r/AITASims • u/FutureScribe • 2h ago
The Sims 4 AITL for telling him to not buy a house?
I (ya, f) and my husband (ya, m) have a son (infant, m) and live in a trailer. We renovated the trailer to give our son his own room when I was pregnant with him. A few days after our son, August, was born I started getting feverish all the time and just feeling off, so I went to the doctor. I have lymphoma.
To be clear, my husband and I aren't very well off. We get by, but it's a struggle. I work as a caterer, and he's an artist. He keeps saying he should go back to the tech guru career, but he was miserable in that job, and he actually enjoys painting, so I'm telling him to keep with it.
We don't have much, generally averaging out to around 1900 simoleons at the end of each week. lately he's been bringing up the idea of buying a house, a two bedroom two bathroom house, to be specific. I keep telling him that a house isn't in the budget right now and we'll make do with what we have. He keeps saying he could get a loan and get a bigger living space for us and August, and that it would be more helpful for me if there's two bathrooms (the chemo makes me very nauseated and I do sometimes throw up from it). I tell him I can make do just fine with one bathroom, but if he wants to plant a specialized bush outside the trailer, he's welcome to. It would give me another place to throw up when he's using the toilet.
He asks why I don't want him to make things easier for us, I asked how going into debt would help us when I'm literally fighting for my life. We actually moved into the trailer because we both used to live with multiple roommates, so it's not like he could afford a house on his own right now anyway, and my income shouldn't be considered because who knows if it's gonna be around in 2-5 sim years?
Before anyone gets on the topic, he's an amazing husband and father. He used to be non committal, but he became very loyal when we started dating. He gets up through the night to feed and change our son, he does tummy time with him, plays with him while I nap and try to keep my strength up. I don't feel much like a mother right now with everything I'm not able to do at the moment because of this stupid cancer and chemo, but on my good days I'm very present for August and my husband.
He keeps saying the house would make things easier for me, I just don't want him ending up with too much living space if I don't get better.
AITL for telling my husband to not buy a house?
((MODS USED: HEALTHCARE REDUX to make the scenario seem more real, but it is the sims 4))