macdoodle I've been considering writing a book too! I think people would think it was fiction though as it's all that unreal!
I saw on another thread where you said dh looked into your eyes many times and lied straight to your face. I too never thought dh was capable of that and it breaks my heart.
I think perhaps you may need to accept that you may probably never forgive him. For me, the question was whether I could learn to live with what he had done and whether a life with him, would be better than one without him?
Even after everything he'd done, I did believe that me and ds would be happier with him in our lives. So I decided to give it everything I had. But sadly, after giving him the chance to prove himself and make it up to me, he has once again let me down.
Whether or not you can live with the ow and child in your lives forever is a difficult one. But then again, you'll always remember that it has happened anyway. Having the child as a constant reminder will be the hard part.
But remember - it wasnt the child's fault. And the child deserves a happy life surrounded by love. (Sadly I bet neither of its parents are the best people for providing that given their immorral selfish attitudes!! )
Anyway, do you think you would prefer to be a single parent and cut him out forever?
Or do you think you could find it in your heart to give him one chance to come back and prove himself. If he bends over backwards to make this up to you and does everything in his power to be a great husband and father - could you learn to live with the mistakes he made?
Or could he be the best husband in the world but you could just never respect him ever again?
Sorry I'm rambling. But these are all questions I've had to ask myself and come to terms with. My dh's ow was also pregnant (although she then had an abortion - which I thoroughly disagreed with ) but I had decided I would want that baby to have the upbringing it deserved, and I would want my husband by my side to bring up my child with me.
But he has taken that decision out of my hands now
CAT me if you want to chat more away from here. Or just post away and I'll do what I can to help.
I hope you're ok xx