broken family

Philippines
October 5, 2010 10:33am CST
how hard is it to be in a broken family? im wondering what will happen to the kids if they'll grow up without a father or mother..
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5 responses
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
i came from a broken family and i never had issues in life caused by not growing up without a father at home. i guess, it really depends on how a parent will raise his/her children even without the help of his/her partner. my mom was so supportive and understanding, that growing up without a father never became a big deal to me or my brother. my mom is not perfect, but with the help of her family, particularly my grandmother and my aunt, we were raised as God-fearing children, no vices and never gave her "problems" at school or anywhere else. i understand that sometimes children who were products of broken families grow up to be "problem kids" as they say. maybe they wanted to do things to fill the emptiness they feel. of course, there was a point in our lives (me and my brother) that we would ask mom why we grew up without a father. again, it's all how a parent will deal with things or scenarios like this that will greatly affect on how your kids will grow up. we may not have been raised with a father figure around but my grandmother and my aunt, especially my uncles, were there to fill up the space left by my biological father and to be perfectly honest, it was enough. i guess, i'm just lucky to have a loving family such as them.
• United States
5 Oct 10
I suppose I fall into this category as I never had a mother and father per say. It was quite a difficult life. I do have to say that we have to really find our way in life and make the best if not better of bad situations. Yes I had it a bit more difficult than others but my trust and faith in God is who I am today.
• Philippines
5 Oct 10
I have a friend that has a broken family. He definitely has issues. Whenever he's drunk, there wouldn't be a time when he won't be in a fight. People with broken families are weird. There's always this urge of helping but you just don't know how.
• Philippines
5 Oct 10
i think it would be hard for the members of the family, especially for the kids but i guess it depends on the parent or person the kids are left with. i have a friend who is a product of a broken family and i'd say it has left her scarred. on the other hand, i have also another friend who is from a broken family, yet she is so lively and i see her together with her mother and siblings and she's alright. it really depends on the upbringing and the things that the other family members do to cushion the impact of the break-up, how a kid or person from a broken family would turned out to be.
@SamShima (71)
• Nigeria
5 Oct 10
Broken family is the worst thing that can happen to married couples. Worse still if the marriage is blessed with children. The children suffer more mentally, emotional and spiritually. Broken family sometimes is caused by insincerity amongst couples. It could be from the father, it could be from the mother. Sometimes it is spiritual whereby the devil enters and the family is not Godly enough. All said and done, to avoid families being broken couples should adopt the spirit of forgiveness and acceptability.