{"id":187,"date":"2024-09-25T04:11:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T04:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countdown.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2024\/calendar\/?p=187"},"modified":"2024-09-25T04:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T04:11:29","slug":"day-2-reddit-post-advice-my-sons-partner-called-and-it-made-me-wonder-about-their-relationship-by-nicoltyler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countdown.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2024\/calendar\/?p=187","title":{"rendered":"Day 2: Reddit Post [Advice] My Son\u2019s Partner Called and It Made Me Wonder About Their Relationship by Nicoltyler"},"content":{"rendered":"

An S\/H Present Tense story that brings Bay City characters into the present.<\/em><\/p>\n

Posted by ConcernedMom55. Found on Reddit by Nicoltyler<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hello,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a 55-year-old widow living in New York, and I have two sons. This post is about my oldest son, who is 32 and a police detective in California.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, my son\u2019s partner on the force, who is also 32, called me. He asked for the recipe for my son\u2019s favorite food\u2014something I used to make for him. He said he just wanted to cheer my son up.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s some context: My son\u2019s ex-girlfriend, who was 30, was recently murdered by a lunatic. She was a really nice person, and we talked a lot. I always thought she was the one my son would marry, but they broke up a while back. The last time I talked to her, I asked why they broke up. She said it was complicated and that my son couldn\u2019t love two people at the same time. I thought that was ridiculous because he loves me and his Aunt Rosie. I didn\u2019t understand. When I asked my son, he said it just didn\u2019t work out and that work got in the way. They were both cops, and he said two cops shouldn\u2019t date each other. I was a cop\u2019s wife until my husband was killed, so I get it, but I was still really confused.<\/p>\n

A bit more background: When my husband was killed, my son became too much to handle. He started getting into fights and hanging out with the wrong crowd. I was at my wit\u2019s end, so I sent him to live with my brother Al in California. Al helped straighten him out, and he eventually became a cop like his dad. I have never been more proud. But because of that, we\u2019re not as close as I\u2019d like us to be. I know he doesn\u2019t tell me everything, but I\u2019m his mother and I worry.<\/p>\n

Now back to yesterday. My son\u2019s partner called and asked for the recipe. I asked him why, and he told me about the ex-girlfriend\u2019s murder. He sounded really broken up about it\u2014not so much about her death, but about how my son was dealing with it. He told me my son was having a hard time coping and that he wanted to do something special to lift his spirits. I encouraged him, gave him the recipe, and thanked him for looking out for my son.<\/p>\n

But now I\u2019m thinking about what the ex-girlfriend said and how odd it is for my son\u2019s partner to be making him dinner and trying to cheer him up. I\u2019ve never seen that level of concern from a partner before. My husband\u2019s partner was nice, and I\u2019m still friends with him, but he never went out of his way like this.<\/p>\n

It made me wonder if what the ex-girlfriend was talking about was my son being in love with his partner and vice versa. Maybe that\u2019s why she felt my son couldn\u2019t love her properly\u2014because he was already in love with his partner. I\u2019ve noticed how close they are, and I\u2019ve seen pictures of them together where they look more like a couple than just partners.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t care one way or the other\u2014I just want my son to be happy. But I\u2019m torn. Should I ask him about it and risk making things awkward, or should I just let it go and trust that he\u2019ll tell me if and when he\u2019s ready?<\/p>\n

Thanks for any advice.<\/p>\n

– ConcernedMom55<\/p>\n

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