I may be old fashioned here but he’s out working long hours so she can stay at home with the kids. my parents did the same my mam always had the dinner ready sure she had to feed us & herself aswel and she liked us all sitting together. Even now she’d say oh I have to get home and get the dinner on for your dad. We always say you’d swear dad would kill her for not having the dinner on

when some nights she’d give him a bowl of cereal for dinner

it’s just the way she says it. She could get a part time job I’m sure if she wanted her “own” money
the animal abuse would completely turn me off & if it’s true I’ll be unfollowing.