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re: Spin off: Were your parents divorced?
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:28 pm to The Nino
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:28 pm to The Nino
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Was in Americus a few days ago
Been having quite the crime spree here lately. Saw a report the other day that per capita, it was 4th worst town in Georgia as far as violent crime.
Glad you didn't become a statistic
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:28 pm to SouthMSReb
Yes.
Sometime in 1996. I turned 4 in '96 not sure if it was before or after my birthday.
I definitely think them getting divorced (plus everything leading up to the divorce) had less of an effect on me due to my young age as compared to my older siblings.
It changed as we got older but the main set up was: lived with mother, every other weekend with father, every other Thanksgiving/Christmas with father, every July with father, father would typically take us out to dinner on Wednesdays and around our birthdays.
Growing up most of my friends had married parents. However, I know a good number of people who have parents that separated/divorced in recent years (late high school, college, after college graduation)
I have no memories of my parents being together. I think that is for the best. I'm not sure I would trade my parents getting divorced when I was so young just for them to get divorced when I was a teenager.
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What age were you when they seperated?
Sometime in 1996. I turned 4 in '96 not sure if it was before or after my birthday.
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Did it have a big effect on you?
I definitely think them getting divorced (plus everything leading up to the divorce) had less of an effect on me due to my young age as compared to my older siblings.
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How often did/do you see each parent?
It changed as we got older but the main set up was: lived with mother, every other weekend with father, every other Thanksgiving/Christmas with father, every July with father, father would typically take us out to dinner on Wednesdays and around our birthdays.
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Did you have friends whose parents divorced as well?
Growing up most of my friends had married parents. However, I know a good number of people who have parents that separated/divorced in recent years (late high school, college, after college graduation)
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Would you change it if you could?
I have no memories of my parents being together. I think that is for the best. I'm not sure I would trade my parents getting divorced when I was so young just for them to get divorced when I was a teenager.
This post was edited on 6/10/15 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:32 pm to SouthMSReb
Yes
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Yes, but I didn't realize it until well into adulthood. An early teenage boy really needs his father and (see next answer) mine wasn't around that much. My grandfather did a great job filling in (thanks paw-paw) but it just isn't the same.
Lived with my mom. For the first few years, we talked on the phone a lot but I only got to see my maybe once every couple of months. It was the very bad economy late 70s and he was in the construction industry so he was traveling the southeast chasing work. In the early 80s, he got more stable work and moved back nearby so I saw him every week.
Not any of my close friends.
No. By that time, they were fighting all the time. It would have been perpetual turmoil had they remained together. As much as I love my mom, she's just impossible to live with. My dad remarried and they've been wed for 35 years now. Counting my dad, my mom is now 0-3.
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What age were you when they seperated?
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Did it have a big effect on you?
Yes, but I didn't realize it until well into adulthood. An early teenage boy really needs his father and (see next answer) mine wasn't around that much. My grandfather did a great job filling in (thanks paw-paw) but it just isn't the same.
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How often did/do you see each parent?
Lived with my mom. For the first few years, we talked on the phone a lot but I only got to see my maybe once every couple of months. It was the very bad economy late 70s and he was in the construction industry so he was traveling the southeast chasing work. In the early 80s, he got more stable work and moved back nearby so I saw him every week.
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Did you have friends whose parents divorced as well?
Not any of my close friends.
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Would you change it if you could?
No. By that time, they were fighting all the time. It would have been perpetual turmoil had they remained together. As much as I love my mom, she's just impossible to live with. My dad remarried and they've been wed for 35 years now. Counting my dad, my mom is now 0-3.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 5:26 pm to SouthMSReb
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What age were you when they seperated?
Did it have a big effect on you?
How often did/do you see each parent?
Did you have friends whose parents divorced as well?
Would you change it if you could?
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Yes
Lived with mom, visited dad every other weekend but could see him whenever I wanted.
Yes
I wonder how it would've been, my dad regrets his mistakes that led to it, but all in all I wouldn't change it. It makes me appreciate the relationship I'm in and I know it'll make me a better father/husband one day.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 5:46 pm to SouthMSReb
Nope. They've been married 30 something years.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 7:44 pm to SouthMSReb
No... Married for 40+ years.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 7:53 pm to betweenthebara
You are a grade A prick for thinking that is funny. Says a lot about you as a human being.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 4:13 pm to SouthMSReb
Hey, I'm a child of divorce. Gimme a break!
Posted on 6/12/15 at 9:46 am to SouthMSReb
Yes
What age were you when they seperated?
12
Did it have a big effect on you?
I had insecurity issues in relationships well into my twenties. There was betrayal going in both directions between my parents.
How often did/do you see each parent?
Lived with my mom and saw my dad every other weekend.
Did you have friends whose parents divorced as well?
A few.
Would you change it if you could?
No. My dad was miserable in the marriage and was a mean prick as a result. I was glad he was out of the picture so my brothers and I didn't have to walk on egg shells anymore. On the bright side, he became a totally different person after the divorce and we grew a whole lot closer.
What age were you when they seperated?
12
Did it have a big effect on you?
I had insecurity issues in relationships well into my twenties. There was betrayal going in both directions between my parents.
How often did/do you see each parent?
Lived with my mom and saw my dad every other weekend.
Did you have friends whose parents divorced as well?
A few.
Would you change it if you could?
No. My dad was miserable in the marriage and was a mean prick as a result. I was glad he was out of the picture so my brothers and I didn't have to walk on egg shells anymore. On the bright side, he became a totally different person after the divorce and we grew a whole lot closer.
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