Was I too harsh in getting angry with my wife for her driving? (Page 2)

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This happened just a couple of hours ago. We go to get some groceries, she's driving. She drives, and looks at her phone, constantly. I tell her twice to watch the road. I couldn't tell her the third time, because she burned a "stop" sign and almost got us t-boned by a truck. We were both shaken but she managed to pull over into a parking lot, and at that point I exploded, because she could have killed both of us, left our daughter and orphan, and make my mother lose another children and her parents lose their only daughter; all because she could not stop checking her damn phone. I didn't raise my voice too much but she still sobbed and sobbed, and eventually I drove us home. She's sorry and I regret being that harsh, but you simply don't drive like that. It's not only dangerous for everyone, but also illegal and it can result in an hefty fine, plus outright voiding the driving license and seizing the vehicle. My mother agrees with me but says I'm being too harsh and just making it worse. Frankly I think that this should be a lesson, because I find it terrifying to even think that she drives like that every day, and with my daughter to booth. I'm not risking losing my wife and daughter because of the plain idiocy of not leaving the damn phone alone while driving.

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

I think you did the right thing. You did what you felt needed to be done to protect your family.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

You should get her arrested. Maybe then she will learn her lesson.

jamesgoldman · Answer

Not at all, anytime I get in a car the phone is either in a hand free cradle or I will take it and hold it for the driving duration

Drumlin2001 · Answer

Looking at her phone has nothing to do with inexperience, it's selfish and irresponsible. She could have killed you or others. You has every right to lay into her. Hopefully she will have learned her lesson

dmuvari · Answer

Your wife is an adult and she has definitely heard you. She definitely regrets not paying enough attention on the road, but you should also get to know why she had to keep looking at her phone while driving.

AngryCarl · Answer

If anything you were too soft on her. You should have taken the phone off her and thrown it out the damn window.

sage2021 · Answer

It's nice t legal in my State to use a cellphone while driving. Period!

Adaeva · Answer

You did right. What she did is as bad a drunk driving and you go to jail for drunk driving.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Nope, you did the right thing. 👍

Twalli · Answer

She might stop that now because it almost killed her

HugeDikEng · Answer

Nope, put her in her place.

Was I too harsh in getting angry with my wife for her driving? (Page 2)

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