Are your parents divorced?
By rodeotexas
@rodeotexas (1153)
United States
April 29, 2007 12:06am CST
Are your parents divorced? If they are what age were you when they split up. I was 6 when my parents got divorced and I have never been close to my dad at all. My little brother was 4 at the time and he looks just like him. He acts like our dad did too and when we say anything about him looking like our dad he gets really mad. So do ya'll have any stories about how it was when you parents divorced?
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@klystron635 (1519)
• Philippines
29 Apr 07
No, my parents are still living together. I don't think they have any plans of getting divorced. They seem to love each other. However, my father worked overseas for almost 12 years. During those times I haven't spent much time with him. That's the main reason why I am closer to my mom than to my dad.
My cousin's parents are separated and he is living with his dad and his step mom. My cousin is being abused by his stepmom. Although it is not a physical abuse, the point is he is still being abused. His dad doesn't know about it because he prefers to shut up and let things go by. His stepmom always insults him and his mother. Poor cousin. I wish I could help him.
@rodeotexas (1153)
• United States
29 Apr 07
That's great that your parents are still together. Sorry to hear about your cousin. That is not a good thing/place to be in when you are being verbally abused. Why don't you encourage hm to talk to his dad about it. That may be a start to making things get better for him.
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@klystron635 (1519)
• Philippines
29 Apr 07
That's the thing. I think my cousin's father is brainwashed. He doesn't believe my cousin anymore. He believes on her new found love than his own son.
@rodeotexas (1153)
• United States
29 Apr 07
I completely agreee. I too think that's how it should be.
@ajmccrary1986 (454)
• United States
3 May 07
No my parents are still together. I thank God for that. I know if they did it wouldn't be my fault, but my brother and I would be affected by it nonetheless. No they are not.
@cynddvs (2948)
• United States
29 Apr 07
My parents got divorced when I was 2. So I really don't remember them ever being together. I guess that has made things less painful for me growing up. Although as I started getting older I had lots of questions about why they got divorced and why they fell out of love. I have never really been around my dad that much because when I was a kid he worked and moved around a lot. So I only got to see him for 1 week once a year. Despite all the problems me and my dad have been through we are really close now. And me and my mom have naturally had our hard times, especially in my rebellious teenage years. But now that I am an adult with my own family me and my mom are best friends. Me and my fiance both come from divorced parents so we are being very cautious in taking our time and making sure we are ready to get married. We take marriage very seriously and want to stay together and be happy so our daughter doesn't have to grow up with a split family like we did.
@rodeotexas (1153)
• United States
29 Apr 07
That's great that you and your fiance are taking ya'lls time. That's my thing too I want to be sure we are really ready. Good luck with your fiance.
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
29 Apr 07
Hi rodeo, Yes my parents are devorced and have been for over 20 years. I use to hate the idea of having parents like that, so I would always go run away and stay with my grandma. Today though my parents get along much better then they did together. There break up effected all of us in different ways. When we have family get togethers they both come and they both bring there present partners... One happy family now.
@rodeotexas (1153)
• United States
29 Apr 07
That is great that everyone gets along. I don't think that would/could ever happen with mine. I'm okay with it though. And I used to stay at my grandparents all the time too to kind of run away but it was really because my horses were over there.
@missrocksteady (35)
• United States
3 May 07
My parents are still married (they just celebrated 42 years together last month), as are my boyfriend's, but I notice that I don't know many other people whose parents are still together.
Because of the seeming rarity of having parents who are still married, I consider myself very fortunate!
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
30 Apr 07
my parents were never married and never lived together. I lived with my grandmother. I got married and divorced. My son was 3 and a half when I got divorced. I raised him by myself after that.
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
30 Apr 07
No,y parents never divorced. They were married for 49 years before my Dad passed away. My mom is now re-married to great guy. I myself divorced my first husband because he was unfaithful. My kids were 3 and 1 they have seen their father 1 time since then.
@ozzydee70 (465)
• Germany
30 Apr 07
my parents are not divorce but honestly i wish they divorce long time ago. they are getting worse, they dont have respect with their self and even with their children.. imagined the trauma and anger we've felt everytime they've argued , fights and blamed each other.