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by Anonymous on September 30th, 2009
I felt sorry for my daughter when I got a divorce, but coming from divorced parents myself, I knew that it would be worse if we had tried to stay together for the sake of our daughter. I'm sure that most people feel for their kids when they get a divorce. I tried everything I could to make my marriage work, but he didn't. Yes, I felt sorry for myself too (for a while) but mostly I felt sorry for my innocent little girl.
by Anonymous T on October 1st, 2009
I can tell You, that if the marriage
is shit, divorce as soon as possible.
Staying is much much worse. I can tell
You that as a child of people who
didn't divorce, although they
should have.
by Alice on September 30th, 2009
Kids are just as hurt by a divorce if not more... so yes I feel sorry for them because their life changes and they are left confused
by ladyshakespeare on September 30th, 2009
in MY divorce, no. My ex and I handled it in a very friendly manner (we are still the very closest of freinds) so it wasnt traumatic for the kids.
Ive been in the homes of other people just prior and during divorces, sometimes the kids are upset, but its rather less common than most would believe. Very often the kids are sick of the crap and WANT the divorce.
by George R. McCasland on October 1st, 2009
Parents frequently don't consider this aspect.
Stanford University - Divorce, Nontraditional Families, and Its Consequences For Children
"We know that children of divorced parents have more emotional and behavioral problems and do less well in school than children who live with both their Parent."
http://www.stanford.edu/~rmahony/Divorce.html
by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on September 30th, 2009
My mother took us and left my father when I was 8 and moved 1500 miles away. When I was 12, they finalized the divorce, and my mother forced me to tell him over the phone that I never wanted to hear from him again.
I didn't.
I'm still looking for him, almost 12 years later. The last information I have is a letter he wrote to my brother just after Sept 11th. It was the only letter we ever received.
I don't see how anyone could do such a thing to a child and claim to love them.
by Grant aka Guybrush Threepwood on September 30th, 2009
i don't have kids & i'm not divorced, but my parents divorced when i was 10.
my dad was put into a psych hospital & my mom wouldn't let me visit him.
about six months after it was final, my grandmother called me to know why i hadn't visited my dad at their house. she asked me how i was taking the divorce. i didn't know what she was talking about.
my mom had kept the entire divorce from me & also didn't tell me my dad was out of the hospital & she wouldn't let me see him. i had to force her to tell me about it in a McDonald's drive through.
did i mention my mother is a bitch? you can decide if my mom felt sorry for me or not.
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Sorry......+4. Whenever I hear about divorce, I see an innocent girl or a boy. I never experienced it in my life. even then I feel sad.
by itinary on September 30th, 2009