Dear Coleen, I’m a 19-year-old lad and my parents split up about a year ago. I have a younger brother and sister, and we all live at home with our mum. My problem is that my dad has turned into a bit of a prat.
He’s in his 50s and he has started seeing a 25-year-old girl, and he worships the ground she walks on.
I honestly wouldn’t worry about the age gap if she was a nice person, but she’s not.
She loves herself, she’s not very smart, she’s not nice to me or my siblings and it’s clear to anyone that she’s with my dad because he’s got a bit of money and can show her a good time.
My dad sat us down a couple of weeks ago and told us his girlfriend was moving into his place.
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My sister went mad, calling him an idiot and so on.
He then started shouting back about how none of us had given her a chance and that we should be showing him some respect.
My mum just thinks it’s funny and is probably looking forward to watching him blow up his life.
What do you think we should do?
Coleen says
Let him get on with it. Why not sit down with your siblings and ask yourselves if you’ve really given your dad’s girlfriend a fair chance?
Why not try being nice to her and see what happens?
There’s every chance she’ll move in and a few months later she’ll be moving out because there is a big age gap and she may not want to settle down at her age – or take on a bunch of teenagers!
Why not tell your dad you think he’s being stupid, but if he’s happy then you’re happy for him.
As far as his girlfriend’s personality goes, maybe she just doesn’t know how to handle the situation because she’s 25 and might never have dated a guy with grown-up kids before.
Play it cool and try not to make it a big family feud. You should want your parents to be happy following their divorce and, yes, your dad might be making a very obvious mistake, but equally it might work out. As long as he’s a good dad to you, you should be happy with that.
And remember, you’re all going to grow up, move out, move on and meet partners of your own, and your parents need to make a life without you.
‘My dad’s become a brat at 50 – his new girlfriend is 25 and now she’s moving in’
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