Thread by @StupidRock

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This woman told me her man was trying to say he was not the baby's father. "He told me he is sure he pulls out every time, so he is trying to make it seem like he is not the factor here, but I know because he is the only man I see."

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Oooooh boy. These are always fun conversations. So we talk about pregnancy and sperm and the pullout/withdrawal method and she's like, "Yeah. Yeah, I know all this. I just needed to make sure, you know? Because he is saying all sorts of things right now, like how he has...

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...erectile problems and on and on. But I'm thinking he's trippin."

And we discuss how men sometimes freak out when they learn they might be a dad. We talk about paternity testing. She thinks he's just shocked right now, and not ready.

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Then she says, "Well, I'm keeping this baby so he can either hop on board or be left behind because I'm not stopping this thing."

Oh, and she's going to give him our number so he can talk to us himself if he won't believe her. 😐🤣

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She didn't use the term "gaslighting," but that is exactly what he was doing to her, intentionally or not. Telling her it's not possible he's the dad because of XYZ, telling her it must be HER that is sleeping around in order to get pregnant, etc.

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Hopefully, with a little time, he'll see her unmovable will and get it together, and they can work through this as a couple and as co-parents. She seemed pretty implacable. 😅

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