As a child from divorced parents, there were many things I didn't share with my mother because I didn't want to cause her any more pain. I loved my mother more then anything and We had a great relationship. My dad and I had a rocky relationship. My dad married the woman he had an affair with and they really did have a wonderful relationship. I never wanted my mother to know how in love they were. She didn't need to know. It was no longer any of her business., imo.