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I Wish My Kids Knew the Truth

2025/2/25
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Duncan: 我与妻子结婚13年,育有两个孩子,14岁和12岁。妻子婚外情后,我们尝试过修复关系,但最终离婚。离婚后,妻子与婚外情对象同居。孩子们知道我们离婚了,但不知道具体原因。他们有时会问我为什么离婚,因为我们看起来很幸福。我曾要求妻子向孩子们解释,但她还没有这样做。我很担心孩子们会因为不知道真相而对未来的人际关系产生不安全感。我纠结于是否应该主动告诉孩子们真相,以及如何告诉他们。 我担心如果隐瞒真相,孩子们会对婚姻和人际关系产生不健康的认知,认为关系破裂是突然发生的,而不是一个长期累积的过程。他们可能会因此在未来的感情中变得更加不安全和焦虑。 另一方面,我也担心直接告诉他们真相会对他们造成伤害,特别是考虑到他们对父母离婚的悲伤经历。我希望能找到一个平衡点,既能保护孩子们的感情,又能让他们了解事情的真相。 Dr. Laura: 我认为Duncan应该诚实地告诉孩子们,他前妻选择与婚外情对象同居。虽然孩子们还小,但他们已经到了可以理解一些事情的年龄。隐瞒真相对他们未来的感情发展不利,可能会让他们对婚姻和人际关系产生不健康的认知。 Duncan可以如实地回答孩子们的提问,但详细情况可以引导他们去询问他们的母亲。这样既尊重了孩子的知情权,也避免了Duncan独自承担所有解释的责任。 同时,我也认为Duncan在处理婚姻问题上表现得很好,他努力尝试修复关系,并且在离婚后也尽力维护孩子们的利益。他有效地反驳了女性主义治疗师的观点,这体现了他对自身和家庭的责任感。 重要的是,孩子们需要了解事情的真相,这有助于他们健康地成长和发展。隐瞒真相只会让他们在未来的人际关系中更加不安全和焦虑。

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A caller, Duncan, discusses his divorce after 13 years of marriage due to his wife's infidelity. They attempted reconciliation but failed, leading to a divorce and the children's subsequent questions about their parents' seemingly happy marriage.
  • Wife's infidelity after 13 years of marriage
  • Attempted reconciliation and counseling
  • Divorce in 2022
  • Children's initial grief and subsequent adjustment
  • Wife moved in with the man she had an affair with

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Duncan wishes he hadn't agreed to keep his wife's affair a secret from their kids now that she's living with the man she left them for. 

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