Hi, I’m 20 years old and currently attending university. My parents never had the best relationship with each other. They argue a lot, but they also have to work long hours and usually come home stressed. As such, they only get to spend a lot of time together after work or on the weekends. We still had fun as a family whenever we went out though.
All of a sudden, my dad declared that he “can’t take the loneliness anymore” and took his pre-packaged suitcase and left (he went to his friend’s apartment for now). My mother was absolutely crushed, she cried for hours and I didn’t know how to console her. She’s also afraid that he might have cheated on her with a younger, prettier woman. I want to stay by her side and try to console her, but I also have a lot to do for university, seeing as I have to study and prepare myself for the biggest test of my life in 3 months. The amount we have to know for it is absolutely huge. It breaks my heart seeing her cry herself to sleep. Does anybody know how I should handle? My father’s actions have hurt me too, but I’m trying to stay strong for my mom. I also have to concentrate on uni, they don’t allow any sick days and they didn’t want to do online-teaching this semester. I don’t know what I should do.