So my boyfriend and I are young. He’s 20 and I’m 21, he will be 21 this year. We are having our first baby in a few weeks. I am a full time student and he works in construction but has a passion for heavy machinery/equipment operating. We have been living on our own for a little over 2 years now. After doing some thinking and getting advice from my parents we figured the best option for him to do what he loved and be in the best position is to try to join union. For his age if he were to get into a union that would put him in the best position he could possibly be in as far as pay, benefits, and retirement. (He doesn’t have his diploma bc his mom made him drop out his senior year to work). Since him and I have been together and now living together I have really had to help him get his stuff together, he was very lost in life. Anyway, he took his asvab test just to be able to get into Union and he passed! He ended up getting a call to join a union or at least come in for an interview a couple days later! He was so happy and I was beyond proud and happy for him, this is a huge opportunity for our little growing family ❤️. My dad has been super supportive for my boyfriend ever since we’ve been together he gave him tools that he needed, he would check on him just how work was going, how he’s doing, and really helping him stay motivated. He called my dad first to tell him the good news about him passing his test and getting an interview and my dad was also so happy and proud of him. My dad even threw a small bbq to celebrate! This is where it gets rough, he called his parents to tell them the news and he said “I got my results back and guess what?!” And his mom says “you failed?” And he said “the minimum score was 33” and she says “and you got 32”. I could tell this immediately put a damper on him which obviously. However his parents obviously have never done what’s in his best interest and nothing he ever does is good enough for them so often times when things like this happen he ends up not feeling as good about himself as he should. I could imagine it’s extremely hard to feel confident or be proud of yourself when your parents don’t even feel that way with you. He often tells me that it hurts him that my parents are more supportive of him than his own. His dad often complains to him about where he works and how much he’s getting paid and has made him feel really down by telling him he’s not making enough money for a baby, which he is. I give him so much support and encouragement as much as I can but I feel like that goes down the drain when his parents make comments like that and I just don’t know how to help him realize the accomplishments are huge for his age. No matter what is going on in our lives, mainly his, his parents never really have anything good or positive to say they constantly make negative comments like that. I almost want to tell his parents how I see it affecting him but I don’t want them to take it the wrong way and knowing the type of people they are they will definitely take it personally. I would never purposely be confrontational with them but I don’t think they realize the damage they’re doing or I’m not sure if they just don’t care. How should I go about this..?