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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.

While I would never have guessed it, and many predicted otherwise, my Ex stepped up as a parent during our separation. Other than a few month lapse when another new lady entered his life briefly a bit later, he has been a much better father since his affair came out and our marriage ended. Many suspected he would lose interest and gradually fade out of our lives. The affair partner baled too and he now had his daughter to get to know and actively parent.

She was young enough not to remember much of this. My daughter has been completely shielded from knowing about the affair and other marital issues. My hope is she never finds outs. Should she find out, I hope she is at the maturity level that she understands good people can make really really crappy choices sometimes. I also hope she understands that while I am able to forgive him, I was not able to remain married to him.

He was not a good father for the first few years, but I am incredibly thankful for him stepping up. Especially so as he eventually confessed he had never wanted to be a parent, yet he knew it was expected of him. You can tell he adores her now and she adores her daddy. I would never want to do anything to jeopardize the relationship they have.

He flunked marriage, but is doing pretty awesome in the parenting department. [/quote]

You have really low standards for fatherhood.[/quote]

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