US EditionAsking Eric: After My Parents’ Divorce, It’s Hard Not to Pick a Side
- A recent college graduate wrote to Eric about their parents' nasty divorce involving infidelity and remarriage in their childhood church community.
- The divorce followed the mother’s extramarital affairs after the author left for college, leading her to leave the stay-at-home father and remarry her latest fling.
- Counselors advised the author not to pick sides and to maintain relationships with both parents despite being disappointed by the mother’s choices and feeling sympathy for the father.
- The father expressed readiness to reconcile and accept the mother back, while the mother explained that she felt unfulfilled and was searching for a "new soulmate," illustrating the complicated emotions at play.
- The author suggests having a conversation with the mother to discuss hurt feelings and allow amends, while acknowledging the ongoing difficulty in forgiving without an apology.
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20 Articles
Asking Eric: I’m struggling not to side with my dad in my parents’ divorce
Dear Eric: I am a single, recent college graduate whose parents have just gone through a very nasty divorce. As much as I love them both, there is a “bad guy” in the whole situation, and it is clearly my mother. She is a successful doctor and was always the primary breadwinner for our family, while my dad has been a stay-at-home dad.After my brother and I left for college, my mother carried on a series of extramarital affairs and ultimately left…
Asking Eric: The ‘bad guy’ in my parents’ divorce was my mom and I’ve had nothing to do with her ever since
DEAR ERIC: I am a single, recent college graduate whose parents have just gone through a very nasty divorce. As much as I love them both, there is a “bad guy” in the whole situation, and it is clearly my mother. She is a successful doctor and was always the primary breadwinner for our family, while my dad has been a stay-at-home dad.
Asking Eric: After my parents’ divorce, it’s hard not to pick a side
Dear Eric: I am a single, recent college graduate whose parents have just gone through a very nasty divorce. As much as I love them both, there is a “bad guy” in the whole situation, and it is clearly my mother. She is a successful doctor and was always the primary breadwinner for our family, while my dad has been a stay-at-home dad.
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Marin Independent JournalAsking Eric: My mother is the bad guy in the divorce. Why should I forgive her?
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NY Daily NewsAsking Eric: After parents’ divorce, adult child picks sides
Dear Eric: I am a single, recent college graduate whose parents have just gone through a very nasty divorce. As much as I love them both, there is a “bad guy” in the whole situation, and it is clearly my mother. She is a successful doctor and was always the primary breadwinner for our family, while my dad has been a stay-at-home dad. After my brother and I left for college, my mother carried on a series of extramarital affairs and ultimately lef…
Asking Eric: Recent college grad, disappointed in mother’s choices, isn’t ready to forgive
Dear Eric: I am a single, recent college graduate whose parents have just gone through a very nasty divorce. As much as I love them both, there is a “bad guy” in the whole situation, and it is clearly my mother. She is a successful doctor and was always the primary breadwinner for our family, while my dad has been a stay-at-home dad.
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