To tell or not to tell...

United States
June 7, 2007 6:13pm CST
You're walking through the park on a beautiful day, and are stopped dead in your tracks when you see your mother sitting on a park bench, holding hands with an attractive older man. Problem is, the man's not her husband (your dad). Mom and Dad have been married for nearly 40 years, and have been nothing but loving and affection to one another. Mom spots you and pleads with you not to say a word to anyone. What do you do?
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• United States
8 Jun 07
I don't tell anyone. It is her business. Especially if Mom and Dad are happy together.Now if they weren't happy, and they were going through a divorce, I might tell Dad.
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@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
7 Jun 07
Well, we need to talk heart to heart ask her what are the reasons why she did that. If she doesn't your Dad anymore then maybe we'll understand her. It's your Dad to decide...after all they're old enough to decide what is good for them both.
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@stacy624 (2776)
• Canada
7 Jun 07
I am really sorry that you had to witness this.....My mother had done something similar to this and I just lost it, mind you I was around 8 when this occurred. But being older and more mature what Jim had to say made perfect sense. We are here for you so if for some reason you would like to talk about please feel free to contact me ...We are here for you =) Take care Stacy
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• United States
7 Jun 07
Well...if it's someone else's relationship I might not butt in, but it depends. If they're the parents of a friend, I would tell my friend. If they are just a neighbor or a couple that I'm acquaintanced with and that's it, I probably would mind my own. Now if it were MY parents, better believe I would do something about it. It's love and outgoing concern, I don't want my mom or my dad cheated on, even if one of them are the cheaters. I also would like it if someone told ME that my husband was cheating, so if I would like it done to me I would probably do to someone else. Though.. it all depends. I once found racy emails on my step uncle's email from another woman he was seeing (he checked his mail on my PC and left his ID connected). I showed my parents, and we never told my aunt - we still haven't and that was years ago.. because she's the type of person that won't believe you, and get angry with you. So.. for me, it really just depends on the people involving and maybe my relation or closeness to them.