Do children force people to stay together?
By kynni204
@kynni204 (2031)
United States
April 5, 2007 8:04pm CST
If you would have never had children by your mate do you think you all would still be together. After all these years, after all of the arguments, was the main factor that held you all together "the kids" I can't lie If I did not have a daughter by my husband it would have been over years ago
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@reipowerhouse (428)
• United States
6 Apr 07
Personally I don't believe that kids "force" people to stay together however I do believe people with kids work on the relationship in hard time a lot more than people without them.
There has been many times when marriages of people that I know would have fallen apart if they never had kids but the thought of not being there for your child tends to make an internal desire to make things work and if it doesn't then get fixed because you should never have kids again (not intended towards the started of this discussion).
My children have also brought my wife and I a lot closer than would have been without them!
@kynni204 (2031)
• United States
6 Apr 07
I put up with a lot of garbage just so my daughter would have both of her parents. She loves to wake up to see both of us daily. That happens to be the most important thing in the world to me. I think I am nuts and crazy sometimes but it is worth it.
@reipowerhouse (428)
• United States
18 Apr 09
If you are crazy then I am as well! 
The real question is once your daughter is fully grown do you still think you will be with your husband?
Many people I know break it off once their children leave the house because even though kept together for the kids never bonded for themselves.
The real question is once your daughter is fully grown do you still think you will be with your husband?
Many people I know break it off once their children leave the house because even though kept together for the kids never bonded for themselves.
@34momma (13882)
• United States
6 Apr 07
that is a great question. if i had to answer that honestly i would said yes. i mean we go through it. he can be such a pain in the you know where. but i love him i really do love him. if we didn't have our little girl, i would still be with him. he may be a pain in the butt, but he is a great man
@bad1981 (799)
• United States
6 Apr 07
I think in alot of cases that they do because everyone thinks that staying together for the kids is a good idea while at the same time depending on the tension in your home isnt always good for your kids. I work harder with my husband becuase we do have children and i want them to have both parents in one home.
