Divorce for good reason
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
July 15, 2013
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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
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
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