Originally Posted by LostOnLeftCoast
Originally Posted by MelodyLane
What a complete piece of trash!! I guess the apple does not fall from the tree. So sorry you had to experience that. Most parents are either indifferent or will support the betrayed spouse. I have never heard of a parent so degenerate that they attacked the betrayed spouse!!

Well, maybe not attack as directly as in this case, but my MIL did blame *me* as the reason she supported my WW's secret plan for divorce despite promising otherwise.

That is not uncommon, though. What is uncommon is a parent actually attacking the BS.

Affairs bring out the best and the worst in surrounding family and friends, IMO.

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In general I would suggest taking whatever your in-laws say with a grain of salt. The old adage "blood is thicker than water" always applies in infidelity, I can pretty much guarantee that.

That only applies to uncaring family members, though. A caring parent is not going to enable and justify infidelity if they care. A caring family member doesn't sit there and do nothing while their child engages in destructive behavior. We have examples of caring parents [of the WS or OP] actually RUN OFF the affair partner. THAT is an example of CARE.

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