What if You Hate Your Child’s Partner?
I mean, not everyone is all that likable…
So, it’s magic time for your kid. He or she is all worked up, walking on sunshine and giddy in love. He even seems to have a glowing aura about him. You barely see him anymore because he spends all of his time with his new partner, until the inevitable happens — they move in together. You should be happy for your child but you can’t seem to find that place within. For whatever reasons, you can’t stand this person. In fact, you’d even go so far as to say that you hate them.
My friend Shelby used to tell me that I had better pray that my children don’t fall in love with someone unlikable. In other words, an oxymoron or a deadbeat mooch. At the time, her kids had grown and flown, her son shacked up with a girl who Shelby had learned to hate.
I remember Shelby’s knuckles turned white when she spoke about her son’s girlfriend. Her frustration about the situation was that bad that the girl’s extremely toxic and unfathomable tendencies had my friend in a tizz.
Truthfully speaking, the circumstances were pretty messed up. Shelby had valid reasons for despising her kid’s girlfriend. But that never stopped me from laughing when hearing her tales. She had a very animated way of expressing herself.
