By now, millions of people have watched me with my hands full, carrying my daughter and boxes of food back to my seat at a San Francisco Giants game. They praised me as "mom of the year" for my efforts and called my husband, who had stayed in his seat, too many names to list. Some have sent me DMs or posted commentary videos about why I need to leave him.
My name is Erika, I’m 39, and my husband is Ramses, he’s 41. Before you decide what our marriage looks like, I would like you to hear from the woman you’re defending. Ramses is an amazing husband and an even better father.
We’ve been part of each other’s lives for nine years, and today we’re raising two young children together. I know how he treats me, how he cares for our kids, and what he does for our family. A conversation the audience couldn’t hear became the basis for millions of judgments about our life together.
We initially thought the broadcast was funny. Kruk and Kuip are broadcasting legends, and part of their charm is the way they tell stories about people at the ballpark. That night, they noticed me returning with Anastasia in her Ergobaby Carrier, as well as my hands full of food.
They joked about Ramses and dubbed me "mom of the year." Friends and family started calling and texting us immediately. We laughed at the commentary because anyone who knows our family knows how ridiculous it is to suggest that Ramses never helps with our kids. But as the clip spread, people on the internet treated Kruk and Kuip's comments as evidence of our unequal relationship.
Around the fifth inning, I went to use the restroom. Ramses offered to take Anastasia off my hands but I wanted to keep her. San Francisco night games get chilly, and we call her our little "hot pocket" because her body heat keeps you warm.
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