I feel his intimate friend is a traitor to my mother and if I could ever accept her, I would be a traitor to my mother. Throughout life, you will be pushed to your limits, and each time, it will feel like it cant possibly get any worse, butmore often than not, it will. I was so stunned, I didnt say much, just sat there and cried and told him I thought it was too soon. Wait. I am not casting doubt on this woman or saying she is financially motivated. I have supported them all the way why cant they both respect my late mother my mom lets her wear my late mothers clothes sleeps here and at their condo it bothers me Im wrong to feel this way? That would not be my idea of telling those who are angry, devastated, confused and yes feeling it is wrong, disrespectful and hurting the very person you say you want to make happy in the end, DOES CLASS AND DECENCY RIGHT A BELL IN YOUR INCONSIDERATE AND SELFISH MIND? How do I deal with my fathers need to include his new girlfriend in all of our family activities? He was not the only person to conclude thus. Issues like this will continue to arise, for example, when we begin having our own children, and we will continue to grow farther apart. I know this was very long, but I had to get these things off my chest. We would talk on the phone for long periods of time. She moved to Silicon Valley in 2017 to help start YouTube's Public Figures business, a team that helps traditional celebrities and TikTokers start YouTube channels. It's really, devastating sadness that people grow old and suddenly at I wanted to scream, youre only able to say that since my MOM is dead.. Needless to say I didnt sleep all night and sent my father a heartfelt email telling him how I felt about the situation. Am I crazy for feeling so disgusted? But from your comments, I believe we each feel pretty much the same. My mom was dads age, a size 14, short, and conservative looking with a mom-type haircut. Its over. I know that for me there is a desire not to cross my fathers wishes. My dad was cleaning up the house to sell because my mom and I were planning on living together when he moved to his girl friend across the country. I am still having a hard time coping with her death. Now he has found a lady friend, a very nice woman his age and of the catholic faith like him. In addition, there are several new tasteful furnishings in the garage, including a poster-size image of his girlfriend, and a multi-picture montage including an 8 x 10 OF HER BIKINI BUTT!? When I was about 16 my friends Mum was dropping me off a short distance from my home when her car would not start late on a Sunday. I do love my mother and it hurts me and my sister when she says she would rather have dads buddies or the neightbors come to help her instead of having us over. He really never had time to grieve her passing before he jumped up and remarried either. She found out through a friend that dad did this/had these kind of toys. Its one thing to have pictures of strangers in bikinis in a garage, but a person you are trying to have a motherly relationship with?!? I felt this as I jumped off a waterfall in Ithaca the summer before my junior year of college when I decided to move to upstate New York for the summer. He cant go around the sadness or loneliness he feels. At 62. Im trying not to blow up over this but her actions have made me so angry and my father knows that. We are doing our best to cope with things. He said he LOVED (his emphasis) this woman and that they had plans to be together. In time, you will learn to work around it and not let it absorb you and suck you up. One was Next time do a proper job and Whatever you do never ever tell her what happened. It occured before they were fully living together.He knew she would humiliate him over having a weakling daughter. Can you find a friend who will just listen and not judge? He wants to include her in all of our family gatherings and has told me that he expects me to become friends with her. I feel the pain of all the daughters on this website and Im glad I found this site. I am just not going to feel sorry for someone who is disliked by both her family and his. I basically have had to wash my hands of the situation. The reality that my Widower Boyfriend (WBF) was deeply involved with someone (me) other than their mother was a shock for the AC. He does not dare ask if she will be staying for a few days. Stage one: denial. Me and my sibling have tried to talk to him, but to no avail, its all about him!!! HEAD OVER HEELS in love, even now. I mentally slapped myself about the head striving to gain acceptance of my terrible situation. he lied to me before when i asked him of his relationship and goes off to see her whenever he wants. Its something that I cant control and I probably will never like her. We had a big argument a little over a year ago and hurtful words and letters were exchanged. But I hope she comes out of it. What to do? So it could give you all a place to work out your many feelings. I met this wonderful man who I could talk very easily about my feelings of loss of my late husband and he could do the same with me. Now, almost 4 months later they are still together. Its during times of grief like these that we need the support of our family and friends, we dont need to be torn apart by it. Their union spanned 30 years and they have an adult child. Its no good getting mad at the shark because it attacks you. I suppose if you married an orphan and there is no family to consider that may seem just fine. Forgiveness will change your life. I took an overdose. I felt like this was manipulative, she refused to get a job & had always lived as a stay at home mom & then got into alcohol instead of eventually going to work when we all were in school. Over the years, I worked through my grief over the loss of my mother and accepted my fathers marriage. And, of course, get her involved with her community and classes for seniors. I was mortified. I have dilema now.My husband died and His son never call or visit.Did not want anything to do with His father we never get explained why son who is 60 years old does not want to talk to father who was 90 years old and died. He refuses to accept that this fear is a big factor in his decision to marry so quickly; The only peace I have is that she will have to answer to God and probably my mother in the end. .I cant believe I found this website. We took a week to plan for the funeral, etc. I was emotionally exhausted. The joke Be nice to your kids they get to pick your care home sounds a little sick. What I got was a Thanks. This took its toll and the widower ended the relationship. One thing I have learned, and that many of the above commenters have not yet accepted, is that I cannot predict how I will feel in the future. What did he do around the house? Sve informacije prezentovane na sajtu su samo INFORMATIVNOG karaktera. Dont be so hard on yourself! He has chosen her over me and Im in straight hell constantly being reminded of my moms death as she is living much better in my house with her nose in the sky and always wnjoying when me and dad fight cuz of her. Thank you for being so honest in your comments. This was a 6.5 year period yikes. The relationship has already caused pain and destruction ;do parents believe things will improve? NTA your mom's "bUt fAmiLY" was just a manipulation to get her bills paid. When they first got married people who attended church with them told me that she had my Dad on a leash and that he seems to aimlessly follow her around and do what she wanted. Maybe there is a positive side that we havent encountered yet Im still waiting. My dad started using Facebook and was always on it. If that is not what he wants, the answers are no. Nothing aside from the aspects of sickness (hospital beds, handled toilet seats, medications, etc) changed in our house. I dont understand her and I never will. Now, Im no expert on how to handle death. I did because I loved him and felt so very sad for him losing mom and dealing with his own cancer. Everyone has pain & heartaches in their lives Im sure they have it too. She has tried her best to destory our family and keep us away from my dad. Because if he were to be gone tomarrow I would regret not trying. The only thing that has gotten me through these years have been that I feel her presence still with me and her telling me that I should focus on my family and not let things get me down. He was pushing us to meet her and was relentless. Its at once comforting to find other people who relate, and daunting to imagine that these feelings might not fade with time and age. We do not live together. It seems more like she is having a party instead of respecting my fathers memory. Where they went, what they ate, how they laughed.so I set to trying to say the right thing and be supportive even thought I didnt like the idea of this woman. My mom passed away in February & the woman that came knocking at my front door was my moms first cousin. I wish you the best through these troubling hours. I just pray so much that the lady he is dating is the woman she says she is and that she and I can find a way to bond over common interests. You will never trust your fathers love for you again. It is also the mother of a friend i had in elementary school. I know she doesnt even know what I am going through, as she was never even a mom.. How can she ever begin to be that for me.. Is it even on her radar? So, I told him that were no longer a part of each others lives. there is nothing you can say, but a shoulder to lean on and an ear to listen will always help. . Even before he met me they didnt want him to socialize with anyone else. When two people are together for along period of time and one passes the other is not use to being alone. If she calls when Im there or I come in, he gets off the phone. She and my dad were married for over 54 years and had the picture of a beautiful, loving marriage, one that any couple would aspire to have. , Background, 1 I got married and my house in a 55 and over was empty. I had a conversation with him already telling him that he should not bring his gf to our home but after a year of my moms death he seemed to forget about everything we talked about and has started allowing her to sleep in our house! From what he tells me she has helped him through a difficult time and how can I be happy knowing that he is not. So its important not to get caught up in a trap of constantly comparing the two or making them a nemesis of one another when one is living and one is not. Give me a break. Im not sure what to say to him or how to react to all of this. No doubt this will bring people to say I cant see things from the other side. I couldn't help but feel like my world was quickly falling apart. My father is with this person every single day & calls him at least 3 times a day. You get to live your life. She went on vacation with her friends this past week (it was a pre-planned vacation and she didn't want to go, but we convinced her it would be a good idea for her to go). Dad died, my older brother, and i am 26 years old family. It is his house to do with as he pleases and financially, my small family cant pick up and go. I feel angry and stressed. Millions of my name to deal with her, my step father. I slept every night for 3 months in the hospital with him bc he couldnt talk or use his arms to alert the nursing staff to his needs. I asked where is this all coming from he says he has the need for speed. Probably not how can she afford anything without a job? How bazaar! People that immediately jump into a relationship and force it on their families are wrong in doing so. I am so sad because we were so close. She was diagnosed in 1999 and suffered through 4 years of chemo treatments and finally succumbed to the disease. They seem to have no interest in having any relationship with my husband and me, not even a superficial one. I will never forget my dad showing me how match.com worked. Not giving him a chance. He drops everything for her,he sits all afternoon with her oap pal,has tea or dinner with them,we were lucky if we had 1 meal a week with dad at table. There is a saying in England There is no fool like an old fool. From reading the other posts, it appears the only answer it to wait for an unspecified length of time or wait and hope that the children will approve. Of course, now he says the cruise has absolutely nothing to do with my mom and doesnt know why I think it does. My dad had been laid off and began taking care of her at home since she wasnt physically able to take care of herself. You do not wake up one day and say Oops Ive fallen in love. he sold his home and moved into the womans house. He travels for his job and since I am going to school full time now, I have been house sitting for him while he is gone. I find myself totally devastated over this but because I love him very much & understand his loneliness, I now stay silent in how I truly feel. Hello my. Im just trying to have a good relationship. People spend more time debating which car they will buy than Is this person suitable or are they just making themselves available?. done. I have to tell you that although Britain is a first world country there are many people who see the U.S as a golden ticket. When someone dies, especially a mother, the significant other isnt the only one to suffer a loss, it involves the entire family. Let go. All her sisters have families and are married She has never been married and has no children. However I am pretty blessed that my mother never seem to mention any issue. Your choice. My parents were married for 39 years so I only knew them together. All I can say is I am so glad that I came across this website. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tips-for-when-your-widowe_b_5942444 When he moved in with her she did not even have a grab rail put in for the shower. I lost my dad who had a great relationship with me for 50+ years.. My kids had a great grandpa for 15+ years. She is an adult. Certificates, awards etc. What makes you all think you have the right to tell your parent what they can and cannot do in their own home and how they should live the rest of their life? Hi Sonia, Why is running her kids than megan! WebAnswer (1 of 3): Well you can't bring him back , but be there for her, if she does irrational things support them, trauma is the hardest pill to swallow I know. I forgot to mention in my original post, but I need to mention this also. Her words to me: your Dad is with me and my family now, your gonna lose your Dad, hes going to pick me over you and at my daughters wedding Im dancing with your Dad, you cant. Dad and I always had a great relationship, lunch, golf, fishing, talks on the phone. I cannot believe how selfish some of these comments are. But he wasnt the only one affected upon his wifes death as Lisa B. commented. The fall out from J taking this woman as his partner were more disastrous than I ever could have imagined. My mom is very smart and resourceful, and she went from that to hopelessness almost overnight. I understand that, but it was still entirely too soon when he began a relationship months later, she moved into our house and slept on my moms side of the bed less than 6 months after my moms death, they were quickly engaged and married less than 20 months after my mom had died. However, she missed grocery shopping and cooking. These adult kids need to mind their own businessget a life, get a job>support their self. I decided I was going to finish school for her and myself (which I did!). Instead, he announced his engagement a mere 3 month and 3 weeks after her death. My father has warned me for years that he considers that children owe their parents however bad the parent may be. Up to protect her passing. If you've lost someone you're close to, you might recognize some of these. I was 19 and it was completely unexpected. Just over 2 years ago my father had a stroke affecting mobility but not speech. I encouraged him to go? But the way that she did it was deceitful. Long story short: The lack of consideration for our feelings is slowly breaking up our relationship with her. She fought so bravely, and had pockets of success, only to be followed by a very quick decline (3 weeks from notice of having months to live). I lost my mother almost a year ago (Feb. 2008) and my father started spending time with an old friend from his past, 8 months later. Im grown, so his actions should be of no concern to me! I attempted to counsel my dad on the timing and the possible reasons he wanted to pursue this intimate relationship and the reasons he should wait. He checked out. Your father may not recognise the implications of how his actions will impact generations. She was also in the same boat as yours that almost none of her friends had lost a spouse yet so nobody really understood what she was going through. I really dont know how he can do anything more hurtful at this point. It is the next normal step n a solid relationship, but it is not in their view. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. she spent nights with him and then he would go to church and act goody goody and finally he married the woman after a year. I understand him wanting to sell the house because mom died in itbut to move so far away! Ten weeks after my mothers death this woman began coming to stay in the house.I cannot describe the awfulness of that time. My father has no friends so thats why hes so desperate to be with her. Your father says talking with women online makes him feel better. All I can say is that there are many reasons why we want to date and go on with our life. My dad projects a lot of hatred towards my mom for leaving us kids a portion of the estate. Thanks to whoever can help or give some insight. I fly down as often as I can but this last time he told me not to come down bc (girlfriend) will be there. Her. Wow Andrea. Your new love has you to keep him occupied all they have is pain and sadness and memories of someone they had loved and lost. I lost my mom to septic shock after routine gallbladder surgery at the end of October, 09. Im the other woman in his life and as such, need to get over my mom and accept the GF because he loves her and is happy and my happiness does not matter hes the one who deserves to be happy, not me. Loss impact every person in a different way and we all need to process that loss. We live nine hours apart, and I suggested meeting somewhere in the middle with a counselor. Since we set the woman in icu, a world of my dad liked and suddenly at 53. It doesn't matter who your people are, just make sure you have them and you let them in. Eventually I realized that the best way I could support and care for her during the pandemic was to enjoy a daily telephone call. When my wife shot herself, I felt abandoned; I thought I would never be able to trust anyone again, especially a woman. We had a good relationship with each other. By letting go, you are taking control of your life rather than letting your emotions control you. Mothers Day is this Sunday, I have told my Dad that I wont be around. Anyway, I am furious about this entire situation. Basically, if I didnt offer to help, this is the route it would have gone. To make it worse my Dad moved 7 hours from all of us kids and we havent heard from him very often. Then he moved a hour away with Marsha for the summer where it is cooler and and they were living in an RV, but them she bought a cabin. Good luck. So living here with him has made it very hard on me. Thats your decision. I actually think I will call her today and see if she wants to see a movie. He only started dating after a few years (well, to what we know and thats fair in my eyes). From this I feel like I have been able to step back and gain some insight, and this insight has brought me some healing and clarity. I have gone through the grief process from both sides. I dream about and think about it constantly and it was very traumatizing to me. I think part of it, for me, is that I feel like if I accept my dad having a new woman in his life, I am being disloyal to my mom. Trying to make me feel bad I guess, but I was so happy to have a place for myself.

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