THANK GOD!
As a high school teacher, divorce is frequently the difference between the kids in regular and honors classes.
Parents rarely think about kids when they divorce, but the kids rarely think about anything else.
You are correct. I was the exception that's all I thought about. I stayed in a bad marriage for 18 years because of them but the stress of the marriage was driving me insane and the kids could feel the tension. Anyone who stepped in our house could. It pained me to leave but I had to. I am extremely sad not being with my kids everyday but being in that marriage was impossible.
You can say that again. I know I've said this before, but I STILL can't get over my mother saying, 'Why don't you want me to be happy?' when I protested her divorcing my father. As if she was the only one whose feelings mattered.
Parents rarely think about kids when they divorce, but the kids rarely think about anything else.
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Well said.
So many parents do not consider the heartbreak of the poor children, who have no say in the matter.
We have an 8 year old member of our extended family whose parents are going through the usual "nasty divorce". Two weeks ago, the child tried to OD on his mother's sleeping pills.
As a child of parents who divorced each other TWICE, I say AMEN to this requirement!
If I had a time machine, I'd go back 62 years and "read them both the Riot Act"!