How Infidelity Damages Kids

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🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Today’s Deep Dive is inspired by a special hour of the Dr. Laura program when I invited adult children to call in and talk about how their parents’ infidelity affected their family and their lives. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Listen to all my episodes of Dr. Laura's Deep Dive in your favorite podcast app.
0:07.0	Search for Dr. Laura's Deep Dive Podcast and follow my Deep Dive today.
0:14.0	Dr. Laura's Deep dive.
0:18.0	Deep dive.
0:20.0	Dr. Laura's Deep dive podcast. Today's Deep Dive, Deep Dive. Dr. Laura's Deep Dive podcast.
0:23.7	Today's Deep Dive is inspired by a special hour of the Dr. Laura program when I invited
0:29.3	adult children to call in and talk about how their parents' infidelity affected their
0:35.0	family and their lives.
0:37.8	One participant followed up with this email.
0:41.4	Stacey wrote, Dear Dr. Laura,
0:43.7	Thank you so much for taking my call today during the discussion about the impact of cheating parents on kids.
0:51.5	I shared about my parents who were swingers for a period of time, which eventually
0:56.4	led to cheating and divorce. While I have been fortunate to build a healthy marriage and family
1:02.7	of my own, my siblings have not fared as well. Some have coped by avoiding meaningful relationships,
1:10.4	afraid to trust.
1:12.5	Others have repeated the same patterns, becoming cheaters themselves,
1:17.3	and perpetuating the very cycle of betrayal and instability that harmed us all.
1:23.1	The experience left me with a distorted view of marriage, friendship, and sex. It took many years to
1:29.2	truly believe that a faithful, devoted marriage was possible. So thank you for having these
1:34.6	conversations and for your unwavering commitment to protecting children and promoting strong
1:41.6	moral families. Your message is so desperately needed in today's world.
1:48.2	So here are the calls we took on the topic of cheating
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