Dealing with parents divorce as an adult

Unfortunately my dad has been cheating on my mom and got caught today. And I’m pretty sure my mom has had enough. And wants a divorce. Obviously I’m not a child anymore, and told them that it’s their life and they don’t need to worry about being together for me. Was wondering if anyone has gone through it and any advice getting through it. It’s just a awful time, I don’t know what I’m suppose to do. And lots of family money involved.

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Be a supportive presence without participating in the poo-slinging. Family money fights can get ugly and go on for many years. Sometimes ending in excommunication. Don’t be that guy.

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Be a supportive family member. Be the lubricant and bridge that help them communicate with each other, if necessary.
They may both get another new partner, and by the same token, be supportive and open-minded about their choices.
They were your parents after all. I really can’t think of any hurtful or harmful thing they may do to their kids. It’s not too much of an issue when the kids are grown-ups.

I remember when I found my mother was cheating on my dad when I was 18. The boss of the company I was working at said the wisest thing to me “We are all just children, don’t judge her”.

Your dad has no more idea of what he is doing in his life than you do .

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I was four when my parents got divorced, so I’m a little hazy on the details. But from observing a lot of divorces over the years, my advice would be not to take sides whatever happens. They may not be a couple anymore, but they’ll always be your parents. Just be as supportive as you can to both of them…they’re both in for a rough ride ahead.

I knew what he meant, but it didn’t stop the image coming into my mind…

Not much to add, but I’ve been there. It’s the oldest story in the world, but it always surprises people when it happens. Anyway, try not to take sides, but support them both, even though it seems to have been your father’s fault. Let them (or their lawyers) do the fighting over the money. It will all settle down eventually, even if not everybody really gets over it. (My mother still obsesses over her divorce, 25 years later.)

LOL.
You guys should watch less porn.
Even if lubricant is literally what it is, it may mean oil used to make engines move smoothly.

Watch less porn? That doesn’t compute.

No matter how you spin your comment, there’s sexual orientation to it.

@Andrew0409 I don’t have any experience and can’t give any personal advice, but hang in there. Don’t forget about asking for help to those closer to you for relief.

When you’re referring to people, lubricant usually has a different meaning. Context is important.

What if you’re referring to cows, Doctor? :ponder:

You filthy pervert!

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That’s actually a photo from their advertising literature!

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Thanks for clearing that up.

Notice how they place the emphasis on fertility. Damn humans just use us as breeding machines…

It’s all a mess right now. My fathers family have been trying to reconcile with my mom and stuff. Really weird, I guess it’s like saving face or something for the family. My mothers side just want her to leave back to Korea or with her family in the states.

Does anyone know much laws on adultry if there are any in taiwan. I found out my fathers been giving her money. I don’t know how much. But is there anything to make sure non of the family estate ever falls into the women’s hands or even if I any legal action can be taken on money already spent on her. I don’t want this gold digger who messed up the whole family to ever get a penny.

Criminal Code
http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=C0000001

Article 239

A married person who commits adultery with another shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year; the other party to the adultery shall be subject to the same punishment.

Article 245

Prosecution for an offense specified in Articles 238 and 239 and paragraph 2 of Article 240 may be instituted only upon complaint.
A spouse who connives or forgives the offender of Article 239 has no right to complaint.

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Don’t make the mistake of blaming the woman…it takes two to tango.

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