Its even worse when the betrayer is your own kid who is purposely trying to hurt your feelings.
Three months intodatingher, he found out that she had a daughter named Lisa.
She had the kid when she was a teen.
The couple then decided to getmarriedin 2019, and two years later, he adopted Lisa.
He even cared a lot for Lisa and did not make her feel like she wasnt his daughter.
Studies have shown that positivestepchild and stepparentrelationships can reduce childrens stress, academic problems, and negative internalization.
A year after adopting Lisa, his wife gave birth to their son, Marc.
She decided to become a stay-at-home mom, and he was fine with her decision.
But he began to realize that she was spending a lot of time with her friends.
She also seemed to constantly be texting and even exited the room when she was on call.
It seemed like she only did that for one specific friend.
Research onbetrayalhas found that infidelity and dishonesty can be traumatic and cause considerable distress to the individual.
The man broke down in tears when he realized that his stepdaughter knew about his wifes affair.
She even went so far as to say he wasnt her real dad.
If the victim cares about or trusts the perpetrator a lot, it can lead to high betrayal trauma.
It must have hurt him severely to be betrayed by two people whom he trusted so much.
When commenters asked the poster how he felt about Lisa, he shared: she isnt 9 yrs old.
She fully understood what she said.
i want to be in her life.
i love her to death.
but c’mon explain to me how I can i excuse whatever bs she told me.
she needs to learn that this isnt how you talk to your father.
Even if she was biologically mine, she needs to see consequences.
After the incident, the man left and took Marc with him.
He stayed at his parents house and began drinking himself to sleep every day.
He decided to cancel his stepdaughters private tuition and her extracurricular activities.
Survivors of betrayal traumaoften dont seek support from people and struggle with regulating their emotions.
Luckily for him, his parents were willing to look after him and his son.
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