The divorce thread.

[Nothing Tra La La]

(My first thread ever, searchbar approved, sorry if I do anything wrong!)

So today my mother told me that I could save up some money to buy a dog despite my father's negative remarks because he "would not likely be staying in the house for much longer".
This is how she decided to tell me they were talking about divorce.

So, Escapists, are your parents divorced? Have you ever considered or been through one?
How did / would you react / cope with news like this??
Discuss!

 

[Jedoro]

Yeah, mine are divorced. It happened while my dad was in prison, and I was pretty bitter for a few years. I was actually the only member of my family who really gave a shit about my dad from that point on.

 

[delet]

My parents divorced several years ago. I didn't really care to much; I just wanted to go back to my games while they were telling me.

Even now, I don't really care all that much. Their divorce got me out of a shitty school system, though, so I'm quite happy they divorced.

 

[Ham_authority95]

No. And I'm glad that they haven't, or else I would be under a bridge with no legs high on Crack.

 

[Gigaguy64]

No, my parents are still together.
And i pray they wont ever get one.

 

[fenderstrat]

my parents didnt divorce, but one of them died a few years back

 

[smashmaniac64]

meh it happened to me when i was a baby so i dont really remember it, visitations to my dads have crippled my social life a bit but i honestly dont really think about it much

 

[Doctor What]

My parents divorced when I was ten, and my father has only contacted me once since then. I'm almost twenty now. I can't really say that it's affected me negatively, because I think that being around him as a child was more negative than not having him in my life at all.

Well, I started eating more and not playing with my friends, and that's when I really got into video games; I tend to gauge how bad, or good, my mood is on how often I play. It's not a pleasant thing for anybody to go through, and I(as one child of divorce to another)am honestly sorry that this is happening to you.

As for trying to keep a positive attitude through this, just try to remember that they are your parents and are doing this because of them and not you.

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

Well, my parents were never together, so I didn't see my dad much when I was growing up and haven't seen him for at least five years now.

I'm not quite sure if that spared me the trauma of parents divorcing or just gave me different issues. I turned out alright though.

 

[Nothing Tra La La]

For me, I've known for years that my parents don't get along anymore, and it's probably a good thing that they're getting divorced. Their constant arguing was much more hard on my siblings and I than a divorce ever would be. Still, it's not really an ideal thing.

-sigh- Why can't families be all lovey-dovey like in the movies? [small]I feel cheated![/small]

 

[Cazza]

Through action. At school one day mum got me and my brother and that night we were across the country. Wasn't a surprise really with how the two got along really.

 

[Peteron]

Mine are divorced. This was years ago, and now I don't even realize how two people so different can marry in the first place. At first I was upset, and it affects my life greatly, but I adapted to change.

 

[HT_Black]

Here's my response, in song form!

Ooh, ooh, ooh
My friend's folks divorced and she turned to vice
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
And her little brother's heart grew as cold as ice.
(Wah, wah, wah)
And my best friend got all depressed
(Wow, wow, wow)
When his mommy found his daddy done up in a dress.

They say it's hardest on the children,
and for all I know that might be the truth;
I'm just an eye-reporting witness,
tellin' my tales of broken youth.

(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
My mum's best mate went into a spiral,
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
When her folks done and split up;
(Wah, wah, wah)
and this one guy I knew
(wow, wow, wow)
ended up producing (x)2girls...1cup(x).

They say it's hardest on the children,
and for all I know that might be the truth;
I'm just an eye-reporting witness,
tellin' my tales of broken youth.

(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Now my mum and dad had some troubled times,
(ooh, ooh, ooh)
but they looked 'round and realized:
(wah, wah, wah)
when parent break up, the kids take it the roughest;
(wow, wow, wow)
so they endured all the times, from the greatest to the toughest.

(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Now here I am and they're happily wed,
(ooh, ooh, ooh)
though they might be schemin' to kill one another in their beds;
(wah, wah, wah)
And while they raised two kids who're looney, loud, and buggy,
(wow, wow, wow)
Unlike Fuburt's folks, they didn't raise no druggie!

They say it's hardest on the children,
and for all I know that might be the truth;
I'm just an eye-reporting witness,
tellin' my tales of broken youth.

 

[Hurray Forums]

My mom's had 5 different husbands. Hasn't really hugely affected me or anything. I've got an awesome stepdad now so it's all good ^_^.

 

[Thedayrecker]

My parents aren't divorced, but I get the feeling they're just "staying together for the kids." I've been 17 for eleven minutes, and by the time I'm 18 they're probably gonna split up.