SBB, yes, exactly. It's a violation of my oldest son.
You know, I served for over 20 years. There were members of my squad, platoon, what have you that were dirty. Cheated, treated spouses bad, etc. We had to hang out at work, in the field, and during team building social events. Some were cool as all get out to hang out with, but I NEVER brought them around my family. I protected my family from the dirty ones.
He was the same way once. He kept the riffraff away from me and the kids. So I guess that was what was so shocking. Then again, he is delusional and thinks she is great, wonderful, and a devoutly virtuous Catholic, so he probably convinced himself she was "clean".
sparkysable, on the one hand I'm proud my kid can distinguish garbage. On the other hand, it hurt my heart to know that he no longer has his hero to worship. I really didn't want them to know about the A. I felt like if I had told them they would lose a part of their childhood. That hero worship for a great dad. I begged that stupid fucker not to tell them about the A. But he insisted on "making it right". Shame he wasn't man enough to follow through with the making it right part and went back to her ego kibbles.
His fucked up grand jesture of making amends hurt them more than he will ever admit.
And now one has met her and he has had an abysmal fall further from grace.
Uhgggg just uhgggg.
It is what it is I guess. Hurts when you can't protect your babies anymore from truth and life.
OH, and SBB, I didn't break contact, but I really REALLY wanted to. He better not show his face for a while or he might still get kicked in the nads and throat punched.