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Reply to "Stepmoms: were you the AP who broke up the marriage?"
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[quote=Anonymous]Depends on the age of the child. When the adults normalize the behavior, the child learns not to trust vows and promises. This will become a thing in their future relationships. The kids I know who were allowed to witness and react to the pain of the betrayal and know that is was a betrayal and not OK, developed stronger adult relationships and were more likely to take vows seriously and keep their own vows. At a certain age, you sacrifice the child's view of a cheating parent for the sake of their future adult relationships. But not when they are so young that they need the parental bonds to form personal security. Its OK and healthy to hold a negative opinion about bad and immoral behavior. It is also important to learn to forgive the person for the wrong they did (which is not the same as accepting or normalizing the behavior).[/quote]
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