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SuperChops · 09/07/2013 11:41

First time on AIBU, be kind if you can!

I work in a small office with three other people, and I have recently found out I'm pregnant with my first.

The second person I told (after DP!) was my boss, as he really likes to be kept in the loop - I even told him before my parents, my DP's parents and before the 12 week rule.

He was really angry. He started off by saying "Shit, shit, shit. This is terrible news." Then when I assured him that me and partner were very happy and had even been trying, he started shaking and asking why I had never told him that we were trying. I cannot stress this enough; he has always, always known that we both want children. We just didn't say when we were thinking of starting to try.

(I should also probably mention that he has two small boys of his own, and also that I plan to continue working with him for most of the pregnancy - I certainly won't be "dropping him in it" so to speak.)

Then he said he didn't want to talk about 'the issue', and sulked for about the next 40 / 50 minutes, not talking to me when I spoke to him etc. He strode out of the office with a curt goodbye about ten minutes.

I'm now in the office on my own (other two are in meeting) trying to get some work done, but all I can think of is that I somehow did something wrong. Should I have told him outright that we were trying when we started 4 months ago? Was I in anyway unreasonable? and would it have hurt to say congrats?

Thanks in advance!

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limitedperiodonly · 10/07/2013 11:26

I'm another on the "he likes/liked you and thought he may have a chance" bandwagon.

Another one here. It happened to friend of mine and it was exactly the reason.

Congratulations on the baby OP.

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