I (18M) live alone. I went to visit my parents yesterday as I do every weekend and my mum broke down in tears saying she found out my dad had been cheating on her and now he’s left her. My mum is disabled so this means my older brother and I will have to step up to care for her.
My mum feels like he’s used her. They were together for 25 years. I think everyone knew they didn’t love each other anymore and they are better separate, but I don’t agree with the way my dad’s done it at all obviously.
I’ve spoken with my dad about it yesterday. He was in tears all day and knows he did wrong. He says he’s tried to end things with my mum a few times but felt bad. He just got tired of lying. He’s scared of losing me and my brothers now. He hasn’t eaten in over 24 hours and says the only thing stopping him from “doing something stupid” is the hope of building bridges with me and my brothers in the future.
My mum had told my dad that she’s arranged for someone to go and beat him up because she thinks he’s living a comfortable life now. In reality, he’s going to be homeless, lose his business, and he’s ruined his relationship with his family. I’ve told my mum that he’s destroyed his life enough but he’s still my dad and she better not have arranged anything. My mum now thinks I “have his back”.
How do I straddle the line and keep both parents in my life?
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