Parents are seperating

[blas]

Hang in there!

[trailerparkmedic]

Hang in there, and take care of yourself.

[Flying Grype]

... You know, I think the last straw for my parents was when my dad bought a truck.

I was glad when my parents split up, because I knew they'd both be happier that way. And they are, and they've each found new sweeties who are good people.

If you're still a minor, and your mum is asking you where you want to live, take advantage of that now to set things up the way you want. If that means you want to spend half the time with each parent, now's the time to say so.

[42_42_42]

Dude that sucks. At least your mom gave you warning. My aunt left my uncle a few years ago after almost 30 years of marriage. Uncle found out when he got home and half the stuff was gone and there was a "dear John" letter sitting on the kitchen counter. My 2 cousins were informed by a hysterical father calling them (cousins were grown and married w/ kids of their own). Whole family was kinda pissed at aunt for a while.

[SG15Z]

How you holdin' up, sugar?

*offers dark side cookies*

I'm holdin. It's hard seeing all these boxes everywhere and watching my mom take stuff to her apartment. But I'm getting through it.It hasn't quite hit me yet, and it probably won't till after she's fully moved out.

If you're still a minor, and your mum is asking you where you want to live, take advantage of that now to set things up the way you want. If that means you want to spend half the time with each parent, now's the time to say so.

I'm not a minor actually, and I already told her I would stay with my dad. The reasoning is even though I'm closer to her and me and my dad never quite saw eye to eye, our relationship has been getting better recently and I want to stay here and continue rebuilding my relationship with him. That and I basically don't want to participate in the split of this family.

My parents still love each other, but my mom is letting her anger cloud her judgment, and that's why I hate this so much. But I've already told her how I feel and there's no need to fight it. It's her decision not mine.

[Plaidman]

. That and I basically don't want to participate in the split of this family.

My parents still love each other, but my mom is letting her anger cloud her judgment, and that's why I hate this so much. But I've already told her how I feel and there's no need to fight it. It's her decision not mine.

Yeah, don't pick sides. Don't be forced to pick sides. I'm glad your doing ok. They likely just need space away from each other for now. Marriage is something to work on. Two way street you know. Though I'd be trying to do what I can to get them back together. Mostly because I'm a huge sucker for love, and if they loved each at one point, stayed together for longer then I've been alive, then well, they likely will get together again. If anything for the comfort thing. That being siad, I kinda think your dad did kinda screw up. Spending that much money should be a wife/husband talk kinda deal. that is nether here nor there though, but if anything, its him that should at least try to start to try to get things worked out.

[SG15Z]

Yeah, don't pick sides. Don't be forced to pick sides. I'm glad your doing ok. They likely just need space away from each other for now. Marriage is something to work on. Two way street you know. Though I'd be trying to do what I can to get them back together. Mostly because I'm a huge sucker for love, and if they loved each at one point, stayed together for longer then I've been alive, then well, they likely will get together again. If anything for the comfort thing. That being siad, I kinda think your dad did kinda screw up. Spending that much money should be a wife/husband talk kinda deal. that is nether here nor there though, but if anything, its him that should at least try to start to try to get things worked out.

He DID screw up. And he's still screwing up. He wants to stay with her yet does little if anything to win her back. He tried at first, but then just gave up thinking their was no use she was never coming back. He's giving up and that just irrates me to no end. I hope I can encourage him to keep trying but right now he's having a pretty defeatist attitude.

[Plaidman]

Indeed. If he gives up, he will lose her. If he doesn't, he at least has a chance.

[SG15Z]

Well my dad just came downstairs in tears. Apparently a good friend of his (who also happens to be a co-manager in my company and use to work at my store) is also having marital issues. So now he's watching his and his friends marriages fall apart.

It's so strange to watch him this emotional as I have rarely seen this side of him. He's been coming to me every time something else happens that causes him to go to tears in this situation, and I'm not showing much emotion back. I'm a big time introvert who's grown up with a father who had a very hard time showing his love to his children. So yeah, this is all very uncomfortable to me. I want to be there to comfort him, but getting past my natural desire to be alone isn't easy.