When one of your own breaks the family code of conduct, it shouldn’t be a surprise to them that you’ve cleanly cut them off. Repercussions will always find those who must face them.

Entering a new relationship influences a very specific kind of anxiety, especially when you’re a bit further into your adult life and searching for someone to spend forever with. You cut the games, ensure that the person you’re involved with knows you’re in it for the long haul. You welcome them into your arms as if they’re cut from the same cloth as you are, and combine your DNA to create a children with whom an unbreakable bond forms through care, love, and understanding. You give everything you have to offer to your children because they’re part of your partner. It seems that the family you’ve sought after your entire life didn’t start sooner because everything was leading up to this perfect moment

That’s the thing about future plans… They never seem to stick, those fickle things. You can put all your eggs in one basket for years, only to realize that your partner has been seeing another person behind your back, and your daughter knew. So much for that unbreakable bond… Now, you’re waiting out in the ether, hoping that you’ll wake up from the nightmare that your partner created.

When all is said and done, though, you must find acceptance in anything. You stand up, release yourself from the chains of an infidelity that’s ruined your relationship, and you persevere. As for the children you love? Well, the one who covered up the infidelity shouldn’t expect much.

A man decides to leave his wife after she cheats on him, and their daughter covers up the infidelity with her lies. He decides to take his son in, who admits disgust and has no idea what was going on. Now that the man is financially supporting his son, his daughter comes out of the woodwork. Not so fast. Scroll to read.