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SarahSmith1023 · 26/06/2018 06:22

How do I ask my bf to set boundaries with his baby’s mom without sounding selfish?

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Snappedandfarted2018 · 27/06/2018 14:20

I always wondered this what type of person gets with a man who has a 5 month old baby with someone? It sounds like a car crash with some very mixed feelings about it. You sound very immature op. I suggest you take time out and really think about things.

Aprilshouldhavebeenmyname · 27/06/2018 14:24

Why would a judge take the baby away from its mother to give to you bf?

SarahSmith1023 · 01/07/2018 14:27

Never said I wanted the judge to take the baby away from his mother. Don’t assume something I didn’t say

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SarahSmith1023 · 01/07/2018 14:31

So a guy can’t date if they have a 5 month year old baby even though he has no relationship ties to the mother other than the baby and even the mother of the child was dating like I clearly stated. Like I also stated we have been good friends 2 years prior so it’s not like he was a random person I picked off the street but thank you I must sound really immature right now

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Aprilshouldhavebeenmyname · 01/07/2018 17:48

You said he was trying to get custody in your post. ....

Aprilshouldhavebeenmyname · 01/07/2018 17:50

26/06/2018 @ 20.12 pm to be exact op...

UnemployedandUnemployable · 01/07/2018 18:19

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SandyY2K · 01/07/2018 20:19

Could you use paragraphs with long posts for easier reading OP.

My take on it...do you need this hassle in your life?

laloup1 · 02/07/2018 06:01

Honestly, what’s the point in posters taking the time to provide some support as per your OP when you only engage with the posters who wound you up?

SnuggyBuggy · 02/07/2018 06:22

With a 5 year old baby your focus should be the baby rather than your love life. No one can tell you what to do but I would read some of the step parenting threads so you get an idea of what the long term could be.

SarahSmith1023 · 03/07/2018 05:31

Shared custody is a thing in this era

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SarahSmith1023 · 03/07/2018 05:33

And I’ve actually talked to some of the people who posted on here privately

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SarahSmith1023 · 03/07/2018 05:39

Yess grad school?

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SleepPatternOfABat · 03/07/2018 05:55

If your boyfriend obtains shared custody, what exactly will your role be? This will change your life - so think it through very carefully.

I'd walk away, in truth - but then I've been around the block a few times, seen a lot of life, grown a bit weary of picking up other people's pieces.

Happydays87 · 03/07/2018 08:32

these things take time, strength and patience.

Whether your boyfriend wants a relationship with his ex or not, you will have to accept that he’s got one. It might not be a sexual relationship, he may not love her, but she is the mother of his young child and they are still a family; Even if not a “conventional” one. This will ALWAYS be the case.

The choice you’ve got to make for yourself is whether you are prepared to wait and stay the course, to be properly introduced into that family.

His ex will be disruptive, I’m assuming she is a young mum, she’s got a baby, she’s on her own, she will be needing support and the father of her child is seeing someone else. She’s letting him have some contact with the baby, but at the moment it will be on her terms. She needs space and time to gain trust and confidence - that’s perfectly reasonable (even if some of her behaviour hasn’t been).

Try being nice to people about it. Try encouraging your boyfriend to go and spend time with the baby, encourage him to keep the peace and keep working through it. Throwing down ultimatums at this point isn’t going to help anyone, and if he doesn’t feel like he can bend to your wishes then you’ll be the one left bruised by it.

On a positive note, if you can get things right then you have got the potential to be part of the family and the future may be bright. I’ve been a step mum for 8 years and have an amazing bond as I’ve had the contact and input for 7 years. But it will take time, strength and patience .... you decide.

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