My Husband Refused to Pay Half for Our Son’s Daycare — So I Let Him Learn What ‘Equal Partnership’ Really Means

When Issa’s husband refuses to split daycare costs for their son, she quietly stops carrying the weight of their so-called partnership. What unfolds is a sharp, emotional reckoning about motherhood, marriage, and the price of being taken for granted. When Darius and I got married six years ago, I thought I understood what partnership meant. […]