Family mocking partner’s speech - AIBU to be upset?

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That behaviour belongs in the playground. from p1

No, it doesn't. Any child in our school caught doing that would be absolutely hauled over the coals, especially if getting others to join in, and their parents would be informed at the end of the day. If they still seemed not to understand why it is despicable behaviour, or if repeated, their parents would be being called in for a formal meeting.

Absolutely despicable behaviour mocking someone for something completely out of their control.

Do your family usually take the piss out of disabilities?

Your family are being extremely ignorant and if I was your oh I would have nothing to do with them until they apologise. Who in the hell do they think they are?

Ugh, they sound vile, sorry I know they are your family but that is downright nasty and cruel

Your family sound like awful people.

I have a stammer and it sounds similar to your DP's and I can confirm your family were completely out of order. He would have felt so belittled. We need support not mocking. I would have been very offended by their behaviour if I was your DP in that situation and I would have made it known to them.
He is now avoiding them because of their dispicable behaviour.
They owe him a full apology, however he is unlikely to ever forget it.

'He's being too sensitive' is the universal cry of bullies being called out for their shitty bullying behaviour.

Your family are arseholes.

Picking on someone with a speech impediment like s stammer. There is NOTHING funny or humorous in their behaviour. It's bullying, pure and simple, and they've doubled down. I'd be going home.

Yanbu. My son is 13 and has a speech problem. He's come home from school a few times and said there are kids that have taken the mick out of him. To be honest, they're kids, they don't know better, but adults? Pathetic. As a mother of a child who has struggled I worry about this sort of thing happening to him in the future.

That is really uncalled for, no wonder you’re upset, I would be too.

My husband has severe speech impairment as does my young adult s . It’s a neurological genetic symptom / thing. Your family must learn that this is akin to making racist /disablist jokes and not on. How you do that - it’s up to you. You spell it out or you go cold, quiet and remove yourself. Sometimes actions speak loudest. one way or another they need to learn the behaviour is inappropriate and to not do it again/ ever. Your child may inherit the same condition, they need to know that they cannot treat your child in that same way..
Good for your partner in removing himself and hopefully sending a very clear message.
your family must learn to listen harder if they are having problems understanding your partner - that is on them not on him . He has the right to express himself tell stories the same as anyone else.

This is just like my family. A pack of bullies. My advice, pack up and go home, but make it crystal clear why and keep away from them until they are prepared to apologise.

I'd have packed up and left the arseholes to it.

What abhorrent behaviour towards your partner!

Thoroughly unpleasant people

OP I don't usually comment on threads about family issues but I just have to say that your family sound quite unpleasant. Here is hoping none of them get some kind of illness or condition that makes them look, sound or move differently. I am guessing they wouldn't take well to having that laughed at.

As for him being too sensitive, rubbish. Anyone would be upset at family constantly laughng at them like that. Again, guessing they would be quite a bit more sensitive on their own behalf if the tables were reversed.

I think I would be heading home too and certainly never going away with them again.

You make the decision and you leave, show your boyfriend you have his back 100% and won’t allow him to be treated like this.

Your family are vile, I’d be showing them this thread so they could see what people think of their disgusting behaviour and I’d be having nothing more to do with them until they all sincerely apologised to your partner and changed the way they treat him. Poor guy.

Your family have behaved like horrible school bullies. Not only were they shockingly rude but incredibly cruel. Only ignorant cunts make fun of people with speech impediments. If I were your partner, I'd say that I didn't want them round the baby.

Your poor DP. My DP has a stammer too and my family would never dream of being so cruel. I don't mean to alarm you, but stammers are often inherited down the paternal line – our DD developed one as well and needed speech therapy when she was small. Maybe point that out to your family and ask if they intend to be raging arseholes to their grandchild/niece/nephew as well? Honestly, I just couldn't be around people that did that. You should go LC/NC.

I would go home now and would make it clear why. Your DH sounds like a much better man than your father.

I’d wait until my partner was in another room then I’d be ripping them all new arseholes. Disrespectful to the nth degree

I'll bet my last £1 that your poor husband has had to deal with people taking this piss out of his speech issues for a very long time. I'd also bet that it's effected his self-esteem, and self-confidence. Your family should be utterly ashamed of themselves. It isn't 'banter', or a 'joke' because your husband isn't laughing. It's bullying, pure and simple. You need to shut them down when they start and tell them straight it isn't funny to you both, because you aren't laughing. They need calling out big time. Your husband may have had a migraine, as stress and upset can bring them on.

Your family were totally out of order - rude, nasty and cruel. It sounds like they might be doing it on purpose because they don’t like him - ie they’re trying to drive him away. The idiotic comments about him not being a proper lad and being ‘too sensitive’, and now openly taking the piss out of him, are bullying. I bet they’re secretly chuffed he has a migraine.

I’d leave asap, and I’d tell them why - that they’ve been rude, cruel and downright embarrassing.

Haven't read the full thread but that is absolutely awful!
That's unbelievably rude, horrible and bullying. I know they are your family but that is nasty, nasty, nasty. It's not funny. You're not too sensitive.
I'd be seriously limiting my time with those losers.

Nasty. I would have packed up and left immediately.

This^

I wouldn't want any child of mine around them - either to become their target or to become like them.

Wow. Your family sounds awful. How unkind.

I would be avoiding them, but also telling them why.

Bullies will always suggest their victims can't take a joke and are too sensitive.

This is so true, and I would say this to the family and tell them that they are bullies.