However, often enough that I remember some of his favorite phrases.
One of them is dont run ahead of the locomotive!
(yes, he was a railroader).
For example,the user u/Character_Bed_1205, the author of our story today.
And she had seen the guys parents literally a couple of times, no more.
And so,last Thanksgiving, mother and son went to visit Jay.
The boyfriends parents, who had never met the OPs son before, also came to the gathering.
The tension at the festive table was so palpable that it seemed you could touch it with your hands.
It ended with her calling both Jay and his parents and apologizing.
And according to the author, she also needs to work on her own communication skills.
Lets wish her good luck.
To her and her son for sure.
After all, your vision may differ significantly from their vision, and from reality too.
Therefore, we need to ask and clarify.
Its quite a big assumption for you to have your kid refer to anyone by grandma/grandpa.
You shouldve run it by your boyfriend beforehand, one of the responders wrote.
However, after the authors update, the attitude of commenters towards her softened.
Im pleased that youve taken this as an opportunity to reflect and grow as a person.
Sorry to hear it was such a tough lesson, one of the folks responded.
Well, time to start anew then.
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