u/Hot_Pain1108

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Can someone tell me what to do at this type of family situation?

I'm 17, i dunno what to do with my family. My mom used to be a housewife. But then she probably woke up to the reality that there's something more of what she's living rn. She starts to go out of the house everyday and still comes home every night. Time passed, and my mom rarely goes home. Until she no longer does. She always come home when she's gonna go get the money my father left, which is our budget but she's the one who manages it. Well, she told us she'll start working. My father is aware of that. But we don't really know what kind of work it is. But i soon found out it's a spa. She never really share a thing to us nor even a story about her. I'd say I've never really known my mother. But as the second eldest, i noticed things have really changed. Probably my brother noticed that too. The things I've noticed is my mom avoids my father. They got into an arguement long time ago and they never fixed it until it drives them apart. My mom is with another man, i dunno who he is but he seems to be financially stable or probably the one who owns the spa where my mom works. My father goes home every weekend. I feel like they are already divorced and only staying for our sake. I can't confront my father cause i might make things worse. But i think my mom is already with the other man. I can see how they bond, how close they are, how they talk to each other, and i accidentally saw a convo in my mom's phone. The person is named as "love" with a purple heart. But i know that's not my father since she already blocked or restricted him. They only talk using contact numbers.

To be honest, i dunno if that's considered cheating already. I feel bad for my father. But there's also a history that my mom caught him chatting with another woman. Now i think this is his karma. But my father is trying to make things right but can no longer make it go back to the way is was with my mom. Everytime my father asks my mom what's wrong, she always gives him a cold shoulder and an attitude. It's been happening since 2023 til now. I dunno if there's still hope in our family. It feels like i gotta do something, but i also feel like i must just stay quiet about it or else it'll get worse. I just feel bad that my father is suffering like this. That there's no more support she gets from a wife, my father gives my mom what she want but can't really provide anything she likes to have. I know my mom is also suffering and she's hiding that, probably to the point it reached that she no longer cares. That she start a new life without us.

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u/Hot_Pain1108 — 6 hours ago