? You staying or leaving?"'}, {'start': '698.399', 'end': '703.519', 'text': 'Looking at his indifferent face, I'}, {'start': '700.000', 'end': '705.360', 'text': 'remembered my father\'s words. "Leave.'}, {'start': '703.519', 'end': '707.600', 'text': 'Leave such a worthless husband and come'}, {'start': '705.360', 'end': '710.000', 'text': 'back here. We can sell the house for a'}, {'start': '707.600', 'end': '712.640', 'text': 'good amount. Sometimes letting go is an'}, {'start': '710.000', 'end': '715.680', 'text': 'important choice." My father\'s words'}, {'start': '712.640', 'end': '717.760', 'text': 'echoed in my mind. As I recalled them,'}, {'start': '715.680', 'end': '720.880', 'text': 'the scene in front of me seemed trivial,'}, {'start': '717.760', 'end': '722.200', 'text': 'and without realizing it, I spoke out.'}, {'start': '720.880', 'end': '724.079', 'text': "It seems like there's a"}, {'start': '722.200', 'end': '726.959', 'text': 'misunderstanding. But I came here to'}, {'start': '724.079', 'end': '729.600', 'text': 'sell the house. My words were half true'}, {'start': '726.959', 'end': '731.440', 'text': 'and half false. Ever since my father'}, {'start': '729.600', 'end': '733.680', 'text': 'told me to come back home, I had been'}, {'start': '731.440', 'end': '735.360', 'text': 'thinking about our newly bought house.'}, {'start': '733.680', 'end': '737.279', 'text': 'Selling the house we just bought felt'}, {'start': '735.360', 'end': '738.720', 'text': 'like a waste, but staying with my'}, {'start': '737.279', 'end': '740.800', 'text': 'husband was becoming increasingly'}, {'start': '738.720', 'end': '743.200', 'text': 'difficult. So, I thought, why not just'}, {'start': '740.800', 'end': '745.200', 'text': 'sell the house? I had been contemplating'}, {'start': '743.200', 'end': '747.639', 'text': 'this and now was undoubtedly the right'}, {'start': '745.200', 'end': '749.600', 'text': "moment to convey this. I wasn't being"}, {'start': '747.639', 'end': '752.079', 'text': 'emotional. It was something that needed'}, {'start': '749.600', 'end': '754.720', 'text': 'to be said. Understandably, my husband'}, {'start': '752.079', 'end': '756.800', 'text': 'and his family were shocked by my words.'}, {'start': '754.720', 'end': '758.920', 'text': 'Wait a minute. The house is in my name,'}, {'start': '756.800', 'end': '761.360', 'text': "isn't it? Don't make decisions on your"}, {'start': '758.920', 'end': '764.560', 'text': "own. That's right. I haven't told you"}, {'start': '761.360', 'end': '767.120', 'text': 'yet, have I? I replied. Told me what?'}, {'start': '764.560', 'end': '768.560', 'text': 'His voice was slightly irritated. You'}, {'start': '767.120', 'end': '770.560', 'text': 'remember how you left everything about'}, {'start': '768.560', 'end': '772.560', 'text': 'buying the house to me, right? Is that'}, {'start': '770.560', 'end': '775.200', 'text': "so? Even if you asked me, I wouldn't"}, {'start': '772.560', 'end': '777.120', 'text': 'know," I continued. My in-laws were'}, {'start': '775.200', 'end': '779.600', 'text': 'murmuring to each other at my statement,'}, {'start': '777.120', 'end': '781.160', 'text': 'noticing their commotion. "That\'s not'}, {'start': '779.600', 'end': '783.920', 'text': 'important right now," my husband'}, {'start': '781.160', 'end': '786.079', 'text': 'snapped. I continued explaining to him,'}, {'start': '783.920', 'end': '787.519', 'text': '"To put it simply, your income wasn\'t'}, {'start': '786.079', 'end': '790.079', 'text': 'enough to pass the credit check for'}, {'start': '787.519', 'end': '792.600', 'text': 'buying a house." I was shocked that a'}, {'start': '790.079', 'end': '794.720', 'text': '34year-old only makes'}, {'start': '792.600', 'end': '797.839', 'text': '$25,000. At this, one of my'}, {'start': '794.720', 'end': '799.079', 'text': 'brother-in-laws reacted, "What? No way.'}, {'start': '797.839', 'end': '802.720', 'text': 'Even I make'}, {'start': '799.079', 'end': '804.480', 'text': '$40,000." The youngest, Emma, who\'s 27,'}, {'start': '802.720', 'end': '807.360', 'text': 'said that as my words caused a stir'}, {'start': '804.480', 'end': '810.320', 'text': 'among the in-laws. My husband started to'}, {'start': '807.360', 'end': '812.480', 'text': 'panic. "Don\'t say unnecessary things,"'}, {'start': '810.320', 'end': '814.959', 'text': 'he pleaded, sweat beginning to form on'}, {'start': '812.480', 'end': '816.720', 'text': 'his forehead. "The truth is the truth,'}, {'start': '814.959', 'end': '818.800', 'text': 'right? The moment you knew I was'}, {'start': '816.720', 'end': '820.639', 'text': 'pregnant, you suggested abortion.'}, {'start': '818.800', 'end': '821.399', 'text': 'Looking back, maybe I should have left'}, {'start': '820.639', 'end': '824.320', 'text': 'you'}, {'start': '821.399', 'end': '826.639', 'text': 'then." As I spoke, the in-laws looked'}, {'start': '824.320', 'end': '828.720', 'text': 'more and more shocked. It seemed my'}, {'start': '826.639', 'end': '830.720', 'text': "husband hadn't told them anything."}, {'start': '828.720', 'end': '833.600', 'text': "Please stop this. You're reaping what"}, {'start': '830.720', 'end': '836.000', 'text': 'you sowed. In contrast to my frantic'}, {'start': '833.600', 'end': '839.120', 'text': 'husband, I was calm. I could see his'}, {'start': '836.000', 'end': '841.920', 'text': 'face contorting. Then Tom asked, "So why'}, {'start': '839.120', 'end': '843.519', 'text': 'are you selling the house?" The income'}, {'start': '841.920', 'end': '845.680', 'text': "from Mike wasn't enough to pass the"}, {'start': '843.519', 'end': '848.560', 'text': 'credit check for buying this house, so I'}, {'start': '845.680', 'end': '849.399', 'text': 'decided to purchase it in full. You earn'}, {'start': '848.560', 'end': '852.199', 'text': 'that'}, {'start': '849.399', 'end': '854.639', 'text': "much? My husband's voice was filled with"}, {'start': '852.199', 'end': '857.440', 'text': 'surprise. I have a good income due to my'}, {'start': '854.639', 'end': '860.000', 'text': "work. Unlike you, I don't squander"}, {'start': '857.440', 'end': '862.560', 'text': "money. I've always invested any spare"}, {'start': '860.000', 'end': '864.360', 'text': 'cash in stocks. Now I can live off the'}, {'start': '862.560', 'end': '867.040', 'text': 'profits and dividends'}, {'start': '864.360', 'end': '869.639', 'text': 'alone. Hearing this, the entire family'}, {'start': '867.040', 'end': '871.680', 'text': 'fell silent. I quickly assessed the'}, {'start': '869.639', 'end': '873.440', 'text': 'situation. Since I was the one who'}, {'start': '871.680', 'end': '876.000', 'text': 'bought the house, my husband and his'}, {'start': '873.440', 'end': '878.639', 'text': 'family had no say, but my husband was'}, {'start': '876.000', 'end': '882.160', 'text': "not ready to give up. Please don't sell"}, {'start': '878.639', 'end': '883.600', 'text': "it. Let's live together happily, okay?"}, {'start': '882.160', 'end': '886.639', 'text': 'He spoke to me with a strained'}, {'start': '883.600', 'end': '889.560', 'text': 'expression. Seeing how pathetic he was,'}, {'start': '886.639', 'end': '891.680', 'text': "I firmly rejected him. Don't be"}, {'start': '889.560', 'end': '893.680', 'text': 'ridiculous. You left everything to'}, {'start': '891.680', 'end': '896.240', 'text': "others and now you're acting as if you"}, {'start': '893.680', 'end': '898.399', 'text': 'have a say in this. Keep your jokes to'}, {'start': '896.240', 'end': '900.720', 'text': "your personality. I won't forgive you"}, {'start': '898.399', 'end': '902.040', 'text': "for what you said about our baby. We're"}, {'start': '900.720', 'end': '905.279', 'text': 'getting a divorce'}, {'start': '902.040', 'end': '908.079', 'text': 'today. The word divorce clearly panicked'}, {'start': '905.279', 'end': '912.160', 'text': 'my husband. All eyes of the in-laws were'}, {'start': '908.079', 'end': '913.680', 'text': "on him. Divorce? No, that can't be true."}, {'start': '912.160', 'end': '916.399', 'text': 'Why did you even think of living with'}, {'start': '913.680', 'end': '918.000', 'text': 'your parents without consulting me? I'}, {'start': '916.399', 'end': '920.320', 'text': 'finally voiced the question that had'}, {'start': '918.000', 'end': '922.639', 'text': 'been bothering me. I wanted to do'}, {'start': '920.320', 'end': '925.120', 'text': 'something filial for my parents. I'}, {'start': '922.639', 'end': '926.880', 'text': 'thought it was something I could do. It'}, {'start': '925.120', 'end': '929.160', 'text': 'was my father-in-law who reacted to my'}, {'start': '926.880', 'end': '931.440', 'text': "husband's statement. Don't be"}, {'start': '929.160', 'end': '932.880', 'text': "ridiculous. It's not filial to take"}, {'start': '931.440', 'end': '936.160', 'text': "advantage of someone else's hard work"}, {'start': '932.880', 'end': '937.440', 'text': "and effort. That's right. We came here"}, {'start': '936.160', 'end': '940.000', 'text': 'half thinking you bought the house'}, {'start': '937.440', 'end': '942.760', 'text': 'yourself, but this is just betrayal. My'}, {'start': '940.000', 'end': '945.440', 'text': "brother is the worst. I can't believe"}, {'start': '942.760', 'end': '947.199', 'text': 'this. Surprisingly, my husband started'}, {'start': '945.440', 'end': '950.519', 'text': 'getting attacked by his entire family'}, {'start': '947.199', 'end': '953.720', 'text': 'before me. He was visibly shrinking in'}, {'start': '950.519', 'end': '956.160', 'text': 'size. "Please stop this," he weakly'}, {'start': '953.720', 'end': '959.120', 'text': 'pleaded. But everyone was clearly fed up'}, {'start': '956.160', 'end': '961.240', 'text': 'with him. Then both of my in-laws turned'}, {'start': '959.120', 'end': '963.680', 'text': 'to me and deeply'}, {'start': '961.240', 'end': '966.360', 'text': 'apologized. "We\'re terribly sorry for'}, {'start': '963.680', 'end': '968.720', 'text': "our son's behavior. We'll leave"}, {'start': '966.360', 'end': '971.199', 'text': 'quietly." Hen you can do as you please'}, {'start': '968.720', 'end': '974.480', 'text': 'with him, Mom.'}, {'start': '971.199', 'end': '976.800', 'text': 'my husband said weakly. "Be quiet," his'}, {'start': '974.480', 'end': '979.120', 'text': 'mother sternly replied. His body'}, {'start': '976.800', 'end': '981.759', 'text': 'trembled at her words. He looked like a'}, {'start': '979.120', 'end': '983.519', 'text': 'male lion being expelled from the pride.'}, {'start': '981.759', 'end': '986.480', 'text': 'There was no charm left in him, either'}, {'start': '983.519', 'end': '988.560', 'text': 'as a man or as a husband. I then said,'}, {'start': '986.480', 'end': '990.639', 'text': '"You see now, right? You and I live in'}, {'start': '988.560', 'end': '993.199', 'text': 'different worlds. Chase your own dreams'}, {'start': '990.639', 'end': '996.320', 'text': "alone. Goodbye. Let's discuss the rest"}, {'start': '993.199', 'end': '998.399', 'text': 'legally, including child support." to'}, {'start': '996.320', 'end': '1000.000', 'text': 'him. After that, my husband slowly'}, {'start': '998.399', 'end': '1001.880', 'text': 'collapsed to his knees and remained'}, {'start': '1000.000', 'end': '1004.399', 'text': 'motionless for a'}, {'start': '1001.880', 'end': '1007.040', 'text': 'while. 2 days later, my husband and I'}, {'start': '1004.399', 'end': '1009.440', 'text': 'signed the divorce papers. Next, we'}, {'start': '1007.040', 'end': '1011.920', 'text': 'planned to discuss child support.'}, {'start': '1009.440', 'end': '1013.279', 'text': 'Naturally, I got custody. My husband'}, {'start': '1011.920', 'end': '1015.680', 'text': 'neither had the means nor the'}, {'start': '1013.279', 'end': '1017.279', 'text': 'temperament to raise a child. Just the'}, {'start': '1015.680', 'end': '1020.480', 'text': 'thought of handing my child over to such'}, {'start': '1017.279', 'end': '1023.040', 'text': 'a self-centered man made my skin crawl.'}, {'start': '1020.480', 'end': '1024.959', 'text': 'Then, I returned to Anchorage again. I'}, {'start': '1023.040', 'end': '1027.600', 'text': 'picked up my hospitalized child and went'}, {'start': '1024.959', 'end': '1030.079', 'text': 'back to my parents house. I could raise'}, {'start': '1027.600', 'end': '1032.439', 'text': 'my child in peace here. Thankfully, my'}, {'start': '1030.079', 'end': '1035.160', 'text': "work is all online, so I'm not bound by"}, {'start': '1032.439', 'end': '1037.919', 'text': 'location. Now I can live freely and'}, {'start': '1035.160', 'end': '1040.160', 'text': 'comfortably. As for my ex-husband, after'}, {'start': '1037.919', 'end': '1042.039', 'text': 'that day, he was downed by his parents'}, {'start': '1040.160', 'end': '1044.400', 'text': 'and now lives alone in'}, {'start': '1042.039', 'end': '1046.480', 'text': 'seclusion. I still keep in touch with my'}, {'start': '1044.400', 'end': '1048.319', 'text': 'former in-laws, so I hear about his'}, {'start': '1046.480', 'end': '1050.640', 'text': 'situation.'}, {'start': '1048.319', 'end': '1052.960', 'text': 'my ex-husband, who had no delicacy in'}, {'start': '1050.640', 'end': '1054.120', 'text': 'his words. I naively thought he might'}, {'start': '1052.960', 'end': '1056.480', 'text': 'change if I'}, {'start': '1054.120', 'end': '1058.480', 'text': 'did. This experience taught me that'}, {'start': '1056.480', 'end': '1060.799', 'text': "people don't change that easily."}, {'start': '1058.480', 'end': '1063.360', 'text': 'However, better days are waiting for me'}, {'start': '1060.799', 'end': '1064.880', 'text': 'now than when I was with my ex-husband.'}, {'start': '1063.360', 'end': '1067.679', 'text': 'Of course, due to the presence of my'}, {'start': '1064.880', 'end': '1070.039', 'text': "newborn baby, I'm now a mother as well."}, {'start': '1067.679', 'end': '1072.080', 'text': 'I have to work hard at both my job and'}, {'start': '1070.039', 'end': '1073.840', 'text': 'parenting. These thoughts were in my'}, {'start': '1072.080', 'end': '1076.640', 'text': 'mind as I prepared to feed my baby for'}, {'start': '1073.840', 'end': '1076.640', 'text': 'the first time.'}]