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To tell boyfriend's mum we're back together?

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ALittleBitWorried1983 · 08/11/2019 14:24

I've been back with the father of my child for around two-three weeks after a month apart. His mum is pretty overbearing and doesn't particularly like me - when my boyfriend broke up with me he had told her lots of negative things about me. However, since announcing my pregnancy, she has been overly nice to me, offering to buy me things, asking how I am, being SO thankful for any photos etc, just too nice.

But I know she would be furious if she found out we were back together.

My parents are aware (we're 24 and 27) but he just won't tell his mum. He lies about where he's going, if he barely stays over because he doesn't want her to ask questions, and when he did once say he was coming to see me, she got a bit angry and asked whether we were getting back together, to which he said no.

It's getting awkward for me because his mum keeps asking me to meet up with her for coffee to chat about how she and her family can help me with the baby, and saying things like how my son is going to have two families who love him, and all this stuff acting as if we're seperated.

I can't carry on these conversations or meet up with her and it's making me feel so uncomfortable that she's talking to me as if me and the baby's dad are still seperated.

I know, it sounds like an episode of Eastenders and I really wish it didn't. I'm a very straight up honest person and luckily have very supportive parents, and I just hate all this running around like teenagers and lying when I am four months pregnant and wanting to focus on settling down with my family.

Would it be unreasonable to just tell her myself so that we can all get on with our lives? Or shall I keep waiting for him to eventually do it? I don't want to break any trust.

OP posts:
ALittleBitWorried1983 · 08/11/2019 15:50

@TheMustressMhor She posted things online onto a private account that she didn't know I had access to. And he plans on moving in with me just before the baby is due!

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Nousernameforme · 08/11/2019 15:56

How can he move in with you if he won't tell him mum.
Please don't continue with this otherwise two years down you will be moaning about paying for a manchild who won't do anything to help whilst you work from home and juggle a toddler.
He brings stress you don't need that.

TheMustressMhor · 08/11/2019 15:58

That was very unpleasant of her IMO.

I have a feeling that it is going to be very difficult to build up a relationship with her after everything that's gone before.

But maybe you are right and should just tell her straight. If your BF gets annoyed about it you'll have to deal with that, too.

It must be very difficult for you, with this dynamic going on in the background.

Hanab · 08/11/2019 16:06

What changes has he made .. just the fact that he wants to keep your relationship a secret is raising the hair on the back of my neck ..

If he wanted you to have an abortion why has he changed his mind ?

If his mum was not nice before and all of a sudden is playing bff’s that raises the eyebrows ..

I would be very careful going ahead ... does she have other grand kids?

Yes I am suspicious 🤷🏻‍♀️

TheMustressMhor · 08/11/2019 16:14

I hope things work out for you.

AtrociousCircumstance · 08/11/2019 16:34

If he’s keeping it a secret, you’re not really back together.

Fgs don’t let him move in with you. Be intelligent about this OP. He can’t bring anything good to you.

MitziK · 08/11/2019 21:13

Of course he's moving in with you just before the baby comes.

That gives him a good seven months of screwing around before he has to think up more elaborate lies than 'I've got to go, mum's expecting me'.

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