October 14, 2025 at 11:55 am

Woman Bought A PS5 For Herself And Set Clear Rules, But After Her Husband Let Their Kids Play GTA She’s Considering Locking Him Out With A Password

by Heather Hall

Man playing a PS5 in the living Room

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Everyone deserves at least one thing in their life that’s just for them.

So, what would you do if the one thing you’ve worked hard to protect keeps getting treated like it belongs to everyone else?

Would you give up and share? Or would you stand your ground to protect what’s yours?

In the following story, one wife finds herself in this exact predicament over her PS5.

Here’s what’s going on.

WIBTA if I change the password on my PS5 so my husband can’t play it?

I’m a gamer girl. I’ve owned every PlayStation system since 1. When the PS5 came out, I saved up to buy it for myself.

Unboxing it, I explained to my children (then 2.5 & 6) that it is mine, and they are not allowed to play it. I have it mounted to the wall 7 feet off the ground and they understand they can’t play it.

I found out my husband has been allowing them to play GTA on it while I’m at work. I told him to stop, but he continually called me selfish for wanting something the kids can’t play with.

Telling me I am wrong because it should be a family entertainment system and it’s for kids anyway.

Fed up, she finally confronted him.

I again told him, as a mother, my children have all they need. They have broken 4 Nintendo Switches, and everything they touch becomes sticky.

I have one thing for just me, and that’s allowed.

He has been messaging me repeatedly, telling me that I’m so wrong for keeping it from them, gaming is apparently a huge part of their development… they play games on tablets, phones, and computers like Minecraft, Roblox, and Pokémon.

Age-appropriate games, all of my PlayStation games are essentially FPS games that are not age-appropriate anyway.

I told him that if it happens again, I will change the password so he can’t play it.

AITA?

Yikes! Seeing both sides is easy, but she’s got a point.

Let’s see who the readers over at Reddit feel is correct in this situation.

This person offers a good solution.

PS5 3 Woman Bought A PS5 For Herself And Set Clear Rules, But After Her Husband Let Their Kids Play GTA Shes Considering Locking Him Out With A Password

For this person, the issue is much bigger than the PS5.

PS5 2 Woman Bought A PS5 For Herself And Set Clear Rules, But After Her Husband Let Their Kids Play GTA Shes Considering Locking Him Out With A Password

For this gamer parent, she’s not wrong.

PS5 1 Woman Bought A PS5 For Herself And Set Clear Rules, But After Her Husband Let Their Kids Play GTA Shes Considering Locking Him Out With A Password

Yet another great solution.

PS5 Woman Bought A PS5 For Herself And Set Clear Rules, But After Her Husband Let Their Kids Play GTA Shes Considering Locking Him Out With A Password

She has a great point. Just because she’s a mother doesn’t mean she can’t have her own hobbies.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check this one out about a man who created a points system for his inheritance, and a family friend ends up getting almost all of it.

Heather Hall | Contributing Writer, Life & Drama

Heather Hall is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter specializing in internet culture, workplace conflict, and viral customer service stories. With over a decade of editorial experience in digital publishing, Heather excels at curating trending online discussions and providing insightful commentary on the daily dramas that capture the internet's attention.

Since beginning her career in 2011, she has developed deep expertise in SEO-driven digital content, having written for a wide array of publications covering lifestyle, business, and travel. At TwistedSifter, Heather focuses on synthesizing complex social media threads into engaging, highly readable narratives that highlight the human element of viral news.

When she isn’t analyzing the latest internet discourse, Heather is a dedicated mother of three sons who takes family gaming nights entirely too seriously—whether she is dominating in Mario Kart, exploring The Legend of Zelda, or jumping into Roblox.

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