Dad is badmouthing Mom after abruptly divorcing her, but he’s also picking up the tab for the letter writer’s “dream wedding.”
I’m at a complete loss. About a year ago, my father uprooted our close-knit and happy family by announcing he wanted to divorce my mom after 30 years of marriage. This has absolutely gutted my family and ruined our family friendships because of the disinformation he’s spreading about her.
How can I make my mom happy, cut off my dad and still somehow have a happy wedding, if possible? Please help.First, you just learned about the girlfriend. Don’t do anything rash. Wait till the news settles. Now, parents’ big dreams do work sometimes, where parent and kid are mostly aligned and you both go “yay!” Plus, it may seem like something you can do for your mom at a terrible time, which would in turn help you feel better.But these options apply only if they’re realistic, and they’re not here. Your dad is not paying the bill — not when you take moral issue with what he’s telling people . There’s no looking the other way at “disinformation” just so he pays the bill.
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