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Am I the Jerk?

My Dad Cheated on My Mom before She Died… Married his Mistress and said my Mom was a "Waste of Time"

Am I the Jerk?

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Society & Culture, Relationships

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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0:00.0

My dad cheated on my mum before she died.

0:03.3

Married his mistress and said my mum was a waste of time.

0:07.7

My mum died of a brain aneurysm two years ago.

0:10.7

She was 39 at the time.

0:12.6

She and my dad, Ben, 42, were no longer together before she died

0:16.9

because dad had an affair with his work colleague, Amanda 37.

0:22.1

They were getting a divorce,

0:28.1

but my mum died before it was finalized. I was 18 when my mom died and to be honest, I resented my dad because of the heartache he caused my mother and I blamed him for her death. After mom's funeral,

0:33.8

I refused to talk to him until recently. He contacted me and we started to reconnect.

0:38.3

He and Amanda are still together and I've started to accept their relationship because I saw how happy my dad was with her.

0:45.3

Last month, Dad informed me that he and Amanda had gotten engaged and he wanted to let me know first before he shares the news to everyone.

0:53.3

I told him I'm happy for them.

0:55.6

Last week they had an engagement party where they invited some of our relatives and friends.

1:00.2

During the toast, Dad said something like,

1:02.9

I just can't wait to marry the perfect woman.

1:05.4

I thank God for giving me the love of my life after all those years I wasted with someone else.

1:10.5

I walked out of the room after hearing

1:12.2

what my father said. He basically considered his marriage to my late mother a waste of time. It broke my

1:18.1

heart and I wanted to leave right away. But my dad's friend, my godfather, and Amanda followed me.

1:24.5

Amanda said that my dad wants me to give a message, but I told her I can't do that and I need

1:28.7

to go as I feel sick. My godfather tried to convince me to stay and say a few words, but eventually I got

1:34.8

tired of just holding in my anger and I said, I have no good words to say about my cheating father

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