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What should I do?

GwJ

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Recently my mom found that my dad was on a dating site and was planning to meet with other women around town. Well, it's been a few days and what with my mom being an airhead, my dad keeps doing what he's doing since she's too stupid to check history. Too bad I'm not. He's visiting several dating sites (Things called like okcupid and married and lonely).

What should I do about this? Should I tell my mom and start a bunch of ****, tell my dad I know what he's doing? I'm stuck.
 

D.B.K.

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Use this to your advantage. Tell your dad that you'll tell your mother if he doesn't give you what you want.

/Horrible advice
 

altairian

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This is a very tough situation =(

Unfortunately I don't think you should take anyone's advice on this one. This is a very personal problem for you and you need to do what your heart tells you is right.
 

Scott!

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What altarian said is definitely true. But if I may offer a suggestion. Not that you should definitely do this, but just consider it as an option. I think you should talk to your dad. Tell him that you saw what he was doing and are prepared to tell your mother, but would let him talk to her about it first instead if he wants to instead of you telling on him. People generally prefer to hear about this kind of stuff from the person doing it rather than those who find out and tell on them. Give your dad a time limit and say that if he hasn't talked to your mother by then, then you show her what you've found. Just be sure to save some evidence in case he decides to try to delete his trail instead of come clean.
 

Grunt

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no waaaaaaay.
go with my option, seriously.
this way, you can catch him in the act, and he has no time to delete his tracks.
 

El Nino

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Been there. Sadly, there isn't much you can do. Whether you reveal your findings are not, they've got problems they need to work out.

But I agree with Scott!. Tell him that you know, and encourage him to come clean to your mother. Prepare to be accused of snooping and not respecting his authority. If he explodes on you, try to stay calm so that you don't escalate the situation. Try to act like you're not taking sides and encourage them both to talk out whatever problems they may have, or do marriage counseling. The rest is mostly out of your hands, though you can still provide emotional support.
 

M.K

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Last year, my mom found out that my dad had been seeing someone on his business trips.
The best thing you can do is sit down with your entire family and discuss the situation, and if your dad denies it, print the history and show it as proof.
 

Virgilio

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What altarian said.

or.. just have a honest conversation with your dad to discuss whats happening. And that, only that. I guess couple problems can only be solved by them.
 

RyuReiatsu

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Been there. Sadly, there isn't much you can do. Whether you reveal your findings are not, they've got problems they need to work out.

But I agree with Scott!. Tell him that you know, and encourage him to come clean to your mother. Prepare to be accused of snooping and not respecting his authority. If he explodes on you, try to stay calm so that you don't escalate the situation. Try to act like you're not taking sides and encourage them both to talk out whatever problems they may have, or do marriage counseling. The rest is mostly out of your hands, though you can still provide emotional support.
That might be the best advice so far.

Besides the "pretend to be a chick on the net" :embarrass...
 
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