My husband controlled every dollar I spent and demanded that I save
My husband controlled every dollar I spent and demanded that I save
I nearly fainted when I found out WHERE the money was really going.
I'm the mother of two young children — my son is three years old, and my daughter just turned one.
During my second pregnancy, my husband, Michael, and I agreed that I would leave my job to take care of the children.
His income had always been enough to support our family and cover everything we needed.
But over the past few months, Michael changed a lot.
It started with small things.
Michael refused to buy our son a new toy car for his birthday, even though his old one had broken.
Then he wouldn't let me order a winter jacket for our daughter, even though her old one was clearly too small.
Soon, he started controlling all expenses. He stopped giving me a single dollar!
He began going grocery shopping with me and monitoring everything I put in the cart.
One time, when I picked up a yogurt our son loved, he snapped:
"He doesn't need that. We need to save money!"
I felt humiliated.
He constantly repeated that we needed to cut expenses because he didn't have enough money to support all of us, even though our monthly expenses were MUCH LOWER than his salary.
Every time I asked where his paycheck was going, he brushed me off.
I thought he might be having an affair, so I searched his home office.
That's when I found bills — rent payments, utility bills, and checks written for various amounts.
My stomach tightened. Was there really a mistress?
I needed to know the truth.
The next day, I borrowed a friend's car and followed him.
He left the office early and drove for about an hour — until we arrived at an apartment building.
I waited for about two hours until he left.
Then I went to the reception desk and said I was his sister and that I urgently needed to see him.
I went upstairs and knocked on the door.
And when it opened, my suspicions about an affair disappeared.
"OH, MICHAEL... WHAT HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOURSELF INTO?!" My voice broke when I saw WHAT was really going on inside. ⬇️
