Among the many undoubtedly wise pieces of advice regarding family life, there is one that inrelationshipsthat have clearly exhausted themselves, you should find the strength to let go and move forward. Well, the father of the author of our story today definitely overdid it – he began looking for a new relationship without ending the current one.
What makes him look even uglier here is that the man had three kids, and his wife, while he was looking for love on the side, was in hospice with cancer. However, let’s give the floor to theuser u/Virtual_Credit_9458– the son of this guy.
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The author of the post is 17 years old and he lost his mom to cancer 4 years ago
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The teen’s father did not behave so decently back then, dating other women while his wife was in hospice
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Moreover, when the woman passed away, the man literally withdrew from parenting, thus the author had to take care of his younger siblings on his own
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So, the Original Poster (OP) is now 17 years old, and he honestly admits that he doesn’t have a good relationship with his father. It all started four years ago, when the mom of the author and his younger siblings was terminally ill, and their own dad at that time was actively looking for a new relationship. According to the OP, while his mother was in hospice, he caught his father with two different women – and this became a seriouslytraumatic experiencefor the boy.
Moreover, after his wife passed away, the man completely retreated into his own life, essentially putting the responsibility of taking care of his siblings on his eldest son. Yes, the original poster and the younger kids really had to grow up early – and somehow the boy honestly admitted to his dad that he never wanted to be like him.
Several years passed – and the OP’s dad met another woman, quickly got married to her, and after a couple of months, she was already pregnant and lived under the same roof with the author. The woman tried to build a good relationship with her new husband’s kids, but they weren’tparticularly eagerto communicate with her.
The stepmother called the speech ‘disgusting,’ but the original poster is adamant that he and his siblings are doing the right thing. However, the teen still decided to ask other people online for some kind of advice.
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“To be honest, I feel sorry for the kids involved in this situation. The newborn child – because they are certainly not to blame for anything, and, of course, the three other kids who had to face such a difficult, traumatic experience at such an early age,” says Irina Matveeva, apsychologistand certified NLP specialist, whomBored Pandaasked for a comment over this situation.
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