September 15, 2025 at 1:15 pm

Nurse Works An Extra Long Week, So She Calls Her Boyfriend For Help Staying Awake On The Ride Home And It Goes Terribly Wrong

by Diana Whelan

person driving with a phone near her

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After a grueling work week and two extra night shifts, a nurse calls her boyfriend on her drive home to stay awake, asking for a bit of light conversation.

Instead of offering support, her boyfriend responds by asking a rude question.

She ends up raising her voice, but now wonders if she overreacted.

Check out the details and decide for yourself.

AITAH? Have I overreacted?

After working a 37.5hr, 5 day week as a nurse in an outpatient clinic, I then worked 2 night shifts as extra.

On my way home after my 2nd night shift, I was almost falling asleep whilst driving so called my boyfriend for him to keep me awake with a bit of light conversation.

Desperately needed.

He was WFH so I knew he was busy but just asked if he could make conversation until I got home (20mins).

He then replied with “How are you making this my problem?” “Why if I hadn’t of answered the phone?”

Wow…

I may of raised my voice at that point but looking back, AITAH?

Did I overreact?

Was she just looking for a little support after a tough week, or did she go too far in reacting to his response?

Reddit was not quite on her side.

This person says OP was acting pretty dangerously.

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This person says she shouldn’t have been driving at all.

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This person says not only was it dangerous, but WFH is also working.

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Maybe next time, a simple “thanks for picking up” would’ve done the trick.

This shouldn’t be a huge deal either way.

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