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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Admittedly, my dad behaved really badly - affair for multiple years, brought my then-toddler brother to trysts, and had his marriage to my mom annulled so he could marry OW (now his wife/ our stepmom in the Catholic Church). Obviously our home life was dramatically affected when the truth emerged - I was in my mid-teens and my brother was in elementary.

The thing is, at any opportunity my mom will launch into a tirade about this woman. I'm less affected because I left home a couple of years after they split, but my brother dealt with a decade plus of shared custody etc - so I think my mom's narrative affects him more. Once again, I totally understand my mom's anger, but it's exhausting to hear her tear into this woman so often. Frankly, I think it reflects badly on her at this point - this all happened fifteen years ago.

How can I change the subject when she starts up? Is there any way I can gently suggest finding an outlet for her feelings, or indicate that these tirades make me (and my brother) feel uncomfortable? [/quote]

Odd you want to punish your mom who still feels pain, yet probably still talk to your dad for some unknown reason.  I would say put yourself in her place, how would you feel.  Let her get it out of her system from time to time.  Another idea, if it begins to get to be too much remind her she is luckily to be rid of such a creep.  Now the OW is stuck with this loser.[/quote]

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