From Nationalpost · · 1m 20s
My son cheated on his wife
A mother struggles to choose sides after her son's affair.
In brief
A mother struggles to choose sides after her son's affair. A mother is stuck choosing between her son and daughter-in-law after he cheated on his wife. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Quick answers
- Whose side is a mother on?
- They’re trying to save their marriage, and I desperately don’t want to be in the middle. But I feel like whatever I do, I’m betraying one of them.
- What is the key takeaway from My son cheated on his wife?
- A mother is stuck choosing between her son and daughter-in-law after he cheated on his wife.
My son cheated
My adult son recently told me he cheated on his wife. They’ve been married for nine years and have two young kids.
I love my son
I was shocked, angry and incredibly disappointed in him. I love my son, but what he did was wrong.
I adore my daughter-in-law
I adore my daughter-in-law. We’re very close, and I think of her as a daughter. She knows about the affair and is devastated.
She’s calling me to cry
She’s been calling me to cry and vent, and I want to be there for her, especially since she lost her own mother a few years ago.
My son thinks I’m taking her side
My son thinks I’m taking her side. He says he knows he screwed up, but he’s still my son and still needs his mother.
Whose side is a mother on?
They’re trying to save their marriage, and I desperately don’t want to be in the middle. But I feel like whatever I do, I’m betraying one of them.
The main idea
A mother is stuck choosing between her son and daughter-in-law after he cheated on his wife.
