My family seem to be a bit odd these days

[anemone]

Now I'm not in the mood to be judgemental about all this, but my brother has since August met a woman online, got her pregnant, got engaged, and is now applying for jobs to be near her for when the baby comes, throwing away the job he's most enjoyed in years. Of course I'm being supportive (I haven't been introduced to the fiancee yet).
Anyway 2 weeks ago this woman had a big crying fit and accused him of hiding 'the history of autism in the family' when he made her pg. She said that my mother had said that I am autistic, as are my father and my uncle (i.e. my mother's brother). This is complete and utter rubbish - we have an autistic 3rd cousin none of us have ever met, so I doubt she even thought of mentioning him. While my mum can sometimes say silly things when she's trying to impress, this seems strange. I'm a bit concerned about this lady. She appears from nowhere, insists from date 1 on getting pg, my brother goes along with it and suddenly sh*t starts to be stirred. Any comments welcome - I'm a wee bit tense this evening.

Have you asked your mum whether she actually did say this? That seems to be the first step.

I'd be worried too

Yes you are in the mood to judge, and I would too. Woman sounds very, very odd. What does your mum say?

She sounds weird.

But maybe it's down to hormones? Perhaps she feels she has rushed into this relationship?

My brother got a new job, shagged the office bike at the Xmas Party, moved in with her & her mum in the January, got married in September and had a child a year later.

She is a witch but he seems pefectly happy most of the time - they've been together 14 years.

Thanks fortyplus - I'm assuming this relationship will work out for them so I was a bit disturbed when this stuff started. I'll ask my mum (delicate matter, as she may have said something reasonable, so I don't want to stir things between her and them).

Hope it works out ok