Today, I was sitting in IHOP with my girlfriend of six months when she brought in her son of three years she had neglected to tell me about, and asked 'Does this change things?' FML
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Today, things were going great with my girlfriend of six months. She knew I had kids and it seemed to be getting serious, so I decided to introduce her to them. After dinner, I walked her to her car and she said, "That’s real nice but what are you going to do with them once you and I have kids?" FML
Today, as I had a chat with my boyfriend and a couple of his friends, one of them had brought up my boyfriend's son and his other child who was due any day now. The conversation would have went well, had I known that he had a son and a pregnant girlfriend. FML
Today, we've been dating for over three months, but I went over my girlfriend's house for the first time. As we walked through the door, I was greeted by a little girl whose first words to me were, "Are you my daddy?" FML
Today, I found out that my boyfriend of six years has a five year-old daughter. FML
Today, I had dinner for the first time with my boyfriend's parents. It was awkward enough without his mom asking, "So, what do you do for fun, besides my son?" FML
Today, a woman came up to me and sheepishly asked if my son is single. He's not my son, he's my boyfriend. FML
Today, my girlfriend blew up at me for a comment I had made several weeks ago about not wanting kids. Then, she told me that she's pregnant. After consoling her and telling her that whatever we do, we'll do it together, she further explained that she's not sure if it's mine. FML
Today, as I was taking my three year-old daughter home from daycare, she asked where her daddy was. I tried to tell her that I was her father, but she answered, "No, not you! My other daddy!" I've got some talking to do tonight. FML
Today, my four-year-old daughter called me by her mom's new boyfriend's name. Three different times. FML
Today, I was watching TV with my husband and my 5-year-old son. Everything was going fine until my son asked his father, “Why can’t mom know that you have another sweetheart?” FML
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shmikey 0
how did she keep that secret for 6 months?
Dopeyrox 0
dang I hope u said yes!
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Comments (251)
stormin972 0
But you'll stay anyway. Next she'll start talking about moving in together if you pretend to be cool with it. Then when your relationship fails you'll probably be paying for the other guy she screwed's kid. For the love of god get out while you still can.
maskedman 9
She probably did such a good job of hiding the kid because her husband was babysitting.
mr_fuckyou 0
well **** yea it changes alot
I_am_stupid_also 6
The parent should obviously first talk about the child before investing too much time in the relationship. Just showing up with a kid gives the other person no chance to adjust to the idea of potentially suddenly becoming a parent.
bloodhoundbambam 0
If she lied about it dump her.
hoopstar15 0
for all u people who keep calling the guy stupid who madethe comment about "ihop" being an apple product...u are completely missing his point. he's saying that iPhones (which are apple products) are built to recognize the "i" and a word as an apple product since many of apples products do start with an "i". geez...
smokey13bk 0
damn g I had the same shyt done to me n it did ... it just didn't work out
livingdeadgirl9 0
1. It doesn't matter if it says ihop or IHOP. Let it go. We know what it means regardless. 2. As much as I can understand her trying to hide it, the child is a definite need to know ASAP thing. I know, from watching my mom's dating when I was growing up, that guys don't date women to hang out with their children. Usually I was hated on, ignored, and left behind. So I understand from that perspective. She was probably scared. But at the same time, it's a very important topic. It's hard not to mention your three year old sitting at home waiting for you. At some point, it has to be mentioned because if the relationship were to progress, it was going to come out. If he found out on his own, without her telling him, it would've been way worse. I'd say that it is definitely something to discuss thoroughly with her to decide if the six month relationship is worth it. If you had a good connection and you really liked each other, than the child shouldn't be an issue. You'd just have to have a meet and greet and hang out with the kid to get to know them and get them used to you. But if the responsibility of being "mom's boyfriend" or the potential "step dad" is too much, than you should definitely explain that to her in a polite manner. I'm sorry that you had to find out that way, good luck to you!
MissSparkie 0
how dumb can some of you guys get, the issue is not that she has a child but that she LIED to him for 6 months?? An also, there is a big difference between dating for 6 months BEFORE you meet the child as a friend of mums/dads and NOT KNOWING about the child for 6 months. and another point, single parents can date and not have their children involved, but should still mention they have them, if they have shared care, they have a bit of free time they can use as they see fit without affecting their child, but if it develops into a relationship that child then becomes a factor it's a package deal and all parties feelings/needs need to be considered.
daneeyoll 0
no shit, Sherlock that's what i'd say :9