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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe I'm selfish, but I think that DH should tell his DC when they are old enough that their mother cheated, and that was the reason for the dissolution of the relationship.

She is a selfish, manipulative woman - almost to the point of actively alienating DH from his DC.  And I think they should know who she really is.

At this point, his plan is to only share if they ask with specificity. 
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I would never lie or refuse to tell the truth about a spouse's affair (or my own had I had one), to a child who asked.

OTOH, I did not tell my kids about their father's many, many affairs/infidelities.  They were both under age 5.  I also refused to lie and say we "fell out of love".  I simply explained that parents who live together had to agree about a lot of things -- money, friends, where to live, how to treat each other, etc., that Daddy and I disagreed about some of those things.  We tried to get someone to help us come to an agreement but we couldn't so we would be divorcing, but that even though Daddy and I would no longer live in the same house, they (the kids) would still see their Dad very often even if he didn't live in our home.

My DD never asked any other questions beyond my explanation as to why.  Her only concern was when she would see Dad and what her own living situation would be. [/quote]

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