As the details Arnold Schwarzenegger’s affair continue to emerge, his estranged wife Maria Shriver wants one thing — for their four children to forgive their father.
An unnamed source close to the family told Us magazine the pair were not holding a grudge for the sake of their children Katherine, 21, Christina, 19, Patrick, 17, and Christopher, 13.
“As hurt as she may be, she will encourage them to forgive their father,” the unnamed source said.
Schwarzenegger confessed in a statement to the media last week that he fathered a love child with former employee, housekeeper Mildred Baena. He is said to have told his wife in January 2011 after he left office as the governor of California.
The unnamed source says it is Shriver’s “faith and her focus on family” that is getting her through.
“Both Arnold and Maria want to make sure they are being good parents above everything,” the source said.
“This family’s motto is to stick together, so they will figure out a way to do that [at] some level.”
Another unnamed source told the magazine that Shriver, who has made a guest appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s final show, has a lot of support.
“She will be okay because she has so many who love her and support her,” the second source said.
“She is putting one foot in front of the other.”
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