18 Men Who Divorced Wives After Motherhood

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"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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