For about a year now, my son has been living with Emily, yet weve never met her parents. I find that rather odd, so Ive decided to get to the bottom of it.
I have always made sure to raise my son with the utmost respect for womenhis grandmother, his mother, his wife, his daughter. In my view, nothing is more important in a man than genuine respect for women. My husband and I gave our son a good upbringing and the best education we could afford, making sure he was well-equipped for whatever life might throw at him. We tried to let him stand on his own two feet without spoiling him, but we did buy him a small two-bedroom flat. He has a job and looks after himself, but property prices make it difficult for young people today, so he couldnt quite afford a place of his own.
We never told him about the purchase when we bought the flat; we didnt even let on that wed done it. Why? Well, because our son was living with a girlEmily. Theyve been together nearly a year, but it struck me as odd that we hadnt met her parents, considering how close theyd become.
Later, I discovered through a friend that Emilys mother used to be her neighbour. She told me something that left me quite uneasy. Apparently, Emilys mother threw her husband out when he started earning less moneynot only that, but soon after she began seeing a wealthy married man. As if that wasnt troubling enough, Emilys grandmother did much the sameshe, too, carried on with a married man, and forced both her daughter and granddaughter to spend weekends at his country house, helping out on his land.
Because of all this, my son has ended up getting caught in a number of awkward situations with his future mother-in-law. But what worries me the most is how both the mother and grandmother constantly turn Emily against her own father.
You can see that Emily is deeply attached to her dad, but these two women are straining that relationship. Then, to top it off, Emily has decided to give up her studies. She reckons its a mans job to support the familywhich, in principle, I agree with, and Ive raised my son to provide and care for those he loves, but who knows where life may lead them? Wheres the safety net if something goes wrong? How will she support her husband if times get tough? By the way, Ive transferred the flat into my own name, because I realise Ive raised a bit of a soft touch myself, as the saying goes. I know, legally, anything bought before marriage isnt split in a divorce, but Emily strikes me as cunning enough to see my gentleman out the door with nothing but his socks.
