View Full Version : My situation -- how we met -- what my issues are


BobbyzGirl
02-20-2006, 01:41 PM
Okay ... I met my boyfriends' sister through a college class in the fall of 2004. Almost a year later she thought of me when he was asking her if she had any friends that he could start "talking" to. At that time he had been locked up for a year and 3 months. She thought of me & we immediately hit it off. I am 22, he is 30, we each have a daughter and they are barely a year apart. (hence the timelines :D )

I wrote him the first letter on October 8th 2005. I met him for the first time on December 17th, 2005. That was the day we "officially hooked up." He will be released on February 28th, 2006. So we've been talking for 4 1/2 months & have "been together" for 2 1/2 months. I have visited him a total of 7 times. It is a 4 hour (each way) trip for me. My daughter's 'sperm donor' as I refer to him as, is not in my life. He is actually currently incarcerated for never paying child support.

Anyway ... here is my major issue. I have hid this relationship from my parents. I still live at home. My daughter is 2. I KNOW my parents & they would FREAK out if they knew I was even as much as writing somebody in prison, let alone going to see him & planning on being with him. I don't have the cleanest slate myself -- but I have never been to prison. I am currently on probation which I get off in October. I am certainly no angel, but I have come SOOOOOO far. I won my battle against drug addiction & have been clean for 3 1/2 years. My daughter is my pride & joy. I came out of rehab with nothing & then got pregnant by a loser --- but I made the best of it!!! I moved back home when I was 3 months pregnant ... lived there for a little over a year, got to stay home w/my daughter for 11 months, (babysat part time) ... then I went back to work full time when she was 11 months old then got my own apartment 3 months later. Lived there for 5 months and had to break the lease cuz I just couldn't do it on my own anymore. I only brought in a little over 1,300 a month and rent was 700 and daycare was 130 a week. Then there was bills and laundry and car insurance and gas and diapers ... i was struggling SOOOOO badly & bought out my lease by paying 2 months and moved back home .... I will FINALLY be done paying my parents & grandma back that 1,400 in a few months :)

Anyway ..... like I was saying ... we hit it off SOOOO well. Now I am seeing though that his sister that hooked us up is one of the most twisted, devious people I've ever met in my entire life. It's like she likes to hook people up to be able to get in the middle and cause drama. Then his daughters mom is suddenly on bull$hit ---- she swore this whole time she would never keep him from his daughter but now 2 weeks before he gets out she serves him with restraining order papers & saying he will only have supervised visitation. It's a huge mess. She has gotten married since he's been there and everybody believes her husband is putting her up to all that. So now he has to get a lawyer to fight for his daughter. All he wants is joint custody --- which would be the best for Kayden (<< his daughter) anyway. He is a great dad he just made poor judgements and bad mistakes. But when he was home and they were together he supported BOTH of them. His daughter is his world. He is in there for getting a DUI while his license was revoked.

My other issue is having hid this entire relationship from my parents. Now when he comes home I have to make it seem to them like it's a "brand new" relationship & we're just getting to know each other --- when in reality we are in love & have also become best friends. I know that sounds extreme --- but I guess you gotta experience something like this under these circumstances to understand, right?! :D

So anyway .... anybody in a situation like this? We plan on getting our own apartment with 6 months after him coming home. He will be paroling to his parents' house temporarily & working with their company (a lawn care business). His family will all be pitching in on the lawyer (most of them are pretty well off) & then he is going to try to get his license back which is going to cost a VERY pretty penny. I'm talking 5,000 +. And even that amount is wishful thinking.

Anyway .... I've never felt as close to any man I've ever been with. And I had been writing another man that was locked up a couple years back and he told me he loved me and wanted to marry me and blah blah blah ... but it NEVER felt like this does. THIS IS REAL. I guess only me & him know that for sure ...... the rest of the world can find it out later on i guess ..... but we really feel we're meant to be & I'm just aggravated that I had to hide this in the first place b/c I am GROWN .... but I know once they meet him they will love him & all will be well after that ... I'm just worried they'll be up my a$$ telling me we're moving too fast blah blah blah -- when really we're just picking up right where we should when he gets out.

Any comments, suggestions? Thanks!

lilmoma_143
02-20-2006, 02:05 PM
THIS IS JUST LIKE MY SITSUATION.....SO LET ME START BY SAYING U HAVE MADE MISTAKES IN YOUR LIFE..AND U CAME THIS FAR...CORRECT???SO THE REASON WHY UR PARENTS WOULD GIVE U SH*T ABOUT TALKIN TO "SOMEONE IN JAIL" IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE U MESS UP AGAIN. OR MOVE OUT AND IN A FEW MONTHS HAVE TO MOVE BACK IN. BUT WHEN IT ALL COMES DOWN TO IT, ITS UP TO YOU, AND U HAVE TO CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST. AND ONLY U KNOW HOW MUCH U LIKE HIM AND HOW STRONG THE LOVE TRULY IS.

But I am the same way 19...have a 2 yr old daughter. And without telling u my whole story it is almost the same..live at home...moved out once back now....haven't been an angel but doing GREAT now....my boyfreind just got series time..and they don't know...and we write back and forth....and I go see him etc.....I feel he is my soul mate and the love of my life, But I don't want to tell my parents cause I would have to hear all the blah blah blah..ya know!!!!!

BUT ANYWAYS GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER WHEN IN COMES DOWN TO IT..ITS YOUR CHOICE..YA KNOW. AND MAYBE WAIT A LITTLE LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS BEFORE U GET A PLACE..LET THEM GET TO KNOW HIM AND LIKE HIM OR WHATEVER. AND MAYBE U CAN TELL THEM HOW IT IS UR FRIENDS BROTHER AND U GUYS HAVE BEEN HANGING OUT FOR A WHILE BUT NOW UR READY FOR THEM TO MEET HIM OR SOMETHING. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS

LD's Autumn
02-20-2006, 02:15 PM
Well this is something that I think about as well. I moved home when I was going through my divorce and can't afford to live on my own right now. My family does not know of my relationship with my guy and would flip if they did. My dad is a retired CO and my brother is a current CO. When/if my guy ever gets out we will have to figure out how to introduce him to my family. I would love for them to get to know him before they make their judgments. I know that my family will think that I'm crazy but I don't care. I know what I feel and I know what he feels. That is all that matters. They can think that I am moving too fast or making a mistake but it is my life and I am the one who has to live it so I decide who to have in it. Good Luck to you!

thunder
02-20-2006, 02:20 PM
Bobbygirlz,

You have made so many positive strides. We've all made mistakes. Some of us got caught and some haven't; therfore, none of us are no better than the other.

It is so apparent that you are a survivor.

Girl, the drama! :-) His sister and the baby's mother. Whew. Just be careful.

You need to do what's best for you; for only you know your situation and the ramifications if you go against the grain.

Hopefully when he comes home (which is this week), they will get to know him for who he is.

Best wishes

HotLatinaMILF4U
02-20-2006, 07:45 PM
It sounds like you have alot going on. It's great that you are drug free and your life is falling into place. Try to pace yourself. His sister and ex and even others you haven't thought of can only drag you into the drama if you let them.

Best of luck,
Patty

IKEsBabyGIrl
02-21-2006, 12:28 AM
Woo Wee sweetie you have alot going on there and the thing with the child all of the baby momms pull that crap it seems my fiance x is clowing with him cause he wants to marry me and he is see just what i said she was just bring that child to see him cause she still wanted him and her husband that she currantly has.

2nice
02-22-2006, 09:19 AM
Firstly i would like to offer advice about the sister and baby-momma drama... adding people into the mix of a relationship only ever leads to drama, so dont allow them in to interfer in the first place! I have learnt from other people's experiences of baby-momma drama and i dont get myself involved in any way at all! They had the child together, so i would say leave them to it!
Secondly... I am a believer in honesty being the best policy! Maybe you could let your family get to know him and like him for him first. Then when youre ready to take that step to move in with one another, and should your family have concerns about you moving to fast. Let them know that you kinda knew him for a while before they met him. You could maybe distort the truth a little by saying that you wanted to be sure about him before bringing him to meet them... or something along those lines! Just a thought.