By veryunluckygirl - 16/07/2015 21:04 - United States - Winchester

Today, my boyfriend didn't break up with me, but his mom did. FML
I agree, your life sucks 29 592
You deserved it 2 234

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veryunluckygirl 19

OP here. Let me explain a bit. I knew it take more than 300 letters to explain everything. He's 17. It was not his idea at all. We've figured out how to make this work out. But this is how it went, she told him that we could only be friends (and still hang out though) but if we continued dating she was going to call my mom and tell her that she knows that we've been having sex. My mom would have believed her so we decided to just tell his family that we are "just friends" we're still dating right now. But once he turns 18 it's not her decision to not let him leave anymore. In the past 9 months she said that she doesn't hate me. That it was just the "environment I live in" which I find extremely idiotic. I mean I live in a good home and with good people. But it's whatever. Once he's 18 he probably won't have anything to do with his parents though.

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It's okay. Your mom will leave a bag of flaming dog shit on his porch.

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You dodged a HUGE bullet there! Take it from someone who spent way too many years with a mammas boy.

Happened to me, his family was worse than batshit crazy, trust me you're better off ...

lucky you... no more mother in law issues for you two! :)

Wondering if it was the boyfriends or moms idea. either way that is not how you should break up

Yeah, but just based on this event, they should break up anyway. **** how it happened, the result is for the best.

He sounds like a momma's boy. You don't want a momma's boy. They usually bring monster-in-laws with them.

Trust me, love... You do not want to be with such an extreme mama boys anyway! I personally think they have a little too much baggage with their mommy issues. Don't get me wrong, it's an appealing trait for one to care about their family, but a major red flag when they are going to be that co-dependent.

It's ok, you'll get over her, she wasn't the right boyfriend's mom for you. One day you'll a find a boyfriend's mom who treats you like the amazing person you are.

Because the break-up line was "it's not you, it's me."

That's okay in laws are suppose to be evil anyway

Wait, you were dating both of them but only his mom broke up with you?

veryunluckygirl 19

OP here. Let me explain a bit. I knew it take more than 300 letters to explain everything. He's 17. It was not his idea at all. We've figured out how to make this work out. But this is how it went, she told him that we could only be friends (and still hang out though) but if we continued dating she was going to call my mom and tell her that she knows that we've been having sex. My mom would have believed her so we decided to just tell his family that we are "just friends" we're still dating right now. But once he turns 18 it's not her decision to not let him leave anymore. In the past 9 months she said that she doesn't hate me. That it was just the "environment I live in" which I find extremely idiotic. I mean I live in a good home and with good people. But it's whatever. Once he's 18 he probably won't have anything to do with his parents though.

veryunluckygirl 19

And I really like him. The way we met was sweet and he's done nothing but be the best person towards me and cared for me.

veryunluckygirl 19

She was bluffing about it but if she did I would have been kicked out of the house lol

veryunluckygirl 19

We're both in ROTC and some how went to the same Dairy Queen night where we hold up signs near the road, it was October so it was extremely cold. I was standing there shaking so bad cause I'm naturally cold and it felt a lot colder than it was. He walked over there and had a hurt expression and said you "look so cold. Come here and let me hug you so you warm up at least a little" and he waited until the worst moment to ask me to be his girlfriend haha I had just finished running three miles

You shouldn't just have nothing to do with his parents though, later in life you might regret it. However if they're just really not good for either of you, you should probably keep some space. Just try not to be disrespectful.

veryunluckygirl 19

It's nearly impossible for me to have any sort of respect for them. I'm not rude to them. But I don't like them. They told him that it was his fault that his brother had cancer. Blaming him for something nobody could have stopped.

Scorpio1691 29

Blamed for cancer? That's insane. my brother was diagnosed when he was 8 or 9 but my parents never even considered me to blame.

Just curious, why did they think it was your bf's fault his brother had cancer? I can't even imagine the reason they would think that. :S

noonenoeone 22

What kind of cancer? We blame my grandmother for my brother's skin cancer, but that's because she left him in the sun as a toddler and he got 2nd and 3rd degree sunburn which greatly increases your risk of contracting malignant cancer. Perhaps we're not getting the entire story?

Yea.. If you are in a good home you can't get kicked out for having a boyfriend unless you are too young. Let her tell your mother, you can say that you're dating but aren't even having sex.

veryunluckygirl 19

They like to make him hate himself. She is horrible to him

veryunluckygirl 19

I'm not exactly sure but he has it in his throat, somewhere in his nose, brain, back, legs, basically everywhere. He's doing chemotherapy and getting better though

They like to make him hate himself? What the ****?

veryunluckygirl 19

She calls him things like worthless, trash, and a disappointment. she also likes to start yelling at him to the point he starts crying

Wow - that sounds like abuse. That is a crime and there is more awareness of emotional abuse now. Could he talk to childline about it? (0800 1111) completely confidential as long as he doesn't give his address or full name. You could talk to them too - as this must be really hard on you supporting someone going through that .

Hey OP. I think you're right. Fight the battle you can win, there is no point trying to reason or defy his mom if she is such a nasty bitch (I mean who the F blames his kid for his sibling's cancer O_o?) It's clear that she is completely abusive to him and just don't want him to be happy (with you in particular). My advice though would be to be careful if she is so vindictive. When he turns 18 and leaves home, she might take it on you and go with the threat of telling tales to your parents. Just be careful and good luck.

They're poison my boyfriend I met through a friend had this kind of behavior done to him by his father and step mom claiming the reason he couldn't keep a girl is because he's a loser

I'm kinda confused when you said you live in a good home but if his mother told your mother that you guys were having sex, you would get kicked out. To me that's not the definition of a good home. I can understand they would get a little upset maybe because if your age but not kicked out of the house. Btw, not saying you're too young for sex, I've been that age, but just that everyone is comfortable and not going against what the other partner does/doesn't want, like saying no and having an understanding of what sex is to the other person. It's bad just rushing into that without full understanding and comfort. On the other side note: what the hell is wrong with his mother/family that they would say shit like that? You never say that to your child. You go talk to someone about whatever issues you have like a normal ******* adult and not take it out on your own child. That is ****** up and he or you should probably call for help I this. This is a bad situation that he needs to get out of.

Dom_Olivares 12

Does he plan to move out when he's 18? If he's not going to have anything to do with her then that's what I'm assuming is the plan. Best of luck to you too!

photogirlinlove 16

My boyfriends mom also blackmailed me and told me that she was going to tell my mother that we were having sex and tried to break us up. That was five years ago, and we're still together today and now his mom likes me. Hopefully it will change for you like it changed for me.

What does "the environment you live in" mean??

Op, may I ask, how old are you exactly?

#71 - I get the sense it's a socioeconomic difference based on the comments, perhaps different upbringings as well. #74 - She's 15, as she said in comments above. Additionally, I 100% agree what #63 said about a "good home" not living somewhere you'll be kicked out of over a disagreement. A home shouldn't be conditional.

TallMist 32

It's highly likely that his mother has been doing that for years if it's that bad, meaning no matter how old he is now, he's been treated like shit as a minor and emotionally and mentally abused. Get the cops on his mom's ass.

Well hey, you can just be together secretly and have her think you're just being friends. Good luck to the both of you, and the way you met IS really cute! I'm naturally cold as well, so I feel your pain.

j_luisa 18

The same thing happened to me recently. I wish someone had told me this, don't make him choose between you and his mom until he's ready. My boyfriend turned 18 and said he would leave her as soon as he could, but he ended up breaking it off with me because he wasn't mature enough to leave his mother. She also blames him for things he didn't do and is extremely "parentified". His mother made him break it off with me too and went to my mother as well saying our relationship wasn't "healthy". My mother, a clinical social worker, disagreed as did her boss, but my boyfriend's mother didn't care. I hope this is some useful advice! Keep us posted (:

For everyone saying to call the cops. That would be a great idea if the cops actually did anything. They aren't allowed to get involved in domestic matters. And I know that for the state of Florida emotional abuse by a parent isn't recognized. I've called the cops on my mom three times and each time the cops told me to suck it up. I'm really sorry OP that's a horrible thing to go through. It's best just to wait until he's 18. And as for your parents try talking to them right now. Tell them about your boyfriends parents. If they really are good to you then they will understand.

TallMist 32

Tell him to check out r/RaisedByNarcissists..

They just sound like the sweetest people ever.