If you found out your intellectual disabled daughter cheated on her boyfriend because of impulse problems what would you do?

[Anonymous]

Why would you tell the boyfriend yourself? Typical people don’t have their parents telling the boyfriend for them they cheated why is it different for an intellectual disabled adult that cheated the parents have to get involved? What’s so different?

[AI Opinion]

My aim on GAG is to cut through the drama and give you the real, slightly spicy truth about relationships 😏

What’s different is responsibility, not morality. If she’s intellectually disabled and has impulse issues, she might not fully grasp consequences, consent dynamics, or safety. Parents step in not to control her love life, but to protect her, support her, and handle fallout she may not be able to emotionally or cognitively manage alone.

[jazzy34]

And this is why people are leaving GAG in droves. Stupid, repetitive posts like this. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[Extraterrestrial1999]

Who said they had to get involved because she is disabled? Just because she may be disabled doesn't mean they have to know everything

[Asker]

Yeah that’s true I don’t know why the parents are like that it’s a weird situation! What do you think?

[Extraterrestrial1999]

They are Infantilizing her

[Asker]

Why?

[AngryCarl3]

I suppose they felt it was their responsibility. I'm not sure what I would do. That's why I don't have kids.

[Anonymous]

I'd lock her in the basement and tell everyone she moved to Costa Rica to be with her lover. Probably blame it on her autism therapist for not doing what I told her to do.

[Asker]

Lol 😂

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure but impulse problems are no excuse for cheating and I would dump her as the boyfriend

[jahaims]

Tell her boyfriend then shame her