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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. I think so. I have multiple issues with the claim that they can't be.

One, I don't like the implication that you can't be a good parent unless you're perfect.  No one is perfect.  Yes, cheaters are very imperfect but non-cheating partners have their flaws as well.  Children should not have expectations of perfection toward their parents. We are all highly flawed people trying to do our best. That has to be good enough.

Second, I think that cheated-upon partners (usually wives) tend to see children as extensions of themselves and that's just not so.  Your children are separate beings, their needs are separate from yours, meeting their needs has nothing to do with meeting yours.

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Sure they can be just like they can be faithful. But the fact is the same character traits that are found in a cheater are also found in a bad parent, like being self absorbed and unable to form lasting bonds or using sex as a way to form bonds.

Somebody who is schizophrenic can be a good parent it just that most are not.

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