I’m Pregnant with No Support from My Boyfriend’s Family

My name is Ashley and I am 7 months pregnant. I love and care for my boyfriend very much. We have been together for 5 years and this will be our first child. A lot has went on in those 5 years. I am 19 and he is 21. When I met him I was only 15. I have a very bad relationship with his family. His older sister and brother don’t like me. Sometimes i think it has something to do with my boyfriend being the youngest. I haven’t seen his mom since I been pregnant and his sister feels has if my boyfriend shows me more respect than her. She also told me that she is mad because my boyfriend rather hang wit me than his family on holidays. In the past I wasn’t totally faithful to my man but that’s in the past. I’m much older now and I feel differently. His sister said she wasn’t sure if I loved him and she is mad because she doesn’t know me and me and my boyfriends have been together for so long.

Recently I was at the gas station and happen to run into an old friend that I went to school with. My boyfriend also knows him. We were talking and he asked how me and my boyfriend have been. After talking with him I went home ate some food and went to sleep. My boyfriend woke me up when he called me. He said his sister saw me at the gas station and I was like and! He said and she said she saw you talking to some boy and she took a picture of you. I said took a picture of me for what. He said she was trying to look out for him. I didn’t understand. I wasn’t kissing or hugging the boy so what’s the point in taking a picture. I thought that was petty being the fact that I am 19 and this girl is 27. She was with her mom which means her mom saw me too. Neither one of them said hi to me. That upset me a little. I just want my son to be able to know his family without all this confusion. Me and my boyfriend are in love and it hurts me to see him be put in the middle. This past weekend his brother and sister tried to fight him over the same incident. What’s the problem with me talking to someone is that considered cheating? It’s almost like they don’t like me and they aren’t interested in making a change. I try not to let it stress me out but it gets hard. I have tried twice to come and talk to his mom but it never came through. Please help me what should I do?

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03.26.2008
Lashawk
Oops I'm way late on this post...you're probably already a mom....hope your thing worked out for you ...congrats!!!
03.26.2008
Lashawk
You're going to be a mother, you will not have time to be constantly re-assuring your bf of your worth or assuring his family for that matter. I mean what is with this dude, his sister shows him a picture of you "TALKING" to another person and he needs to clarify the situation by calling you and getting your side of the story? Really? What is there to say...."I was talking"....what? b/c you're his gf and about to have his baby you can't talk to other people? I don't care if you cheated on him a hundred times...obviously he trusts you enough to stay with you so he needs to give up the game and grow up....you both are about to be parents with adult responsibilities and you need to be fully grown up to handle this duty, b/c there is no practice run in parenthood...everything you do or don't do will affect your child. Yeah talk to him, tell him you demand, deserve and expect respect and you are woman enough to return the favor only if he complies! He doesn't like it, tootles bye!
06.14.2007
Jordan Tiffany
I agree with Andi. You should talk to your boyfriend before anything else. Sit down with him in a comfortable but tranquil environment so he knows that its a "serious talk." Make sure you two are on the same page on how you're feeling. Let him know how important his family's approval is to you, and how much it saddens you that they haven't shown you the respect you deserve. When you two are clear on everything, you should do the same with his family. Sit down with them and calmly speak your mind. It sounds like they aren't very reasonable, so make sure you're as patient as you can be so they don't take offense. Explain to them that you want them to play a big role in your baby's life. Good luck with everything!
05.31.2007
Andi Owen
Maybe it would help if you and your boyfriend talked to his family together about how you want them to take you as a couple seriously. If they see that he supports you and that you both care about your future as a couple, it might help things. It's hard I know (from personal experience!)
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