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[mamanurse]

[It's taken Melissa some doing, especially without asking Scott for help, but she's managed it. This post is encrypted and locked against Scott, Stiles, Lydia, Isaac, Derek, and Allison.]

So I hope I've done this right, because I reaaaaally need to talk about this, and my son would be mortified if he knew I was.

My son approached me the other day talking about how he was effectively seeing two people. At the same time. Not behind one or the other's back, but together. And...this is so far out of my wheelhouse that I'm seriously considering buying out the entire wine section at the grocery store as a coping mechanism.

Should I be discouraging this? Or supportive? Or what? My teenage son is...ugh, I don't even know, anymore.

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[intheblanks]

I'm not blaming you, just letting you know.

Then it's probably going to turn out like any other relationship. Either they stay together forever and have kids who get teased at school, or somebody gets hurt before it's over. He's a teenager, you know which option's more likely.

[mamanurse]

You know, I try to be the cool mom. Sometimes, I blow it.

I just don't want anybody to get hurt, this is the kind of hurt that can last for years.

[intheblanks]

All relationships end with someone getting hurt. That's what happens when things end. You want to keep him from that, you're going to need to keep him from dating for the rest of his life.

And that's not going to make you the cool mum.