I knew deep down that I was deserving of all the upset and the trauma, but it was the children, who were innocent, who paid a hefty price for my actions
He felt they had a right to know and wanted them to hate me as much as he did. It didn’t work. While confusion reigned for a long time, I was their mother and they loved me.
I didn’t abandon them either, unlike their father. Liam left our home a broken man. He went abroad citing new business opportunities and in many ways, I was relieved until I slowly realised that he was never coming back.
He cleaned out all our bank accounts before he left, so we were penniless and later lost our home. His children never saw him again. I knew deep down that I was deserving of all the upset and the trauma, but it was the children, who were innocent, who paid a hefty price for my actions.
The first few years were unbearably tough for them but they have overcome their anger and now just feel pity for their father.
Through everything, Joe was there. He had moved out of his home a few days after our deception had been uncovered and slowly but surely we navigated our way through the fallout. His children were just as confused as mine, their loyalty obviously lying with their heartbroken mother.
