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Friend said I've reverted back to being a teenager

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brababab · 18/07/2020 10:04

Not sure whether to be offended or to just brush it off.

I left an abusive relationship around 18 months ago. Relocated 200 miles away to be with my family. I now live with my dad. 4 bedroom house, me dad and my DS who is 21 months old.

I visit my mum a couple of times a week and stay the night. She's who I've chosen to bubble with. Before lockdown I would regularly go and stay with her.

This set up works really well for all of us. My parents love being able to spend time with us. My dad regularly talks to his friends about how lucky he is to have his grandson living with him. My mum loves when we visit as she lives on her own.

I'm in no rush to move out and love living with my dad.

My friend said to me the other day that it's like I've reverted back to being a teenager. She thinks I should move out and thinks it's odd for me to be 'dependant' on my parents. (I'm not, I pay £300 rent every month, it's not a free ride). She keeps sending me links to right move properties and thinks I should move out. She's so adamant that I won't be able to date whilst I live with my dad and that there's stigma attached to a 30 year old woman living with her parents.

I'm really close to cutting her off because she's doing my head in. She has such a weird and strong opinion about me living with my dad.

AIBU to feel as though I don't want to be her friend anymore? It's not awful what she said but I just feel so distant from her now.

OP posts:
gonesolo · 20/07/2020 07:31

I think it actually sounds easier to date in this set up - your dad could mind your son while you go out.

PufferFish · 30/08/2020 22:45

It sounds to me like she might be jealous. Is she feeling very tied down herself?

cakewench · 30/08/2020 23:00

She sounds jealous. I moved in with my father (ages ago, in my mid-late 20’s) and it was really lovely. Layout of the house meant we had our own spaces, and we both had company when we wouldn’t have had if I’d been in my own place. I’m married and in my 40s now but I do think of it as a nice time in my life. The obsession some people have with everyone living in separate properties is bizarre.

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