Imagine being diagnosed with a terminal illness, only to find out that your husband cheated on you during a rough patch in your relationship. That’s the heartbreaking situation our protagonist, a 50-year-old woman, finds herself in. She’s dying from esophageal cancer and wants to spend her final holidays at home with her 10-year-old daughter, Amy. But now, she’s grappling with the decision of whether or not to let her husband, James, adopt Amy after discovering his infidelity.
The Grim Diagnosis
Meet the Family
Amy’s Story
Adoption Plans
The Bombshell
The Exposer
Dealing with Betrayal
The Adoption Dilemma
Character Concerns
Not as Sorry as He Should Be
Amy’s Welfare
Considering Divorce ⚖️
Worries About His Judgement
The Trust is Gone
“Do This for Amy”
Dying Woman’s Trust Shattered: To Adopt or Not to Adopt?
Our protagonist is dying from esophageal cancer and wants to spend her final holidays at home with her 10-year-old daughter, Amy. She’s been married to James for 3 years and together for a total of 5. Amy is actually her niece, but she adopted her as her own. They’ve discussed the possibility of James adopting Amy, but two months ago, she discovered that James had a one-night stand with a coworker 4 years ago. Now, she’s questioning his character and whether she can trust him to be a suitable parent for Amy. James is desperate to adopt Amy and claims that his mistake doesn’t take away his love and care for her. The protagonist is considering divorce but worries about the impact it will have on Amy. Can she trust James to make the right decisions for Amy, or should she rescind her offer of adoption? The internet weighs in on this heartbreaking situation.
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Trusting a cheating husband for adoption vs Foster trauma. ♀️
User shames mother for considering leaving cheating husband for foster system.
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Foster care traumatising, let the dad adopt her.
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YTA. Taking a child from a loving home? Foster system issues.
Redditor calls out mom for not asking her daughter, defends husband
Choosing foster care over loving family? YTA.
Controversial comment defends cheating husband for daughter’s adoption. ♀️
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Let it go, bigger worries at hand. YTA comment dismissed.
Mom dying of cancer punishes cheating husband by abandoning daughter? YTA
Choosing between cheating husband and foster care for daughter
Harsh criticism for parent considering foster care over cheating spouse.
Don’t let your hurt and betrayal influence your daughter’s life. YTA
11-year-old’s opinion matters most in adoption decision � fd3
Heartbroken mother called out for prioritizing infidelity over child’s future.
Terminal illness and a cheating husband: a heartbreaking decision ❤️
Put ego aside, prioritize daughter’s life. YTA otherwise.
Harsh judgment on mom’s decision to deny father figure adoption.
User calls out OP for being spiteful and a bigger a**hole than her cheating husband
Social worker urges cancer-stricken mom to prioritize daughter’s well-being
Husband’s affair puts daughter’s adoption in jeopardy, YTA verdict.
Choosing to not let your daughter’s cheating father adopt her. YTA.
Putting your daughter in the system would be massively shitty.
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Heartless comment suggests mom is the a**hole for not trusting cheating husband with daughter’s adoption
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Adoption may lend Amy more security than anything else.
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User calls out OP for putting her own feelings over daughter’s well-being
Prioritizing the child’s future over personal issues is crucial.
Don’t let anger cloud the best decision for your daughter.
Heartfelt plea to cancer-stricken mom to let daughter keep dad ❤️
Stay strong and focus on your health and daughter’s welfare
Is he really a good father? Navigating a tough decision
Choose what’s best for your daughter. Let him adopt her. ❤
Trust husband with daughter’s adoption or foster care? Protect her future.
OP receives tough love in heartbreaking situation for daughter’s sake.
Heartfelt plea for cancer-stricken mom to trust cheating husband with daughter’s adoption.
Parent urges cancer-stricken mom to forgive cheating husband and trust him
Putting your child in foster care to punish your spouse?
A difficult decision: prioritize anger or daughter’s well-being?
Heart-wrenching decision for cancer-stricken mom in a tough situation.
Forgive cheating husband and move forward with adoption?
Let go of resentment and cherish time with loved ones. ❤
Heartfelt plea to prioritize child’s safety over personal feelings ❤
Put Amy first, not your hurt feelings. Do it for her.
User calls out cancer-stricken mom’s spiteful decision-making.
A plea to the cancer-stricken mom to prioritize her daughter’s well-being ❤️
Choosing a father for Amy: Is cheating unforgivable?
A fling shouldn’t cost a child her home
Focus on love and family during tough times. ❤️
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NTA. Commenter advises to prioritize daughter’s stability over husband’s cheating.
User advises cancer-stricken mom not to let her daughter go into the system for revenge, but then changes to massive YTA after reading OP’s comments.
Heartbreaking decision for cancer-stricken mom: Trust cheating husband?
Prioritizing Amy’s well-being is crucial for her future happiness.
User calls out mother for not considering best interest of daughter
Difficult decision for a cancer-stricken mother’s daughter’s adoption.
Heartfelt plea to consider daughter’s well-being before anger towards husband ❤️
Is sending the kid to foster care justified for cheating once? ♀️ What do you think?
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Heartless comment shames struggling mom for tough decision.
Parenting is hard, prioritize your child’s needs over your emotions ❤️
Emotional plea to prioritize child’s well-being over personal feelings
Divorce and trust compromise suggestion for custody dilemma.
User tells cancer-stricken mom she’s TA for not forgiving husband.
Focus on making memories, not the past. Have him adopt.
Heartfelt advice on adopting daughter amidst cancer and husband’s cheating.
Choosing James for Amy’s adoption or foster care trauma?
Heartbreaking decision for cancer-stricken mom on daughter’s adoption
Choose the lesser evil and let James adopt your daughter.
Choosing to not let him adopt her will hurt Amy. YTA.
Heartfelt comment advises against adoption, urges to protect the child.
Heartfelt plea to cancer-stricken mom to not let daughter go
Facing a tough decision: Trust cheating husband with daughter’s adoption?
Focus on Amy, not divorce. Let her have a stable home.
Heartbreaking experience in foster care, calls husband YTA for adoption
Putting personal issues aside, what’s best for the child?
User argues against punishing husband through daughter’s adoption. YTA.
The heart-wrenching story that’s almost too painful to believe.
