| Re: Divorce
My parents actually divorced when I was 17, but they should've divorced when I was 12 or maybe even earlier. I spent many years trying to encourage my mom to have the strength to get a divorce, but she was scared to be alone and my dad was content living a lie in order to keep his money. I think divorce for young kids is pretty traumatic, but I must say that living with two parents who hate each other and fight every minute that they see each other is pretty crappy too. It has probably made it hard for me to get close to many boyfriends and I used to insist that I would never ever get married after growing up like that. It's also made me come to feel that divorce is inevitable. I even took Family Law solely to learn about Divorce for my own purposes so that I had a little bit more understanding of the laws and processes. But then I'm a pessimist. |