“My husband of seven years left me with a six-month-old because I had the audacity of having cascading health issues that came on after an excruciating pregnancy and birth. It’s much easier to cheat and do drugs than help your sick wife, so he left me.”

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"It took me a good eight months after the adoption to sign the divorce papers. My mom sat me down and told me he'd married again less than a year later. He now has a few kids, and I have no idea if he's happy or not. I have a husband and no kids and am quite content. Our baby we placed is now 12 years old, has three sisters, and seems very, very happy. We keep in touch, and it's been a very loving relationship with his entire family. He's where he should be. I have no regrets."

"So glad to be out of it, though, because while the divorce was rough, I feel like I can breathe again. I also feel like I have more energy for being a good dad now instead of the burnt-out, unhappy man that I had become. I don't hate my ex, and I really hope, for the sake of our child and herself, that she gets the help she needs."

"I 100% wasn't ready. Luckily, I got my head on straight, but it could've gone the other way. My son doesn't remember the years I was a half-assed dad, but that shame won't ever go away, I don't think. I think sometimes about how different it could've been if I wasn't such a screwup back then, but then I wouldn't have what I do now, and I adore the life we've all built together, co-parenting and all. I dunno. Life is weird sometimes."

"From what I know, there was an emotional, but not physical, affair for a few months while his wife was pregnant. There was a lot of anger after the birth, and it took a while for them to co-parent. They did, though, and my old boss and his new partner are married with kids of their own now. It was sort of two people who married the wrong people originally and found each other." 

Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. 

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