February 28, 2006

  • Quote from the mother of my son's girlfriend:


    "You are surrounding yourself with fuckedupidness, and we won't have it. You need to get out of this NOW!"


    This from a woman who spent 45 minutes on the phone with me just a few days ago. At that time, her (grown) daughter wanted to go to Virginia with us. In her best sickeningly sweet voice she indicated that she thought it was best to give Robert time with his child and didn't think her daughter should go. "They will have other opportunities if things work out," she said.


    What she didn't add, of course, was that she and her husband were going to threaten to stop paying for their daughter's college education, sell her horse, and take away her truck if she continued to see this "hoodlum," because he is only using her "to get laid and get rides to wherever he wants to go."


    Grown-ups. Sheeeeesh.  

Comments (10)

  • i don't understand why some parents don't let their children make their own decisions on what is right for them.  unfortunately there are too many people out there unwilling to see the good in people.  sheesh.

    *hugs*

  • Huh. Sounds like my parents 25 years ago, before I married my husband. I went ahead and called 'em on it, let the chips fall and eventually it all worked out. Yep, still married to the hoodlum 25 years later and my parents LOVE him.  Some people (parents) gotta learn the hard way. Good Luck to Ya'll!!

  • I'm glad you're documenting all this, even if its in your personal journal.  That family has no room to talk about your son.

  • i knew there be a lot a grief for him as he readjust to society altho' i wish it wasn't that way. it seems like our old habits of judging ppl never die out. that's putting a lot of pressure on a child, and i suspect she'll cave in before they change. it's not his fault tho! they just can't see a wonderful person behind the labels!

  • WOW.....that doesn't sound very good does it?  Hope things will ease up for you all. Hugs.

  • She doesn't know your son, only knows what he's done and where he's been and is being over-protective.  Its unfortunate that she's being so final and won't give your son a chance to prove himself to her.  I think you are going to have to develop a shell because this kind of judgementalism isn't rare and its something your son will have to work through.  I'm really sorry, its hateful to be reminded just how unfair people, life, can be. 

  • What goes through some people's heads?????

  • after hearing that my now mother-in-law thought I wasnt good enough for her son I vowed to myself I would never say anything if I didnt like the partners my kids chose...no matter what I thought

  • When they're grown, we need to step back and let them make their own mistakes. And, we need to let them make their own wonderful choices too...what are they thinking???

  • Oh my. . .sounds like there are going to be some rough patches for awhile.

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