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How children's new relationships after divorce can trigger parental grief

My ex-wife remarried and seeing our kids call another man dad feels like they're dying to me even though I know that's not fair to them.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children's adaptation to new family structures can feel like loss to the displaced parent even when it represents healthy adjustment.

Ideas that help explain it
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