Ten Years a Housewife, Yet My Husband Told the Kids to Call Me the Maid

(Married far from home + evil mother-in-law + full-time housewife + toxic, honest “good husband” + ungrateful children + everyday life + family squabbles + a realistic, feel-good story about a formidable woman)

Zhang Juan has been a full-time housewife for ten years.

She gave everything she could for her children, her husband, and her family.

But all she got in return was her child saying, “This is my dad’s house. Get out.”

In that instant, the blood in her veins turned cold.

Her heart was shattered. Utterly shattered.

So this is what being a housewife gets you: even your own children look down on you?

Zhang Juan isn’t weak. She’s only thirty-two, and it’s not too late to start over.

She begins to take back the love she gave her children and the responsibilities she took on.

She’s going to find a job.

Food delivery, waiting tables, working the register... She’ll do any hard job, as long as it earns money.

When she saved her first ten thousand yuan, she cried with joy.

Later, she set up a small street stall and opened for business for the first time.

After losing their mother’s love, the children regretted their actions deeply.

They competed to show her how devoted they could be.

Just as she was starting to do better and better,

her husband, Wang Ming, couldn’t stand it.

He picked fights about everything and even made the mistake men everywhere make.

He also racked up a considerable amount of debt...

Zhang Juan gritted her teeth and chose to divorce him.

By then, both children had become remarkably sensible.

They both wanted to go with her.

Many years later, a reporter interviewed Zhang Juan.

“I hear you were a housewife for ten years before starting your own business. What advice would you give other housewives?”

Without hesitation, Zhang Juan replied, “You have to put yourself at the center of your life. Your children and husband are not more important than you.”

“If you feel your life has become unbearable, then change it.”