Broken Family?

I am very fortunate that I did not come from a broken family. My mother did and the tension that the family has lived with is crazy. I never got to really know my grandfather until a few years ago. We would visit every year at Christmas time but that was it. I now take my own children to visit as often as we can..we live out of town. and my daughter had her first sleep over with Grampie and Grammie Christmas night. What a wonderful thing to see. Family coming together.

No, I'm not from a broken family. But I guess, coming from a broken should not affect a person's personality at all. It should be the way the parents brought up the kids on how to handle situations like this. I may come from not a broken family but we're like it. We cant go along with each other, my parents, my brothers, my sisters maybe because of the way my parents brought us. We grew up separately, while they're busy with business.

YES IT AFFECTS PEOPLE!I COME FROM A BROKEN FAMLIY !SOMETIMES IT WORRIES ME THAT I MIGHT JUST HAVE A FAMILY OF MY OWN AND IT JUST MAY BE BROKEN AS WELL !IT CHANGED ME WHEN MY MOTHER ABANDONED ME WHEN I WAS 8!BUT HEY I LIVE A BETTER LIFE IN A WAY RIGHT NOW!

A lot of "broken" families stay together and that's why they stay broken. Sometimes divorce can be a blessing for everyone.

I`m not from a broken family and i am very happy with this thing because i think is very very bad to happen it.

My parents divorced when I was very young. My father was given custody of me and my brother. My mother was never around and when she was it was to cause trouble. To this day I do not talk to her. It has definately affected me. But I think it made me a stronger person. I realize it is important not to put naive trust in people who do not deserve it. I have also learnt to keep loved ones close.

No, I don't come from a broken family. But if i were, I would go with my mom because I think my mom needs me more than my dad.

Yes, I come from a broken family. My dad left my mom when I was very young. I stayed with my mom. I really don't think it had a lot of effect on who I am today. many things happen in your life but it is up to you to decide what way you will go with it. If anything, it made me stronger.

no i don't come from a broken family.

No I dont come from one. But I dont think coming from a broken family should make the person you are today. That kinda urks me when I hear some people say Oh thats because he or she came from a broke family. No that is wrong. You should not label people with that.

yes - i came from a broken family and it is affected me so much - i did not have a proper education and i learn to support ND STRUGLLE BY MYSELF AT THE VERY YOUNG AGE , so i think having a broken family doesnt do any good at all

No,I am not come from a broken family. So I don't know the idea of kids who has a broken family. But I don't think it would give much adverse effect on the kids from broken family if there dad or mum find a kind person to get married after their divorce. As we all know the kid can grow up well even it is adopted by their parents. The most important thing is love! If he can get the same love from his new dad or mum,I think he may grow up as well as other guys!

I am not from broken family but my friend always complaints about his family fightings and he is getting disturbed. I tell him to concentrate on studies as he will have to build up his own family.

yes, i came from a broken family. my dad left us when i was three. of course at that time i was not aware of these things and was not mindful of the consequences of coming from a broken family. But as i grew older, i slowly felt its effects. In school you have to explain to your teachers why you wrote only the name of your mother and her contact information in the profile sheet. I also use the surname of my father while my mom uses her maiden name, so it creates confusion to the teachers. and explaining to them also means bringing back the memories and the pain. aside from that, you get to envy your friends who are happy with their families. Like in my case, when i was 9-13, whenever i see a family in the park eating and having fun, what i felt was jealousy -- how i wished my family was also like theirs. Also, when things go wrong within the family, there is a tendency for you to blame your mother because she is the only one working and causing all those things that are happening, and you tend to say that if your dad is there this could not have happened, blah blah. and even if i'm in the early adulthood stage and is surrounded by a lot of friends and supportive relatives, i could still sense an emptiness within me, a longing for the love of a father, which cannot be replaced by anyone else...