My 7-Year-Old Son Started Hating Me After the Divorce – When I Found Out Why, I Knew I Had to Act

For nine years, I thought I had a happy marriage and a stable home for our son. That illusion shattered when a coworker messaged me with proof of her affair with my husband—one of six women. I filed for divorce immediately.

While I tried to co-parent calmly, my son’s anger grew. I later discovered his grandmother had told him I was to blame for the divorce. He began lashing out, even saying he hated me.

When my ex and I finally sat him down, his father admitted the truth: the divorce was his fault, not mine or our son’s. That moment opened the door to healing. With time, therapy, and patience, my son and I have grown close again.

Sometimes what breaks us also teaches us how to love better.