I Heard Our Baby Crying While I Was in the Shower & My Wife Was Watching TV – When I Entered His Room, I Screamed in Shock

One night, after a shower, I found my 3-year-old son crying, covered in red paint, while my wife was absorbed in her iPad. Frustrated, I cleaned him up, feeling ignored by her. When I spoke to her about it, she seemed distant and disinterested.

I eventually left with our son, seeking answers. My mother-in-law later told me my wife was struggling with depression, overwhelmed by motherhood and feeling she had lost herself. With therapy and time, she began to heal, reconnect with our son, and rediscover her passion for painting. As a family, we started to heal together, slowly rebuilding what we had nearly lost.