Liar, liar

By skanula414 - 31/12/2014 19:00 - Sweden - Malm?

Today, I found out my 7-year-old daughter really did lie about my husband's "other girlfriend" as revenge for being grounded, and that he never cheated on me at all. We're well into our divorce proceedings and he won't forgive me for not believing him when he denied it. FML
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rebelbelle 17

Guess if she is like this at 7, I wonder what she's going to be like at 14

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1PersonIsMyWorld 22

what a bitch child!!

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StiffPvtParts 43

Guess who's grounded... again.

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shelbystang 2

Hmm, let's see should i listen to my bratty 7 year old or my loving spouse? Gee-willigers that is a tough one.

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Sunflower1919 19

I would have looked for more proof than the word of a seven year old. Having said that, children don't usually lie about things like this, and I assume that the OP must have had some suspicions anyway to go forward with the divorce.

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SoulHarvester 9

or maybe she's just a dumb *"#'!... throwing away a decent relationship

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LalaDee561 8

Not all children lie like this, but I've met some children that were able to come up with some pretty big lies....

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spiritwalker 9

i remember a FML i think it was from your (soon to be ex) husband complaining that you didnt believe him. ow and you believe your daughter that just received a punishment before your husband? YDI

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liza1922 7

It had to be more for the divorce than just a child telling you he cheated.

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iAmPaul 49

Little does the child know, she's actually hurting herself in the long run by doing what she did. She literally caused her parents' divorce, creating conflict where there was none with a bold-faced lie. I bet she'll regret this for the rest of her life and loathe her 7-year-old self when she's older.

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YepThatsMeee 23

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Jmgonzo 10

I would say it would've happened eventually, seeing that OP has such big trust issues

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R3TROxLOV3 32

Your daughter probably doesn't completely understand it now, but she's completely ****** up her relationship with you. I don't know if it's possible to get over something like this, no matter how much you love your child.

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melody309 35

It sounds like there's an extreme lack of trust in your marriage if you believed your young daughter and not your husband about something so huge. Has he done things in the past for you to question his loyalty? I only ask because if so, I can see why you wouldn't trust him. I'm not saying you're blameless; I'm just saying that I understand. Nonetheless, if you really want to save this, I encourage you to seek marriage counseling. Hopefully, your husband will agree. If not, I hope you can both move on with your lives and find peace. This situation just sucks for everyone.

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Joisan 20

To all the people saying "YDI for not trusting him," of course she didn't believe him. Any asshole who is deceitful and heartless enough to cheat in the first place isn't likely to have any problem lying about it so they can continue in their scummy two-timing ways. They've already probably lied many times already to cover up the affair, what's one more lie to them? So yeah, I wouldn't exactly give a lot of credibility to the husband in that situation either. And I'm guessing most of you wouldn't either if you actually found yourself in that situation. How you react thinking about it in a safely distant, abstract fashion is a lot different than how you'd feel if your child actually came to you and said your spouse was cheating.

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SMHsohard 22

Ok, since you evidently didn't understand what actually happened, here it is for you: He never cheated! The 7 year old lied, OP believed the demon spawn and is divorcing the husband, who didn't do anything wrong. Interesting rant, though. Thinking you've been cheated on and haven't quite moved on yet?

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Joisan 20

Oh, I understood perfectly that he didn't actually cheat, thank you very much. I was trying to point out that the OP didn't know that when she started the divorce. Given what she knew at the time, I think her course of action was a reasonable one. And nope, never been cheated on, thank you very much :) Or if I have, I don't know about it. Neither has anyone I'm close to.

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skittyskatbrat 19

And OP started a divorce without checking. I mean, in situations like this, it would absolutely be worth hiring a detective for a day. Or calling the phone company and requesting records. Or checking credit card bills. Or randomly stopping by work to bring him something he "forgot". Or even recording the odometer reading on his car to see if he'd been driving somewhere else than the office. There are a million other things that should have happened if he WAS cheating...and she didn't check them? F His Life.

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DocBastard 38

Joisan - You REALLY think that getting divorced based on something a child said, without proof, is REASONABLE? On what planet is that considered reasonable?? You clearly don't understand how adult relationships work, especially marriages. One does not initiate a divorce simply based on the tale of a 7-year old. I hope you see that some kind of evidence should be required. Right?

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SoulHarvester 9

please #22, don't get so salty against the commenters. she was a moron for not thoroughly checking the accusations properly, ESPECIALLY directly after having disciplined the child. I mean, come on.. common sense didn't prevail here...

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fleur_de_fevrier_fml 22

In that case, don't get in a serious relationship because there will always be times of doubt. If you can't trust your partner, you can't be a in a relationship.

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Hellishowl 17

You ma'am, are a shitty person for believing a child instead of your husband.

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