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Is there ever a time that parents should get involved in their teenager’s relationships? According to this dad, we should stay right out of their dating drama.

The dad explained that his son Dylan had been dating his girlfriend Melanie since year 10, and they are both now in year 11. Last week Dylan broke up with Melanie, and she didn’t take it well.

“I got a text yesterday from Melanie’s mum to call her,” the dad said. “She wanted me to bring back Melanie’s sweater that she left at our house a couple of weeks ago. I said sure.

“I told her she could pick it up. The mum came and said that I should talk to Dylan about how much he hurt Melanie. Melanie was very attached to my son and my son broke up with her in the ‘wrong way’.”

The dad said he wouldn’t be having a discussion with Dylan about the break-up and that Melanie ‘wasn’t special’.

“I told her I wasn’t talking to my son about anything. They’re high schoolers and stuff like this happens all the time and Melanie isn’t special. My son doesn’t owe you or Melanie an apology for not wanting to date her anymore.”

The dad further explained that his son wasn’t mean about ending the relationship, but he just wanted ot spend more time with his friends.

“The mum said that was bs. I said I don’t care. He doesn’t need a reason. It’s none of your business.

“She asked me if I cared about how my son treated his girlfriends. I said do you care how your daughter treat treats her boyfriends? She said it was different. I told her I had nothing left to say except I don’t care about her or her daughter.”

The dad has now taken to an online forum, asking if he was in the wrong for telling the mum he doesn’t care that his son dumped her daughter.

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  • Unfortunately the words used in the interaction did not assist with making the situation better. A parent does not want to see their child in emotional pain and then to be told their child is not special. These words could be hurtful for some people. Navigating relationships takes skill and parents should not step in until support it is requested from their child; then discretion and judgment needs to be well considered.

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  • I don’t think you should get involved in your kids’ relationships, but given his son’s age, it wouldn’t hurt to have a conversation with him about HOW he broke up with her. Because sometimes boys of that age do handle it very badly, and it might have been an opportunity to talk about being kinder or more sensitive in how he goes about it next time.

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  • I can totally understand not wanting to get involved in your children’s relationships and honestly he’s right in the fact that it’s up to his son who he does and doesn’t want to see but telling the mother her daughter isn’t “special” and that he doesn’t care about their feelings is a bit rude and unnecessary. He definitely could have used a little more tact and been a little kinder.

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