Im very upset and on mobile so sorry for any mistakes. Using a throwaway because for all i know he does use reddit and I willtry to make this as short and vague as possible just to be on the safe sideMe and my child's father/boyfriend "M" and I have been together for a little over 2yrs. To make a reallly long story short, I was a wild child. My biological mother was a drug addict and had me at 15,... so she never really grew up. Her older sister, my aunt "Linda" pretty much raised me. I consider her my actual mother because when I was 5-6, my biological mother pretty much ran off and I think I've seen her...,maybe 6 times in 13-14 years. My aunt Linda tried her hardest, she really did. I will give her all the credit for that, but I was an angry child and teenager. And she had 3 biological kids of her own to take care of,...so I can see why she pretty much let me do "whatever". I felt abandoned by my biological mother, had zero clue who my biological father was and I had someone who was my biological aunt trying to parent me. I met "M" when I was 16, almost 17. We didn't start officially "dating" until after my 17th birthday because it was legal to be together. I got pregnant shortly after my 18th birthday and our baby is almost 4months old. My aunt Linda has never met her. Im a stay at home mom while he works so,...trying to get the funds from him is like pulling teethWhen I turned 18, I pretty much ran away from home. Linda tried to talk sense into me,...but I was so dumb. I yhought I knew better than she did. But I was just a dumb kid and still am too be honest. I had no idea she was already sick when I left home to be with M.a few days ago, my cousin/brother sent me a text (M doesnt allow me to have a facebook) that Linda is just getting worse. She's in palliative care and isnt expected to make it past October. He pretty much begged me "Hey please come home. she wants to see you and the baby before its her time" I told M about how urgent this was and how I NEEDED to go. I regret it so much that I haven't been around or that she hasnt had a chance to meet our baby.M said absolutely not. That it was "his" money and he wasnt paying for us to go see her . I asked him what the fuck was wrong with him and if it were theo ther way around and it was his mom that was sick and dying, I woudl do everything in my power to get him to see her nd he said "yeah because shes my actual MOTHER. Linda is just someone who raised you" and stormed offI sent a text to my cousin that i probably wouldnt be able to makei t and he said he would tell Linda that we wouldnt be able to say goodbye to her.The more I sit here and think on this issue the more I think I should attempt to leave him. Linda/ my mom has nfver been anythigng but kind to him and welcomed him with open arms, so for him to be so controlling over money makes my head spin. I want our child to meet Linda before she passes away because Linda will be the only grandmother my child will ever have.Part of me thinks Im overreacting, part of me doesn't. Its like he doesnt understand what Im going through and is dismissing my pain/the urgency of the situation. but I also dont want my daughter thinking that its okay to see her dad keep money from me. Its always a fight to get M to give me money for the things I need but whenever I talk about getting a job he shuts me down and tells me thatraising our baby is a job enough and I should be thankful that he "allows" me to stay home with herReally not sure of what to do but my gut is telling me to leave and find a way to see my mom as soon as possible. I could really use some help heretl;dr: My child's father is forbidding me from going to see my dying mother/the woman who raised me. Part of me thinks I should leave and just go anyways so she can meet our child but part of me also thinks Im overreacting because he's the bread winner and it IS his money. I'm really unsure of what to do right now. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2wisw63
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