A woman has gone online to seek advice on a recent row between her and her husband.
The mum and wife took to Reddit ask whether she was in the wrong over the 'heated' spat between her and her partner.
The woman, who currently works as a surgeon, revealed that her husband, who is currently a stay-at-home dad, had been offered his 'dream job'.
And although she was excited for him, it meant he now wanted her to give up her career.
Explaining on the site, she said: "My husband sat me down and told me about a job offer he received.
"It would be full time and would earn 50-75% more than I currently do, great benefits etc."
"For context, my husband quit his job when our baby was born.
"He didn't like his job but decided to take some time off to be a stay at home parent while baby was young."
She continued: "Casually as we were discussing this, he said, 'and now you can quit and look after baby since you don't need to work anymore'."
The woman said she thought he was making a joke – and treat it as such – which resulted in things becoming 'quite heated' between the pair.
"It got quite heated as I apparently 'wasn't willing to even to discuss this' and 'didn't have an open mind'," she continued.
"I told him that I would under no circumstances quit my job and he told me that he had done the same thing for me and that he couldn't think of any on the cons.
"He argued that I should be supportive of his career that would better support our family than mine and would be better for our baby if I did this since his job would allow for us to all see each other and have a good work/life balance."
After arguing for several hours, the woman refused to quit her job and her husband ending up turning down the job offer.
She also explained in a response to another comment that their issues aren't down to not being able to afford childcare, but is because her husband "prefers one parent staying home".
"His argument is that there isn't a need for me to work anymore and would benefit our family if I didn't," she said.
Fellow Reddit users were left conflicted over who was in the right, however many sided with the mum.
"Between your pay and his new job you can afford high quality flexible childcare," someone wrote.
"If he's not happy with that then he needs to be the stay at home parent.
"You're a surgeon, that's not a career you can just take a couple of years out and then pick back up where you left off. Keep on showing your child all that women are capable of."
While someone else accused the woman's husband of being "manipulative", writing: "The 1950s called and wants your husband's attitude back."
The post comes after another couple hit headlines with their row on Reddit last week.
The husband said he was left 'livid' that his wife didn't tidy the house when his mates were coming round.
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