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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“I debated waiting until break to tell you, because I know it will be tough to hear, but I don’t want to keep this from you. Your dad is having an affair and has decided to move out. This has been hard on me, obviously, but I will be okay. I don’t know exactly how this will
play out, but I do know that we both love you very much. We both want you to continue to do well in school. And we are both here for you.”[/quote]

+1000 
This is honest without being too emotional. Your kid deserves to know the truth without any emotional manipulation, but it isn’t up to you to protect their father. Good luck in navigating this difficult situation. [/quote] DH already told dc. He told him right away. He literally went from telling me he wants a divorce to calling our kid to break the news. DC texted me. I called and said that I was sorry the news was told to him so quickly, that I would have preferred to be a part of the conversation, and asked if dh had told dc that he has a girlfriend. DC said no, I said "well that's apparently a big part of the story right now." and left it there, asked if dc had any questions or anything they wanted to talk about. (No and no). I asked dc if they wanted to talk to the therapist they had worked with last year and just left that option on the table.  DC has since told me that he's been talking to his friends and asked me if that was weird. I said "you can talk to anyone you need to. This isn't a secret and it's nothing you or I should be ashamed of." I'm SO TIRED. I'm keeping it light with dc - we always text each other memes and Instagram posts so that's kind of where we are right now. I'm bracing for whatever comes next. DH is exhibiting the emotional intelligence of an adolescent boy right now instead of a 60-year-old man with decades of wisdom to draw on. I'm just going to continue trying to keep my side of the street as clean as possible. [/quote]

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