ARE THE KIDS THE VICTIMS?
By phyxius
@phyxius (3464)
United States
39 responses
@scooter1024 (1243)
• United States
21 Oct 06
Yes they grow up ok but it does make it a little harder for them. My children are groing up in a broken home. They dont like it and would like to have us back together but all children are that way. I tell them mommy and daddy would argue all the time if we were together and with us not together we get along better. I also tell them sometimes its just easier if we arent together.
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@canadabis1 (1952)
• Canada
21 Oct 06
Sure...I grew up with my parents divorced. It helped me become a stronger father, not wanting my boy to go throught it.
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@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
23 Oct 06
The kids are usually the ones who suffer. It's up to the parents to act like responsible adults when they're divorced...keeping in touch, doing things with the kids when they can, etc. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen.
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@orionsmomma (1077)
• United States
23 Oct 06
I'm just fine. It all depends on the situation. My step-daughter is 9 and sees a threpist once a week. She's doing great.
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@tarheelnancy (1317)
• United States
23 Oct 06
My parents were divorced when I was 9 years old and I like to think that I turned out ok. However some kids may have problems depending on how the parents handle it. Fighting in front of the children, putting one another down behind the others back, like trying to turn the children against the other parent. It can be alot for a child to handle.
@happygal68 (3275)
• United States
23 Oct 06
It depends on how the parents handle it in front of them and if the children need to seek counseling that the parents make sure they do so.
For the most part, the children do turn out fine.
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@disturbedgd (1819)
• South Africa
23 Oct 06
not always they learn from their parents
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@manuel_japk (94)
• Romania
23 Oct 06
i belive that kids vith divorced parents will grow up verry confused and they releasie what is happening to them only later and they thus could be a verry traumatic experients for them,and this could hount them for life
@sirensanssmile (3764)
• Netherlands
23 Oct 06
It depends on how the parents behave. If they are smart they will at least keep up appearances that they are friends and never show the children the fighting. Never involve the children or tell them anything negative about the other. Always try to put a positive spin on facts you absolutly have to share with them (like that daddy's moving out or mommies moving out etc.) I think then the child will have a better upbringing.
@youngones_sri (158)
• India
21 Oct 06
no... they are victims of the immature act of their parents
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@baybeeblueyez004 (95)
• United States
21 Oct 06
I think it all depends on the child & on the parents.
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
22 Oct 06
My husband and I both have divorced parents and for me it was the best thing. My parents always faught and when they divorced when I was 12 (30 now) things were better for for all of us. I lived with my mother since my father was clueless about girls, and I saw him whenever I wanted and things were just over all better.
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