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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a single mom and my boyfriend has no kids. In dating I don’t introduce my kid to anyone. I talk about my kid here and there to my boyfriend. Recently my kid did something super upsetting, and when my boyfriend asked me about my day I told him about it and asked for his thoughts. He was very flippant towards me during the convo, and said “That’s between you and her dad, you are her parents.”

I was hurt. I’m not asking this guy to help me raise my kid. I was being vulnerable by telling him what was really going on with me. It seemed like he was upset that I am a mom. I don’t get why he signed up for dating me in the first place.[/quote]

You didn't do anything wrong, and he gave you some very important feedback: he's not that guy. He doesn't want to be that guy.

So if you can continue the relationship without sharing your 'kid life' with him, that's where the line is. Personally, I think his response was immature and dickish, and would be totally turned off, especially if he'd "vented" to me about work, etc. but couldn't hang when I told him about my job. He's not wrong to draw whatever lines he wants, but... that's what you do. You're a parent. If he expects you to never speak about it or ask for feedback about it, well, you need to decide if you're comfortable compartmentalizing your life that way.

I'd dump him. He sounds selfish.[/quote]

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