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Nadine Silverthorne

About Sweetmama Editor

Nadine Silverthorne’s love of journaling began in Grade One with the entry, “I am the greatest dancer!” Two babies (and countless diaper changes) later, she has found her home away from home as editor of SweetMama. Don’t miss her humorous bi-weekly accounts of the joys and pains of working while raising them fabulous.

What's Your Breaking Point?

silver spoons: what acts are divorce-worthy? canada (May.18.11)

When Arnold and Maria announced their split after 25 years of marriage, many of our readers (and sweetspot.ca staff) were shocked. What could have caused these two to break up after four kids and so many years together. (Surely it wasn't the Republican/Democrat divide?)

Then yesterday, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed (via a statement to the Los Angeles Times) that he'd fathered a child with a member of his household staff. Ten years ago. Which undoubtedly leads to the speculation that she left because of this news (or possibly because this news was coming out). As far as "reasons to leave your husband" go, I'm pretty sure this is in the Top 3.

Like any normal couple, my husband and I experience the ups and downs of a marriage, with great inclines between the peaks and the valleys (sometimes within minutes!). The fact that he's an incredible father makes me grade him on a curve when, say... he puts his dirty socks on top of the laundry hamper instead of in it. But that's not apples to apples with Arnold's marital offence.

I know wives who have stayed with their husbands after infidelities, bankruptcy, abuse, illness and so forth. Some claim their vows ("in good times and bad, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health") as a reason to stay; others stay for financial reasons, but most stay for their children. I feel like I could forgive certain mistakes and conflicts, but not others. So I'm wondering, is it cut and dry?

When we commit to working it out with someone no matter what life throws us, at what point is it OK to say goodbye? What would be your breaking point?

Photo credit: Georges Biard via Wikimedia Commons

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