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[quote=Anonymous]Somehow the betrayed parent who is actually there for the child/children (while the cheating parent is checked out and not even showing up for the child/children) is at fault for everything…it’s weird, this thread. It’s not about love/sex/romance, it’s about suddenly putting a new “partner” before your minor children. Just taking off and not notifying your family where you are or when you will be home? And leaving mom or dad to make up lies to cover for you? How is that ok, at all? The parent left at home has to take care of the household, the children, do their job to maintain finances, clean, cook, show the kids love and attention, take care of any pets, the yard work, help the kids with schooling/homework, any sports activities, etc, any number of things that comprise the lives of the children. The other parent just flees and suddenly it’s up to the sucker left at home to facilitate a good relationship with the cheater and the abandoned kids.

Newsflash: it’s up the the parent who is currently checked out to maintain a relationship with his or her kids. Love is not a noun, it’s a verb. Parents don’t get to check out of their kid’s lives and then check back in when they have time or decide they want to be there. Kids need parents all the time.

Since when does unhappiness in a marriage give someone a free pass to stop parenting whenever they want to hook up with a new person?

And then somehow the other parent is responsible for the relationship between the cheater and the kids being ok?[/quote]

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