Jumping Ship After Raising the Kids
My parents divorced after 29 years of marriage. Their children, including myself, were all over the age of 18. My mother said that she waited
April 12, 2013 No Comments
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My parents divorced after 29 years of marriage. Their children, including myself, were all over the age of 18. My mother said that she waited
by Stephanie (Canada) They had been married so long! They had three children and at that time, 21 grandchildren. It had been hard between them
The earliest memory I have of my natural family is when I was two or three years old. I remember lying on my father’s shirtless
My parent’s divorce could potentially be the cause of my depression, anxiety, OCD, social anxiety, and schizophrenia. Things got quite bad in a way you
My parents got divorced as I was entering high school. I generally say it hit my younger brother the hardest. I think that’s just because
by Madison (Las Vegas ) Isabelle When I was younger my biological mother thought she couldn’t get pregnant until she got me. I’m the oldest
by Thomas M. Loarie (Danville, CA, USA) I became a single parent of a 13 year old son and a ten year old daughter when
by Janet (New York) I am the child of multiple generations of multiple divorces. Both of my grandmothers, who were born around 1900, were divorced
by Nicholas (California) My mother left because she was “not happy.” It was a simple answer, but it changed how I saw myself and everything
by Sean (Nova Scotia) I was born late in 1964. Gen-X leaning late Boomer, I guess. My father had severe mental illness & self-medicating drug
First, I never knew my biological father. But the pain from that didn’t come until later. My mom’s husband was there for me from birth
by Still Paying for the trauma. I was 8yo when I first found out my parents absolutely hated each other. They argued & fought late
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