helping a friend though a very hard time.

United States
November 27, 2006 6:13pm CST
A friend of mine wife left him this weekend. Ok so will give the short story. Ok S(husband) has a lot of trouble trustng T (wife) because she has cheated in the past. Well sat. T wanted to go out with firends and S was a little ify on letting her go, but he decided that this would be a good way of her earning some trust back. They both agree to she would ave no more than 4 drinks and would be home at 11pm. well she never came home or called. Sunday S went to T's work and she was there. He asked what happend and she said she got drunk and could not drive and stayed at a friends house. S asked T if she was sorry for staying out all night and not calling and she did not answer him. T was getting off of work that day at 4:15 S told her that if she wanted to save this marriage that she needed to be home by 4:45. Well at 6:30 a friend of T's called and said that she was not comeing home and that she would be by the next day to pick up there son and take him to daycare (monday, today) well this morning she texted message S and said that she was notgoing to pick up the baby and that S need to take hin to daycare abd she would pick up the baby from there. S called her and said that he was not going to drop the baby off of daycare he was going to take the day off. And that if she waned the baby she would have to come to the house and pick up the baby and talk to him. He told her that he was not going to try to get her to stay, that all he want was a answer on why this is happening. My husband and I are trying so hard to be there for our friend in this hard time. I just don't know what I can do to help him though this. We have let him come over when ever he wants t stay as long as he wants. This is all that I know to do. Do you have any suggestions on what I can do to help him out?
5 responses
@rbevan (307)
• United States
28 Nov 06
Looks like S(husband) needs to give her the boot. Have him read changes that heal - by Dr. Henry Cloud. Help me through my divorce.
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• United States
28 Nov 06
Thank you for the suggestion. I am not sure if this would be a good time to bring up the book. At what point do you think it would be ok to bring up the book?
• United States
28 Nov 06
short up date it is 7:30pm and she i now home. will let you know what happened when I find out.
@rbevan (307)
• United States
28 Nov 06
He needs to speak with a lawyer. He should read the book before bed...most people have trouble sleeping when they are dealing with something so stressful.
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@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
28 Nov 06
Just be supportive in his decision but don't give false hope. It sounds like the wife is done with the marriage. He should keep the baby where it is stable though. Until he finds out what is going on with her.
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• United States
28 Nov 06
He wants to keep the baby but at this point he can not stop her from seeing the bAby sense there is not any legal action that has been taken yet. He will be going to the courts to ask for full cusity. (sp)
• United States
3 Dec 06
Yes we do live her in the states but what he just found out is that is is not abondament until one week. He also wants to look good in front of the junge when he goes.
@linns31 (213)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I don't know what country you live in but here in the US he does NOT have to let her see the baby. She is the one who left without the baby!! It is considered child abandonment here. He doesn't have to let her see the baby until the visitation is set up in court. If that is what he wants to do. Sounds like it he was a little controlling tho. I would never have to ask my husband to go out. Sounds like his trust issues might be the root of the problem they are having. I don't know the history of their relationship but it sound like it might be.
@Tazzlady (174)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I would be their for him. I would also do what I could to keep the child from seeing the fighting. I would also tell him to get a lawyer befor she does. It is hard for a man to get custody of the child unless he can rpove she is an unfit mother. There are alot of missing kids that wear taken by a parent.
• United States
4 Dec 06
Thank you I will tell him about the lawyer
• United States
28 Nov 06
It seems that he wants to work things out, but she isn't. They need time apart. The saying goes, If you love someone set them free, if it is meant to be they will return.
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• United States
28 Nov 06
Yes he does want to work thngs out about a month ago he inroled them into marriage concling(sp) to try to work on the trust and all the other small issues in the marriage.
@sarah22 (3979)
• United States
3 Dec 06
you are been a geat friend, suport him and his disicions. if she is cheating on him, he should let her go as there will never be trust again if she is been so secretive to him. i am sorry that they have a baby , as if she is doing this to him, whats she doing to that poor child.
• United States
4 Dec 06
I know the child has not seen his mother in days. He was asking for his mother alot and now it is just evry now and then.