Controlling Parents Accuse Grown Sons Girlfriend Of 'Stealing Their Little Boy'

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Aug 15, 2021 6:00 PM EDT

Parents always want what's best for their kids, but they tend to create standards that no real human could ever meet. At the end of the day, they will always believe their child deserves nothing but the best regardless of their temperament. It makes total sense, but it puts an unreasonable amount of pressure on anyone they bring home. There must be a more reasonable way to show your child you support them than constantly putting down whoever their coupled up with.

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    Font - Posted by 5 hours ago S 2 3 AITA for telling my boyfriend's parents that I'm not "stealing their little boy", he is a grown man who can make his own choices and he's chosen our relationship.
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    Font - I have been with Joey for about a year. I feel like his family started to resent me because he was spending more time with me and less at home. This month, I got a great job offer in Colorado. Joey has recently finished his master's degree and is looking for a first fulltime job.
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    Font - We decided together to move to Colorado, I'd take the job and he'd look for a job there, for context home is Connecticut. Both of our families live in Connecticut but I think he and his family do a lot more in-person things. My family is very busy and even though we all live in the same area we mostly keep in touch by phone.
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    Font - It was a big move but my job offer was a once in a lifetime chance. We decided together that was what we wanted to do. After all, he didn't have a job yet so this was the perfect time for us to move, when we had that freedom to move without either of us having to make an unwanted career sacrifice.
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    Font - He told his family on his own and from what he said later, they were upset. They thought it was a bad idea to move cross country for a girl, they thought it would be hard to live somewhere without family friends or a support network, especially if we'd be having kids.
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    Font - I left that whole bag of worms for him to handle, like it's his family. My family was super excited for me and not totally surprised, they were just like "of course our wild child is moving to the mountains!"
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    Font - Anyway I got brought into his family drama a bit at his youngest sisters birthday party. His mom and dad were in the kitchen when I came in to get a water, and his mom told me pretty bluntly that she didn't like the idea of us uprooting our lives and leaving family.
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    Font - I said that my family was happy for me and excited for me, and that I thought it could be an exciting positive thing.
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    Font - I think that irritated her more, she started lecturing me on how important family is, and how it was reckless and selfish what I was doing, pulling her son across the country away from everyone he knows.
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    Font - I asked, is that really what you think I'm doing? Pulling him away? She said she knew it was my idea. And that she knew I knew that by doing it, I'd be stealing him away from family life, from his sisters, and parents and grandparents.
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    Font - I said that I found it pretty condescending that she was acting like I was "stealing her little boy". He's a grown man, who can make his own choices. Nobody can "steal" a man, they go where they damn well please. And my boyfriend made a choice - his own choice, not mine, to choose our relationship and come along with me to Colorado.
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    Font - She found that really rude and so did my boyfriend's dad. He got very short with me and told me to leave the house rather than speak to his wife like that. I went home. AITA for having said what I did to my boyfriend parents?
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    Font - I got frustrated at my boyfriend's mom who was implying I was "stealing" him away from his family and said that you can't steal a grown man, he was choosing me. I think that was rude because it implied that he wasn't choosing his family, and it likely came off as smug.
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    Font - techcontroller2002 · 4h NTA. Let your your boyfriend deal with them. His parents sound controlling of the whole family. Ignore them don't let them dictate your feelings. Some folks don't know there is a whole world out there to explore. Sounds like your boyfriend couldn't wait to get the hell out of there and his parents know it. 2.0k Reply Share •..
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    Font - AJWordsmith · 4h Partassipant [2] NTA. But if you marry this man, you will pay for that comment in time. In discussions with your in laws, the correct course is just to shine them on. "Oh yes...family is important." Never say that you'll change your mind, but just agree with her premise. Then exit as quickly as possible... 515 Reply Share
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