A mother has been left furious after her boyfriend told her to stop calling her son ‘honey’ because he thought it should only be used for him.
The mother-of-one took to Reddit and explained that her boyfriend just found out that she has a pet name for her son.
He then demanded she put an end to it, saying ‘honey’ should only be used for ‘romantic partners.’
“I have been dating my boyfriend Joe for a few months. He has met my nine-year-old son and they both get along pretty well,” the woman wrote.
“Joe has started staying over longer during the weekends and a few days ago while he was visiting, he heard me call my son ‘honey’. He stayed quiet during the entire breakfast, then brought it up with me.
“I asked what was wrong and he said that I shouldn’t call my son honey, especially because I call him that, and just thinks this term is used for romantic partners.”
She continued: “I laughed it off because I thought it was a small and silly thing to comment on, but he got offended by my lack of care for his concerns and asked me to stop using this word with my son since he feels it’s misplaced.
“I told him no, this was not a valid argument by him and in my opinion, does not deserve consideration. We argued for a few minutes, and then he decided to go out, saying we’ll talk about this again later.
“I firmly told him there’s nothing to talk about, and I will not stop calling my son honey. End of story. He got upset and went out.”
“He then sent a long text about how I keep disregarding his thoughts, opinions and input and brush them off without caring about how it makes him feel,” the mother-of-one added.
“He said it’d only be reasonable to use my son’s nicknames when referring to him and we can be done with this issue, but I refused to stop. He’s gone silent now save for a text here and there.”
People on Reddit were quick to share their thoughts, with one person writing: “In addition to being ridiculous, it’s actually a pretty negative red flag that your boyfriend is setting himself up in competition with your son.”
Another wrote: “In my experience, ‘honey’ is not reserved for romantic partners. He’s being very silly. You listened to his argument and didn’t agree with it. That’s allowed. If he’s so bent out of shape over this, you’re better off without him.”
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