Dad only seemed interested in sleeping with other women even when mum needed him
DEAR DEIDRE: I WAS devastated when I learned my mum had cancer, but Dad only seemed interested in having sex with other women.
He was messing around until the day she died.
I’m a 15 year-old boy and I hate my dad for it.
Mum died of cancer and we didn’t have a chance to make nice memories – it was all so quick.
Mum would say to me that he was “working late” but even I knew he was meeting women.
I recently saw messages on his phone from a dating site. I knew his passwords and saw conversations between him and other women arranging sex.
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I can’t confide in my other relatives.
I feel Dad is betraying me as well as Mum’s memory. Should I confront him?
DEIDRE SAYS: You could, but he’s entitled to a private life so ignore his phone from now on.
Tell him a message flashed up and you know about his affairs. It may be a wake-up call that some sensitivity and diplomacy wouldn’t go amiss where you’re concerned.
Nobody knows what a relationship is truly like unless you’re in it. Your mother may have chosen to ignore what your father was doing.
You’ve had a tough time so please do confide in someone you trust. Some bereavement counselling will help.
Contact (0808 808 4994) which has counselling for under 25s.
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