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AIBU?

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AIBU to feel uncomfortable about a friend sharing her 18 yo son's sex life?

17 replies

Gambino1726 · 31/03/2026 23:59

AIBU?

I have a friend, who is a ‘one-upper’. If you’ve been to Tenerife for your holidays, she’s been to Elevenrife sort of gal.

Anyway, the other day, our friends were comparing our teenage kids, one of my friend was discussing that her 18 year old got his first girlfriend and Miss one-upper said all gleefully “my son has a new girlfriend and they’re at it like rabbits. They keep us all up at night!”.

We were all a little taken aback by this, and frankly grossed out. Another friend said that she would ask her son to keep it down if it were her, but Miss one-upper insisted that it was perfectly normal to have sex, that they (the parents) are very relaxed, and she wasn’t going to intervene even though they have a young 13 year old who was complaining that she hears her brother and girlfriend at night and keeps her up.

I got the sense that Miss one-upper was wanting to show off her sons as some sort of skilful lover but I just thought it was a bit ick.

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DramaQueenlady · 01/04/2026 00:03

Yuk! Definitely nothing to be proud of!

BauhausOfEliott · 01/04/2026 00:32

I got the sense that Miss one-upper was wanting to show off her sons as some sort of skilful lover

It doesn’t sound like that at all, to me. She’s oversharing and it’s a breach of her son’s privacy but it sounds more like “Haha, teenagers, eh?” more than anything else.

Driftingawaynow · 01/04/2026 00:56

Repulsive of her to breach his privacy. Imagine if it was a bloke talking about his daughter.

biggestcatmom · 01/04/2026 00:58

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Pinkflamingo10 · 01/04/2026 01:34

🤮 this is appalling in a house with other young children especially

Farewelltothatid · 01/04/2026 07:13

Allowing her 13 year old to listen to sexual activity in this way possibly meets the threshold of sexual abuse.
I hope you or your friends told her how inappropriate this was.

LlynTegid · 01/04/2026 07:15

Ask her whether if it comes to it she would like to be known as gran or nan.

StolenTeapots · 01/04/2026 07:15

Farewelltothatid · 01/04/2026 07:13

Allowing her 13 year old to listen to sexual activity in this way possibly meets the threshold of sexual abuse.
I hope you or your friends told her how inappropriate this was.

Yep

RoseField1 · 01/04/2026 07:34

What an absolute weirdo. My DS has started to have his gf stay over and he knows that it would be totally disrespectful to have audible sex whilst his step dad and I are in the house. I would be fuming if they were having loud sex especially if a younger sibling could hear! She sounds like a massive dickhead. I'm sex positive and have no issue with my DS having a sex life but not where his family can hear!

NotAnotherScarf · 01/04/2026 07:43

Grim. Just grim. There are certain things that are completely off the table always.

SunnyRedSnail · 01/04/2026 07:46

Miss one upper seems to have lowered herself to ten down!!

Vulgar and poor parenting.

SUUUUUUNNNNN · 01/04/2026 07:56

Awful. I have two young adult DC and my rule has always been about discretion. They would not wish to hear me having sex anymore than I wish to hear them. Funnily enough I have never heard a peep.

CinnamonBuns67 · 01/04/2026 08:26

I'd have told her it was a bit sick that she seemed so pleased about that. Yes sex is normal but for mum to be so happy about it that she's gleefully telling her mates is not normal.

Sarah2891 · 01/04/2026 08:31

My facial reaction would have let her know what I think of this. Grim.

TheNorns · 01/04/2026 08:41

Well, ask her to stop if you think it contravenes his privacy, don’t just nod along and then start an internet thread to complain about it?

Dmds · 01/04/2026 09:14

That's disgusting. It's the DS' private life.

VividPinkTraybake · 01/04/2026 13:45

Gambino1726 · 31/03/2026 23:59

AIBU?

I have a friend, who is a ‘one-upper’. If you’ve been to Tenerife for your holidays, she’s been to Elevenrife sort of gal.

Anyway, the other day, our friends were comparing our teenage kids, one of my friend was discussing that her 18 year old got his first girlfriend and Miss one-upper said all gleefully “my son has a new girlfriend and they’re at it like rabbits. They keep us all up at night!”.

We were all a little taken aback by this, and frankly grossed out. Another friend said that she would ask her son to keep it down if it were her, but Miss one-upper insisted that it was perfectly normal to have sex, that they (the parents) are very relaxed, and she wasn’t going to intervene even though they have a young 13 year old who was complaining that she hears her brother and girlfriend at night and keeps her up.

I got the sense that Miss one-upper was wanting to show off her sons as some sort of skilful lover but I just thought it was a bit ick.

Once again I ask, why do people have friends they clearly hold in contempt?

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