Their divorce nearly killed me
Growing up in suburban Philadelphia, the daughter of two yuppies, it seemed like I had everything. I was pretty sheltered, a shy child by nature
June 23, 2014
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Growing up in suburban Philadelphia, the daughter of two yuppies, it seemed like I had everything. I was pretty sheltered, a shy child by nature
by Shannon (Texas) I was fairly young when my parents divorced, six. It was rough on my brother and I. My dad kidnapped me and
by Mia So when I was four months old, my mom go diagnosed with CML. My dad kept on going to New York for work.
by Ryan (Midwest, USA) Based on my personal experience, and what I’ve observed knowing dozens of people with divorced parents, it is my belief that
by Noah (Baltimore) My parents were allegedly a common law marriage, but the state they lived in didn’t recognize common law marriage at the time,
My mom needed to divorce my dad. He had been physically abusive for years. Eventually he committed adultery. While my mother felt totally betrayed, there
by Cindy (Pennsylvania) I was born in 1967. My parents were on the cutting edge of society then. My mother had become a career woman
I remember watching from an upstairs bedroom window my father walking because my mother had tossed him out of the house. He had no where
by Second class citizen (USSA) I was the eldest child in step family situations on both sides. It was like being a second class citizen
by CTW (Illinois) My mom denies how painful the divorce was for my brothers and I. Once we grew up, she openly mocked the statistics
There are too many sufferings in my life to list. Two things I would say are: Divorce and one remarriage ruined every holiday family gathering
by Anono-Mama (Planet Earth) I am the child of divorce. My parents divorced when I was about three, and I was bounced back and forth
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