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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you don't really have a choice.  I learned from unfortunate past experience with my own dad that men really aren't capable of being alone, and their need for female companionship transcends their (lesser) needs for: respect for their spouse, family, their own children, dignity, and decency.  Your dad is going to go ahead with this no matter how you feel about it, and if you oppose it or express displeasure, YOU are the one he will eliminate from his life.  HIS needs come first, as evidenced by his breezy request to bring his woman to your family's home.  HE isn't concerned about the impact this has on the grand kids because they are trappings of his last female companion (his wife), who is no longer available to him, hence the grand kids are now less important than his new female companion.

Thanks, Dad, for giving me this insight into human/male nature.  Oh yes, I need therapy![/quote]

So, your experience with your father gives you this insight into every single man on Earth?   :roll:   You've got issues.[/quote]

Well, it's been my experience too. Expect your fathers life to be dictated by the new woman and her family. Your father will stop attending his grandchildren so functions in lieu of hers. On the bright side, if she wants him so badly that she is willing to interrupt a marital relationship--which, by the way, folks, only ends upon death or divorce--then she can be his caretaker when he gets sick. The only thing to be wary of is your father dipping into your mothers assets or neglecting her care and financial needs. In that case, I would either push him to divorce her and handle the proceeds from the divorce settlement in her interest, or become her guardian and petition for the divorce yourself. You don't want your mom getting substandard care or, God forbid, the plug pulled too soon because Betty needs $ to send her grandkids to private school. [/quote]

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