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My moms service, and the rest of my life
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 71820" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>A good memorial service for your mother was something you needed in so many ways.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you're pacing carefully through all of this. If you can come out the other side of this as friends with him, it will be a remarkable achievement. There will undoubtedly be times when friendship will seem laughable - I've seen this with a couple of my sisters when they split from their husbands. But later on, things settled down to a good working relationship for the sake of the kids and their needs.</p><p></p><p>You need this time, I think you're very wise to look at it in that light. And to make him tell his mother - also very wise. He needs to openly acknowledge what he's done and his role in it all, and to not keep making it seem like you are the guilty party.</p><p></p><p>I like what your counsellor told you - he says he didn't want to leave, but by having the affair he already has.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere in there, with all you've been through, all the compromises you've made over the years, is the real Karen trying to find a way out. Have fun getting to know her all over again!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 71820, member: 1991"] A good memorial service for your mother was something you needed in so many ways. I'm glad you're pacing carefully through all of this. If you can come out the other side of this as friends with him, it will be a remarkable achievement. There will undoubtedly be times when friendship will seem laughable - I've seen this with a couple of my sisters when they split from their husbands. But later on, things settled down to a good working relationship for the sake of the kids and their needs. You need this time, I think you're very wise to look at it in that light. And to make him tell his mother - also very wise. He needs to openly acknowledge what he's done and his role in it all, and to not keep making it seem like you are the guilty party. I like what your counsellor told you - he says he didn't want to leave, but by having the affair he already has. Somewhere in there, with all you've been through, all the compromises you've made over the years, is the real Karen trying to find a way out. Have fun getting to know her all over again! Marg [/QUOTE]
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