I fear having a family so much that I probably won’t
by Noah (Baltimore) My parents were allegedly a common law marriage, but the state they lived in didn’t recognize common law marriage at the time,
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by Noah (Baltimore) My parents were allegedly a common law marriage, but the state they lived in didn’t recognize common law marriage at the time,
My mom needed to divorce my dad. He had been physically abusive for years. Eventually he committed adultery. While my mother felt totally betrayed, there
by Cindy (Pennsylvania) I was born in 1967. My parents were on the cutting edge of society then. My mother had become a career woman
I remember watching from an upstairs bedroom window my father walking because my mother had tossed him out of the house. He had no where
by Second class citizen (USSA) I was the eldest child in step family situations on both sides. It was like being a second class citizen
by CTW (Illinois) My mom denies how painful the divorce was for my brothers and I. Once we grew up, she openly mocked the statistics
There are too many sufferings in my life to list. Two things I would say are: Divorce and one remarriage ruined every holiday family gathering
by Anono-Mama (Planet Earth) I am the child of divorce. My parents divorced when I was about three, and I was bounced back and forth
by army brat (America) My father came home from a deployment and had found me (a toddler) bruised after being abused by my mother. He
by sigh (Boston, MA) One time my step dad came home from a trip. We were all excited to see him, and he had some
by CTW My parents divorced when I was 9… …and proceeded to continue to fight with one another for my entire childhood and into my
by Rebekah (Michigan) When I was young I used to tell people that I was glad my parents weren’t together. When probed further I could
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