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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dad had a complete separate family. I learned in 3rd grade. It did taint how I looked at him, but the real loser in my eyes is my mom [b]who flipped out and didn't try to save her marriage. [/b]As a result, my full sibling and I grew up in poverty while the halfs got a pretty cushy upbringing AND our dad. My mom also has spent the last three decades trashing my dad and his mistress.[/quote]

What the heck was there to save? When a man not only has an affair (that might be forgiven if he's truly repentant and takes steps to restore what he has wrecked), but an entire separate family he conceals, he's someone you're better off not having around. I'd say good riddance to bad rubbish in a second, if my partner did that, for reasons too numerous to count... one in the top-five list being that he'd be modelling total dishonesty and lack of respect to our children.

I can relate to it being very hurtful for you that the other kids had a dad who was a part of the family and you didn't after your parents broke up, and I'm in no way making light of that. But that's something you need to trash out with a therapist. Your mother did the right thing, IMO.[/quote]

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