Divorce or Stay Together For the Kids?
By mamarama
@mamarama (206)
United States
November 10, 2006 4:05pm CST
What's better: to stay together for the sake of the children or to divorce for your own peace of mind?
Dr. Laura and Dr. Joy Brown butt heads on this topic (and weird, but I like listening to both of their shows).
Dr. Laura believes that spouses need to suck it up and at least be cordial to one another. It is important that they can maintain an unbroken household for the benefit of their children. Dr. Joy Brown believes that an unhappy marriage will show through and negatively affect the children anyway, so divorce is a better option.
I think it depends on the severity of the situation. If the spouses have just fallen out of love, then I say keep the marriage together. If violence is the reason for divorce, then go full speed ahead.
How about you?
3 responses
@srhelmer (7029)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
10 Nov 06
If you and your spouse are constantly fighting then it's not doing your kids any good staying together.
Even if you don't fight but still don't show any love toward each other, I can't see how staying together is any better than divorcing. Kids get their opinions of relationships from their parents and not seeing their parents show affection toward each other is not healthy.
@sylviekitty (2083)
• United States
23 Feb 07
If you don't love each other anymore, I dont' see the point of staying married. You're eventually going to find somebody else you would rather be with, thus making it necessary to get a divorce. The sooner you do it, the better.
