Thursday, 05 November 2009

• My boyfriend's mom hates me.

  I don't know why, but she does.  Actually, I have my assumptions.  She's a Catholic republican (nothing against them) from the upper ends of the middle class.  She really seems to be all about appearance and status, which I can't live up to.  Her one son is a first year at Temple University in Philadelphia.  Probably a thirty thousand dollar a year school.  While my boyfriend is still only a Junior, I'm a first year at a local community college.  My parent's simply can't afford to send me anywhere else right now, though I do plan on attending a 4 year state college.  I'm going to be a high school english teacher, while my boyfriend's going to go into business, and her other son is doing something fancy with computers or something.  The let my boyfriend drive their 2004 Toyota Camry (it's basically his) and they also have a Lexus.  I drive a 1994 Ford Tempo.  Oh, and I have my lip peirced as well.

  I can't tell you specifically why I know his mom hates me, but I can just tell, you know?  I can feel her judging me constantly, thinking that I'm not good enough.  The other day she called my boyfriend when she took his car out, and said it smelled like smoke.  They knew my boyfriend used to smoke, but he quit.  He told her that, and she replied with "Well I suggest you or whoever else is smoking in your car to stop immediately."

  I was the only one else in the car with him, and she knows that.  I have never smoked a ciggarette in my life.

  It's just things like that which make me think she hates me.  I am as polite as possible, and always greet her or tell her to have a good night when I leave.  Other than that, she hardly ever speaks to me, yet she goes about and assumes things like that I smoke.

  Anyway, I was invited to go to his beach house this weekend with his family, and I agreed a while ago, before I really started to notice his mom's dislike for my.  I'm quite nervous, and I don't know what do say/do around her, because I know she's just going to further judge me.

  Has anyone else been in this situation?  Is there anything I'll be able to do to gain her approval?  I'm not going to let it get in the way of my relationship, but it would be nice for her to be at least OKAY with me dating her son.

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