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Let's crack on with today's first story. Much love guys., today's first story comes from a throwaway account and says,

how do I male 40, tell my kids, female 12, 15, and 17,

that my infidelity is the reason for divorce.

I'm here for genuine advice,

looking especially for advice from people who have been the child in this situation. I know I screwed up. I don't need anyone to tell me again. Two years ago, my ex-wife, female 40, found out I'd been cheating with my current girlfriend, female 29, and immediately divorced me.

We had a very civil split and both agreed to not tell our girls what led to it.

A year ago, my girlfriend and I started renting walking distance from my ex-wife.

This is muddled our 50-50 custody agreement, as my girls sometimes come over while on their

mum's week and sometimes go to their mums on my week.

They basically come and go as they please from both our homes, but generally sleep at the custodial parents' house.

My girlfriend has recently taken issue with this.

She doesn't like that they come over without asking and that we get no kid-free time.

She's asked me to enforce a boundary with my girls that they cannot come over on their

mum's weeks unless we explicitly invite them.

I told her absolutely not.

I pay 100% of our living expenses and I'm not going to make my girls feel unwelcome

in a house I pay for.

She then made a comment that maybe they wouldn't

want to come over anymore if they knew what I had done and with who. I've decided it's time

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