{"id":24015,"date":"2025-12-13T23:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T23:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=24015"},"modified":"2025-12-13T23:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T23:40:07","slug":"at-five-in-the-morning-heavily-pregnant-and-barely-awake-i-was-jolted-by-my-husbands-rage-get-up-and-make-breakfast-for-my-parents-he-shouted-i-placed-a-hand-on-my-stom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=24015","title":{"rendered":"At five in the morning, heavily pregnant and barely awake, I was jolted by my husband\u2019s rage. \u201cGet up and make breakfast for my parents!\u201d he shouted. 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