10 Super Awkward Stories Of Meeting His Kids The First Time

Meeting my now-stepsons was both nerve-racking and uneventful. They were 10 and 13 years old and were polite but a little cautious. I asked them questions and got one-word answers. They looked eager to get it over with so we had dinner and called it an early night. It took a few more meetings before we really started to bond, but that first meeting wasn’t terrible, just a little boring. I asked some other women who’ve dated men with kids, and it turns out I got pretty lucky to have had a boring first meeting. Read on for some cringeworthy stories of when meeting his kids goes wrong. Image via iStock.com/ realitybytes So, one day, about a month into things, I walked into a coffee shop with my oldest daughter and Mike was there with his son. I totally froze and didn’t know what to do. I stood there staring at him and my daughter was like, ‘Um, Mom, why are you being so weird?’ and then Mike noticed us and he came over to say hi and I panicked and introduced him to my daughter as my insurance agent. I have no idea why I said that and he was like, ‘Um, okay…’ and it was all just so uncomfortable. He still teases me about it." — D.R. More from The Stir: Hitting & Biting in Toddlers: How to Handle It We agreed to do a picnic at the park and it was going fine with the girls (who were 3 and 5, I think) until their mom showed up to take them for the night. She and the guy ended up getting into a huge fight about my being there and the girls were crying and trying to climb on my lap. I ended the relationship that night. I was just not ready for that level of drama." — P.W. We wanted to do something fun for our first outing. I suggested roller skating. It was all fun times until I slipped while holding Jake’s hand. I pulled Jake down so hard that he hit the rink with his head. He was clearly out of it afterwards so we had to go to the ER. He had a concussion and I had the worst case of guilt ever afterwards. Ten years later and he still teases me about trying to kill him on the first meeting." — D.L. I learned three things that morning: that my boyfriend had kids, that my boyfriend forgot his kids were coming over, and that meeting your boyfriend’s kids when you don’t have a bra or underwear on is SUPER awkward." — B.V. More from The Stir: 20 Signs He’s Not Over His Ex Until our wedding day. He showed up 12 minutes before the ceremony. There literally could not have been a more surprising time for him to arrive. I basically shook his hand and then married his dad." — O.D.

title: “10 Super Awkward Stories Of Meeting His Kids The First Time” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-08” author: “Anthony Mrozinski”

Meeting my now-stepsons was both nerve-racking and uneventful. They were 10 and 13 years old and were polite but a little cautious. I asked them questions and got one-word answers. They looked eager to get it over with so we had dinner and called it an early night. It took a few more meetings before we really started to bond, but that first meeting wasn’t terrible, just a little boring. I asked some other women who’ve dated men with kids, and it turns out I got pretty lucky to have had a boring first meeting. Read on for some cringeworthy stories of when meeting his kids goes wrong. Image via iStock.com/ realitybytes So, one day, about a month into things, I walked into a coffee shop with my oldest daughter and Mike was there with his son. I totally froze and didn’t know what to do. I stood there staring at him and my daughter was like, ‘Um, Mom, why are you being so weird?’ and then Mike noticed us and he came over to say hi and I panicked and introduced him to my daughter as my insurance agent. I have no idea why I said that and he was like, ‘Um, okay…’ and it was all just so uncomfortable. He still teases me about it." — D.R. More from The Stir: Hitting & Biting in Toddlers: How to Handle It We agreed to do a picnic at the park and it was going fine with the girls (who were 3 and 5, I think) until their mom showed up to take them for the night. She and the guy ended up getting into a huge fight about my being there and the girls were crying and trying to climb on my lap. I ended the relationship that night. I was just not ready for that level of drama." — P.W. We wanted to do something fun for our first outing. I suggested roller skating. It was all fun times until I slipped while holding Jake’s hand. I pulled Jake down so hard that he hit the rink with his head. He was clearly out of it afterwards so we had to go to the ER. He had a concussion and I had the worst case of guilt ever afterwards. Ten years later and he still teases me about trying to kill him on the first meeting." — D.L. I learned three things that morning: that my boyfriend had kids, that my boyfriend forgot his kids were coming over, and that meeting your boyfriend’s kids when you don’t have a bra or underwear on is SUPER awkward." — B.V. More from The Stir: 20 Signs He’s Not Over His Ex Until our wedding day. He showed up 12 minutes before the ceremony. There literally could not have been a more surprising time for him to arrive. I basically shook his hand and then married his dad." — O.D.

title: “10 Super Awkward Stories Of Meeting His Kids The First Time” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-13” author: “Agustin Dowden”

Meeting my now-stepsons was both nerve-racking and uneventful. They were 10 and 13 years old and were polite but a little cautious. I asked them questions and got one-word answers. They looked eager to get it over with so we had dinner and called it an early night. It took a few more meetings before we really started to bond, but that first meeting wasn’t terrible, just a little boring. I asked some other women who’ve dated men with kids, and it turns out I got pretty lucky to have had a boring first meeting. Read on for some cringeworthy stories of when meeting his kids goes wrong. Image via iStock.com/ realitybytes So, one day, about a month into things, I walked into a coffee shop with my oldest daughter and Mike was there with his son. I totally froze and didn’t know what to do. I stood there staring at him and my daughter was like, ‘Um, Mom, why are you being so weird?’ and then Mike noticed us and he came over to say hi and I panicked and introduced him to my daughter as my insurance agent. I have no idea why I said that and he was like, ‘Um, okay…’ and it was all just so uncomfortable. He still teases me about it." — D.R. More from The Stir: Hitting & Biting in Toddlers: How to Handle It We agreed to do a picnic at the park and it was going fine with the girls (who were 3 and 5, I think) until their mom showed up to take them for the night. She and the guy ended up getting into a huge fight about my being there and the girls were crying and trying to climb on my lap. I ended the relationship that night. I was just not ready for that level of drama." — P.W. We wanted to do something fun for our first outing. I suggested roller skating. It was all fun times until I slipped while holding Jake’s hand. I pulled Jake down so hard that he hit the rink with his head. He was clearly out of it afterwards so we had to go to the ER. He had a concussion and I had the worst case of guilt ever afterwards. Ten years later and he still teases me about trying to kill him on the first meeting." — D.L. I learned three things that morning: that my boyfriend had kids, that my boyfriend forgot his kids were coming over, and that meeting your boyfriend’s kids when you don’t have a bra or underwear on is SUPER awkward." — B.V. More from The Stir: 20 Signs He’s Not Over His Ex Until our wedding day. He showed up 12 minutes before the ceremony. There literally could not have been a more surprising time for him to arrive. I basically shook his hand and then married his dad." — O.D.

title: “10 Super Awkward Stories Of Meeting His Kids The First Time” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-24” author: “Rex Monarrez”

Meeting my now-stepsons was both nerve-racking and uneventful. They were 10 and 13 years old and were polite but a little cautious. I asked them questions and got one-word answers. They looked eager to get it over with so we had dinner and called it an early night. It took a few more meetings before we really started to bond, but that first meeting wasn’t terrible, just a little boring. I asked some other women who’ve dated men with kids, and it turns out I got pretty lucky to have had a boring first meeting. Read on for some cringeworthy stories of when meeting his kids goes wrong. Image via iStock.com/ realitybytes So, one day, about a month into things, I walked into a coffee shop with my oldest daughter and Mike was there with his son. I totally froze and didn’t know what to do. I stood there staring at him and my daughter was like, ‘Um, Mom, why are you being so weird?’ and then Mike noticed us and he came over to say hi and I panicked and introduced him to my daughter as my insurance agent. I have no idea why I said that and he was like, ‘Um, okay…’ and it was all just so uncomfortable. He still teases me about it." — D.R. More from The Stir: Hitting & Biting in Toddlers: How to Handle It We agreed to do a picnic at the park and it was going fine with the girls (who were 3 and 5, I think) until their mom showed up to take them for the night. She and the guy ended up getting into a huge fight about my being there and the girls were crying and trying to climb on my lap. I ended the relationship that night. I was just not ready for that level of drama." — P.W. We wanted to do something fun for our first outing. I suggested roller skating. It was all fun times until I slipped while holding Jake’s hand. I pulled Jake down so hard that he hit the rink with his head. He was clearly out of it afterwards so we had to go to the ER. He had a concussion and I had the worst case of guilt ever afterwards. Ten years later and he still teases me about trying to kill him on the first meeting." — D.L. I learned three things that morning: that my boyfriend had kids, that my boyfriend forgot his kids were coming over, and that meeting your boyfriend’s kids when you don’t have a bra or underwear on is SUPER awkward." — B.V. More from The Stir: 20 Signs He’s Not Over His Ex Until our wedding day. He showed up 12 minutes before the ceremony. There literally could not have been a more surprising time for him to arrive. I basically shook his hand and then married his dad." — O.D.