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Step-Mom Keeps Making Fun Of Guy For Being A Nurse, Opens Up Why: “Childish And Offensive”
Female nurse in uniform with stethoscope looking worried by window, reflecting on challenges in nursing profession.

Stepmom Mocks Stepdaughter’s Boyfriend, Says Nursing Is “A Woman’s Job”

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Anyone who works in medicine knows that nurses are not to be messed with. They’re the ones running hospitals like well-oiled machines, and their role is every bit as vital as any doctor’s. Yet somehow, a surprising number of people still see them as less than.

That’s exactly what one woman found herself dealing with when her stepmom couldn’t stop mocking her boyfriend’s nursing career, calling it feminine and unmanly. She loved her stepmom deeply, but the jokes just kept coming. Unsure how to put a stop to it without damaging their relationship, she turned to Reddit for advice.

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    While the woman works as a doctor, her boyfriend has built his career in nursing

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    That didn’t sit well with her stepmom, who took every chance she could to mock him for it, calling his job feminine and unmanly

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    The author shared more details about the situation in the comments

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    From there, readers chimed in with advice on how to best approach the stepmom

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    The woman later came back with an update, revealing exactly how the conversation played out

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    Readers thought the stepmom’s reasoning was strange, but were ultimately happy with how it all ended

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    Oleksandra is an experienced copywriter from Ukraine with a master’s degree in International Communication. Having covered everything from education, finance, and marketing to art, pop culture, and memes, she now brings her storytelling skills to Bored Panda. For the past six years, she’s been living and working in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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    Oleksandra Kyryliuk

    Oleksandra Kyryliuk

    Writer, BoredPanda staff

    Oleksandra is an experienced copywriter from Ukraine with a master’s degree in International Communication. Having covered everything from education, finance, and marketing to art, pop culture, and memes, she now brings her storytelling skills to Bored Panda. For the past six years, she’s been living and working in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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