Boyfriend blames partner for almost getting him fired

Boyfriend blames partner for almost getting him fired

Is the boyfriend truly the victim here?

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Relationships have their ups and downs.

In a romantic partnership, you are a team and you should not only try to bring out the best in each other, but also be there for each other when times get tough.

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There is a fine line between being a partner and acting like their parents.

A boyfriend and girlfriend are not meant to play the role of mother and father. 

One woman is struggling to figure out how to handle her boyfriend's problematic behaviour.

In a Reddit post on the very popular thread, AITA (Am I The A**hole), an anonymous woman wrote about her boyfriend and their strained situation.

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In the post, she mentions that her boyfriend has ADHD and struggles to get up in the morning.

As a result, he has been showing up to work late and is walking on thin ice with his boss.

Instead of taking responsibility for his actions, he has made his problem his girlfriends.

Read the full story here:

AITA for refusing to wake my boyfriend up in the morning, which made him almost lose his job?
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The people in the comments had a lot to say about this situation.

One person really related to the story and shared her story after experiencing something similar:

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byu/ThrowRA_StoneTowne from discussion
inAmItheAsshole

Others shared helpful advice:

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The majority agreed that it was indeed not her fault.

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