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AITA Because I Was Too TMI With My Mom After She Tried To Put Space Between Me And My Boyfriend?
38 upvotes, 17 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in AITA. "AITA Because I Was Too TMI With My Mom After She Tried To Put Space Between Me And My Boyfriend?"
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Anonymous 4w

NTA

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Anonymous 4w

NTA you’re both adults

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Anonymous 4w

I understand where mom is coming from but that being said it’s not her decision. NTA

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Anonymous 4w

Definitely NTA, like you said, as an adult, you get to have sex with other consenting adults. Especially if you’re being safe. Your mom is just mothering too much… i would just try to frame it as you being an adult. Also, try to maintain the peace. You don’t want the first time your families meet to be about whether or not you and your bf are having sex

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Anonymous 4w

Lmao has she considered minding her damn business

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Anonymous 4w

I also have a very controlling mother, and I used to say all of these things. When she finally started to calm down is when I explained that hey I might want to be engaged one day, and have kids one day, and be married. And none of that can happen unless I know I can spend time with this person and actually still enjoy them. I want to sleep with them, and have sex with them, and I am a consenting adult and that is okay. Then I would point out what she did at my age (already had a kid) and

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Anonymous 4w

Your mom is definitely being overbearing but I mean is it really that hard to follow her wishes?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

It definitely feels like it because again: -He’s paying for everything -He’s in a major city so the chances of our rooms even being on the same floor are slim to none -He’s planning everything based on me and my family’s individual interests so that we all have a good time and my family has a good impression of him -The next time I see him, I wouldn’t have seen him for a month and a half and we can’t guarantee what will or won’t happen -We are both consensual adults having protected sex

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

Why should OP have to follow her wishes though??? OP is a consenting adult and while it may be hard to watch your kid grow up the mom needs to realize OP is not a child to be controlled anymore. It’s not under the mom’s roof nor is it even under her dime. It would be one thing if the boyfriend was staying with OP in a room the mom paid for but the mom has absolutely nothing to hold over OP’s head.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4w

Right, and I’m trying to not let it be and stated a million and one times to my mother specifically “I am educated on birth control and contraceptives, I know where all the clinics are if something happens, and I will call you first if I need to go to an “appointment” of any kind” but I still get the barrage of questions like “Are you active”, “Are you planning on doing so”, “Are you on birth control”, “If you are having sex, with who” and so on and have been every visit since college started

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Definitely and your bf is awesome!! You don’t have to obey your mom I’m just saying this would go easier if you did

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 4w

Lmfao not once in almost 20 years, like I’m literally going on vacation to another state next month (I’ll be back a week before this meeting is supposed to happen and this was supposed to be my first vacation by myself) and she bombarded me for the specific location for days and I suddenly wake up one morning to a text saying “Your dad and I are coming with you on vacation now!”

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Lmfao ew

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Wtaf…I literally went on a vacation OUT OF THE COUNTRY with friends the summer before senior year (highschool) and my parents still didn’t pull ts. Are you an only child??? (Not that it would justify their behavior in any way, just may explain it a little)

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

Yeah, I’m the only child

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 4w

That usually calms her down a bit. It got to a point where she wanted to know everything I was doing all the time, and I couldn’t handle it. I’d tell her honestly, either you can understand you are an adult and are doing these things, or else she can stay home from the trip because yall don’t need that negativity.

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 4w

Also as far as your solo trip goes- tell her no tf she isn’t going with you. You are an adult and want your own trips and time alone and she is not infringing on that

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