QuoteDecades later, on a family holiday with her own sons, Rachel asked again.

"I said to my mum, 'Oh, Joseph's 10 now... Ian was 10 when you let him go with Dad and Irene.'"

She says her mum was "beside herself with guilt and the shame... for her selfish decisions"

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxddv1vygpvmo

QuoteA California husband allegedly killed his wife's lover in a fit of rage after he came home early from work and found the man in his underwear with her in bed — alongside their two young children.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/29/us-news/california-man-ismael-pinedalopez-kills-wifes-lover-after-finding-him-in-bed-with-her-at-their-home-da/

QuoteA Spanish study found many divorced fathers lost touch with their kids decades ago, while divorced mothers stayed close.

https://studyfinds.com/why-so-many-older-divorced-men-face-aging-with-no-one-to-call/