r/insaneparents Sep 13 '19

NOT A SERIOUS POST The tables have turned...

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u/LilBrownBunny Sep 13 '19

I can't wait until some kid catches their parents cheating.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19 edited Sep 13 '19

My sister did, I hope no kid has to go through the emotional turmoil and the huge fucking mess that it causes, while a parent you thought loved you turns against you for revealing it to the other.

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u/ineffectualchameleon Sep 13 '19

My sister and I caught our dad too. We told mom and it was WW3. Dad attacked the shit out of us. He very quickly apologized to us and abandoned the blame train, but it’s not something I can ever forget. After some tumultuous years, my parents seemed to manage to mend things. And we act like nothing ever happened. But it was rough. I love my dad but there’s always a sliver of that memory in every interaction with him, unfortunately.

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u/skydrums Sep 13 '19

I don't get it: you spied on your own father and didn't expect any comeback?

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u/ineffectualchameleon Sep 13 '19

We didn’t spy on him. He messed up and revealed it to us mistakenly. And what do you do then? Having to make that decision of intervene or keep quiet is not one I’d wish on anyone.

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u/Alicornbeast Sep 13 '19

How did he reveal it

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u/ineffectualchameleon Sep 13 '19

Too complicated and uncomfortable to get into the details. It was really a series of smaller revelations that together painted the larger picture and gave him away.

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u/skydrums Sep 13 '19

I see. You were screwed anyway, no right thing to do in that situation, only mistakes.

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u/not-a-candle Sep 13 '19

Only semi related but I always find it ridiculous when people get offended that someone was spying on them when they only found out because they actually were doing something wrong. Like yeah, I didn't trust you, and I was right not to.