My Damn Sleep Talking Got Me In Trouble?

[Anonymous]

My boyfriend's parents are treating me with the cold shoulder.

We all went on a daytrip. This involved leaving at 5 AM and returning at 1 AM. His parents took turns driving and my boyfriend and I slept in the backseat.

Well, it took him about a week and a half, but my boyfriend finally told me that on the way home I was sleeping and then yelled out a list of swear words which included a lot of forms of the F word I guess.

Since the trip I've suddenly not been invited to brunches, or dinners. His parents had planned to take he and I out a few days after the trip and then canceled and said they had overbooked. Come to find out, they just took him out and not me.

So... what do I do? As an adult, I do have a bit of a mouth on me, but I don't swear very often or around people who shouldn't hear it.

But I was asleep. Can I really be blamed for my sleeptalking mouth?

How do I fix this?

I've apologized, but you just know it's not actually forgiven.

[jmr2191]

Sleep talking is caused by a sleep disorder called Somniloquy and is most commonly active during NREM sleep (the non-dream sleep state in which a human spends the most time while asleep). The best way to deal with your current situation is to sincerely apologize for what happened and to explain it to his parents. However, understand that the gravity of this may take time for them to accept. Treatment would be best overseen and provided by a neurologist specializing in sleep disorders and/or a psychiatrist specializing in psychosomatic medicine.

[rjroy3]

My guess is that their problem with you doesn't have to do with your sleep talking. You need to talk to your guy about what is wrong with them.

[Drooogie4]

Didn't they know it was in your sleep? That's pretty immature of them.

[ÉlanVital]

if i were the parents i would’ve cracked up if i heard all that swearing XD
what are they religious? why does a bit of swearing have to determine what attitude you have towards someone? id talk to you BF about his parents acting up like that. That’s weird.

[CheesinIndian]

Yea thats not your fault, thats really immature of them to act like that. I hate passive aggressiveness, just sit them down and be frank with them. Tell them your feelings, and ask them directly if that is why you are being alienated from the family.