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Two years ago, I got divorced.
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Summary
A woman shares the painful story of her divorce and the resulting strained relationship with her son. Dr. John Delony provides insight, explaining that the son's distance is driven by a sense of disloyalty to his father rather than a lack of love for his mother.
Structure
- 1Woman describes her divorce and estrangement from her son
- 2Dr. John Delony reframes the son's behavior as a conflict of loyalty
- 3The woman realizes her son's distance is not a personal rejection
- 4Dr. Delony offers a new perspective on the son's internal struggle
Product placement
The book 'Building a Non-Anxious Life' by Dr. John Delony is visible on the shelf behind the host.
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two years
got divorced
an affair
16-year-old son
not good
extremely
hurt
understand from
what I did
really don't
relationship at
all
legal joint
custody of
him with
my ex
but he
never
spent the
night with
me
rarely
communicates with
me
weeks at
a time
without seeing
him
feels like
someone has
died
yeah they
have
yes
what was
your
relationship with
him is
died
yeah it's
over
yes
here's
another tension
anytime he
has a
feeling of
I miss
my mom
I just
want to
hug
my mom
I just
want to
go home
there will
be a
hot burning
fire of
disloyalty against
his dad
when he
feels like
that
that makes
sense
so know
this
every time
he does
say yes
to you
he's doing
that at
the expense
and this
sounds strange
of his
16-year-old conscience
which is
I'm being
unloyal to
my father
anything I
do
I feel
trapped
because I
miss my
dad
I miss
my mom
but every
time I
send a
text back
I feel
like I
just
I was
disloyal
behind my
dad's back
right
I hadn't
hadn't really
thought about
it like
that before
and so
if you
think about
this way
it might
be that
he doesn't
want to
be around
you right
now
but it
might be
and this
sounds crazy
he can't
be
Original caption
She had an affair. Her teenage son hasn't spent a single night with her since. She thought he didn't want to see her. John Delony told her every time he misses his mom he feels like betraying his dad. He's not choosing to stay away. He can't come back.💔💔 #grief #truestory #sadstory #affair #momandson
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