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Q: so a few weeks ago i went to a play with my mom and my best friend, and then on the way home my mom dropped me off at my dads house first (my parents are divorced and i was at his house that week) then she dropped my friend off. i didnt think anything of it at the time. so the next day i was talking to my friend and she was telling me all this stuff that her and my mom had talked about after i had gotten out of the car. she said that my mom asked her if she new why her and my dad had gotten divorced and my friend said no, becuase she didnt, and then she said that my mom told her that they got divorced because my dad was having an affair!! this was the first time a had heard anything about this. i am 15 right now and my parents got divorced when i was 12, and a little while after they got divorced, my dad got a girlfriend, and a little bit after they told me she was pregnant, and now, i have a new baby brother thats 9 months old. so, you do the math. i dont know what to think, should i believe what my mom told her, that he had an affair?? before i heard this, i never had the slightest thought he ever did that, its so not him. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINK AND ITS CREEPING ME OUT THAT THERE IS EVEN A POSSIBILITY THAT HE WOULD DO THAT TO MY MOM. so, on to my question, if you were in my position, what would you think? anything will help!
thanks in advance :)
I think that you need to talk to your mom. Perhaps the reason she brought this up to your friend was that she really wanted to talk to you about it, and deep down inside felt your friend would tell you for her. While I do think that this was an inappropriate move on her part, especially since you're not an adult, what's done is done.

Keep in mind that all people make mistakes. If, indeed, this is true, you may feel resentment toward your father. But remember you're his daughter, and his romantic life and decisions (bad as that one was) are his business. He may have been unhappy with his relationship with your mother, or he may have simply had a very screwed up personal life. Confronting him will not be the best idea.

This is clearly bothering you, and obviously is still on your mothers mind. So talk to her. Don't judge, and don't act like her friend, because you're not. You are her daughter.

I hope this helps.


thx :)

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