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When Wishing Does Not Make It So

by Margo Howard

Dear Margo: I have a 25-year-old son who has been married to his high-school sweetheart for less than two years. Several weeks ago I found out he was cheating on her, and I confronted him. He subsequently told his wife, who left him and moved in with my husband and me. (She is not close with her own family.) We love her dearly. My son's behavior is distressing, to say the least. He got a DUI two months ago, told his older sister he had been on a cocaine binge for two months (which he later de ...

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Posted by: Geraldine Bingham
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Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:00 AM

The Mother in law is rigt to take the side of the daughter in law. The son needs extensive help and coddling him isn't going to help andything. My one sister coddled her exhusband up until recently and a few others. She ended up in trouble and I ended up with her children to raise. I wouldn't trade anything for these kids though. I feel so fortunate for having them. Yes I have to deal with alot; but these kids deserve better. The lady who is dissatisfied with her husband should look within herself. There is more to a marriage than two people. You have to look into yourself, know yourself and like yourself in order to make things work better in life. I've had that experience of doing that. I lost five brothers in a fire when I was little and doing this; along with my faith has helped tremendously.

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