hi. my name is Sam. im 14 and i just started going out with this kid josh and i really like him he asked me out on valentines day =) .. okay well every boyfriend i have my mom never really likes then like she is always like "cant you do better" or "he isnt cute" or stuff like that just like negitive things .. well i haven't told her about josh cus i dont want to know what she has to say about him but it's hard keeping it from her bc like i cant hang with him or she will get suspicious about it. and she doesnt care that i have a bofriend but she doesnt want me to hid things from her. but i just don't know if i should tell her and risk hearing all the negitive things she has to say as soon as she meets him or still keep it a secret. could you help me i relaly need it =)
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Families? shortiebebe021 answered Friday February 18 2005, 11:32 pm: well, i think you should tell her because you can't keep it away from her forever and the truth is going to spill out sometime anyway, unless you break up josh like tomorrow or something. but the longer you keep it away from her, the more angry she's going to be when she finds out. but you never know if she's going to say negative things about him *even though there's a pretty high chance she is, since she always has*. and also if she does, tell her that she should accept your boyfriends because you love them and that she doesn't control your love life. you love them and that's that. she can't change that. and plus she can't force you to dump them anyway so what can she really do?
so what you should do is tell her, and when she starts saying negative things you should tell her what i just told you. she can't tell you who to date or not, who to marry. good luck!! [ shortiebebe021's advice column | Ask shortiebebe021 A Question ]
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