6 months after the divorce, "Mother" has been living with her sister along with the children. "Father" is continuing to live in the original house and finishing up school. Both "Mother" and "Father" have been uneasy and confused after the divorce; however, they both would not say they are unhappy. Soon after "Father"'s decision to have a divorce, they informed "Son" who immediately responded with grief and anger that "Mother" and "Father" have separated. For the past 6 months, "Son" has made several attempts to get "Mother" and "Father" to get back together, but he has found no success.
At work, "Mother"'s boss continues to flirt and has sent her several gifts to "Mother". "Mother" continues to do her best to ignore his gestures as continues to struggles with how she should feel towards him.
On the boss's birthday, he asked her if she wanted to have dinner some time, which caught "Mother" completely off-guard. "Mother" asked her boss if she could get some time to think over, which the boss happily oblidged to do. "Mother" questioned again how she felt about him, which is still unclear to her. However, "Mother" understands that this is completely inappropriate and that she desired to she could quit and sue her boss for sexual harassment and assault. However, she quits she understands that it will be difficult for her to find work in this difficult job environment. As a result, it seems that "Mother" must decide between:
getting dinner with her boss
OR
quitting and suing her boss
Participants' Current Emotional State:
"Son"
"Mother"
"Father"
Sad
Mixed Emotions
Mixed Emotions
