I adopted my cheating ex-girlfriend's kid, and now my sister hates me because the father is her ex-fiance.

Here's what happened.

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Some feel that I, 32-year-old male, should have handled a situation differently, but I don't see how I'm wrong. Me and my sister,

37-year-old female, are not as close as we used to be because of some messed up stuff that

happened years ago. I had my son, Jesse, nine, pretty young. Months after that, to my surprise,

my ex was pregnant again, only I knew it wasn't me, because having an infant to take care of

and provide for left me with zero interest in bed, and we found out it was my sister's now

ex-fiance that she had been seeing behind our backs. It hurt, worst pain ever, but for my son's sake,

I tried to get past it. I come from a family of half-siblings, too, so but for my son's sake, I tried to get past it.

I come from a family of half siblings too, so I wanted my son to be close with his half-brother,

Keith.

Surprise, not only were they, my ex and my sister's ex, horrible lying cheaters, but also

terrible parents.

Both got hooked on substances, and it only escalated from there.

He got locked up when Keith was three. This particular issue with my sister happened a couple

years ago. My ex got sick. She was scared of Keith ending up in foster care like her,

and I didn't want that for him either. I legally adopted him before she passed when he was

six. Not everyone in my family was on board at first, but he's the kind of kid that's hard

not to love, so they warmed up to him. My sister never did. She hated that I brought the son

of her ex-fiancee into my family, and I understood why it was painful, but Keith and

Jesse's best interests were my main priority. That's how we drifted apart. Last weekend was my

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