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July 26, 2005, 10:09 pm PDT

I think You answered your own question

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I feel I should tell my sister but, there are a lot of things that is stopping me. First of all she is on medication for depression, and I don't want her to end up in a mental inst. Next, after I told her husband that nothing would happen their releationship all of a sudden got better. I feel really unconfterable around him but it is not like I can keep from seeing him. My son loves him to death and I know that my sister would be really hurt, and I don't want her to take it the wrong way and be mad at me? Does this sound reasonable or does it sound like I am making up excuses?
I think You answered your own question, now didn't you? It sounds like you are making excuses to me, but only you know for sure. I think it would drive your sister up a wall more, if she found out your bil hit on you and you didn't tell her, than if you just told her. Their relationship didn't get better, he was just worried you would tell his wife, so he began to behave. That shows you, he has the ability to behave when he "chooses" to behave. It's your life, and your decision. Yes, it will open a can of worms, but I would rather be on the side of truth than on deceit once the can is opened, and it very may open from a different direction, and you could be drug into it, if once he is caught with someone else, and tries to drag your name into it then. The acid test should probably be, if the situation were turned around, would you want your sister to tell you, or let your husband go around hitting on other women. I hope this helps
 
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July 28, 2005, 2:33 pm PDT

What about your sister??!!

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I feel I should tell my sister but, there are a lot of things that is stopping me.  First of all she is on medication for depression, and I don't want her to end up in a mental inst. Next, after I told her husband that nothing would happen their releationship all of a sudden got better.  I feel really unconfterable around him but it is not like I can keep from seeing him. My son loves him to death and I know that my sister would be really hurt, and I don't want her to take it the wrong way and be mad at me?  Does this sound reasonable or does it sound like I am making up excuses?

A couple of things you said in your post do sound like excuses to me: first, that your sister is on meds for depression and your concerned that if you told her about her hubby she would end up in an institution-- well you just said before that her husband was pretty useless anyway, that he didn't do a thing with the family and he was crabbing at her when she couldn't clean because of a broken arm-- perhaps HE is why she is depressed!! Second: Your son loves him "to death"...this is something that has to change. Your brother in law has manipulated your son to "love him" alot just to get to YOU...not because he cares for your son...You are the mother, you make the rules- you say no your not going and don't go.

 
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March 17, 2006, 9:22 pm PST

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I feel I should tell my sister but, there are a lot of things that is stopping me.  First of all she is on medication for depression, and I don't want her to end up in a mental inst. Next, after I told her husband that nothing would happen their releationship all of a sudden got better.  I feel really unconfterable around him but it is not like I can keep from seeing him. My son loves him to death and I know that my sister would be really hurt, and I don't want her to take it the wrong way and be mad at me?  Does this sound reasonable or does it sound like I am making up excuses?
WELL JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER I TOLD MY SISTER WHAT HER HUBBY SAID, THEY FOUGHT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WE THOUGH THINGS WERE FINE AFTER THAT BUT THEN THINGS TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORST. AROUND CHRISTMAS MY SISTER DISAPPERED AND NO ONE COULD FIND HER. WELL WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS SHE FIGURED THE ONLY WAY THAT SHE COULD GET OUT OF THE HOUSE WITHOUT SOMETHING HAPPENING TO HER IS TO LEAVE AND NOT LET ANYONE KNOW WHERE SHE IS. WELL AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF LOOKING FOR HER AND FILING POLICE REPORTS SHE CALLED US TO LET US KNOW THAT SHE WAS OK. SHE KNEW THAT IF SHE TRIED TO LEAVE HER HUSBAND HE WOULD NOT LET HER TAKE HER 3 YEAR OLD WITH HER SO SHE JUST TOOK HER SON FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE AND LEFT. SHE HAS NOT STOPPED VISITING HER DAUGHTER BUT HER HUSBAND (MY BIL) STATES THAT SHE ABANDONED HER DAUGHTER. NOW THEY ARE GETTING A DIVORCE AND HE IS TRYING TO GET CUSTODY OF THE LITTLE GIRL. THIS GUY HAD THE NERVE TO ASK ME IF I WOULD COME INTO COURT AND TESTIFY AGIANST MY SISTER THAT SHE WAS A BAD MOTHER BECAUSE SHE LEFT HER DAUGHTER. NEEDLESS TO SAY I LAUGHED IN HIS FACE. MY PARENTS ARE STILL FRIENDS WITH HIM AND STILL CONSIDER HIM THEIR SON. I AM TRYING TO HELP MY SISTER AS MUCH AS I CAN BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IF SHE DOESN'T GET CUSTODY OF HER DAUGHTER. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WHOLE COURT THING WORKS, WHAT ARE HER CHANCES OF GETTING CUSTODY OF HER DAUGHTER?
 


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