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DD's boyfriend ruined her birthday..

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Missmoo82 · 05/07/2017 08:55

It was DD's 21st birthday and her boyfriend of 5 years came out with us for a nice meal. They seem to get on fine, but she has been abroad this semester studying so I think that has strained their relationship. Anyway, the meal was great, we get back to our house to open her gifts from him and his family. His family bought her a voucher, which was kind of them. But, he got her a card with the wrong age (18th, not 21st), he said he was rushing when he bought it, and some flowers and wine from Asda, bought just before our meal out. He also wrote on her card 'to whom it may concern' instead of her name. DD is so upset about this, she feels like he was really thoughtless in doing this to her. Her boyfriend always comes to our house, we cook for him, take them places etc. Me and DH also think his behaviour is unacceptable, and strange to do on her 21st birthday. What should we do? She has been really upset and hurt because of this and hasn't spoken to him since he did this to her.

OP posts:
kittybiscuits · 06/07/2017 06:24

This forum is a complete embarrassment.

ovenchips · 06/07/2017 06:29

You don't need to take a step back. You need to take several.

Let your daughter live her own life. You live yours. Be there if she needs you.

To be so involved in the minutiae of your daughter's relationship is unnecessary and undesirable.

user1492287253 · 06/07/2017 06:32

i would assume that it had run its course and he is being a dick so she will dump him.

MistressDeeCee · 07/07/2017 10:41

OP I hope you're ignoring some of the bullshit written here by the gleefully unemphatic. Some women delight in making other women feel like shit so they'll gloat in a man's unkind and humiliating behaviour towards your DD and tear you both to shreds

Its either side with the man, or pretend caring about your offspring = you're way too involved and should step so far back as to be emotionally unavailable (unless its male offspring of course then they'd be "oh- is he depressed...? Is he stressed?

Heil the Harpies You should have put this on the Relationships board, they don't like to nest there so much

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