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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents divorced when I was in my mid-teens, so not quite what you were asking. But I will tell you - it has only gotten harder as I've gotten older, had my own family, had to share time with inlaws, people move cross country, etc. Being an adult child of divorce has lots of challenges, and they all fall on you to solve vs the parents solving them.

I also have seem a lot of parents become VERY selfish when they divorce and their kids are grown. [/quote]

This.  Adult children of divorce get no sympathy for the loss of their family.  If you have any negative opinions that just means you aren't "resilient" enough.  Meanwhile, caring for aging parents is fantastically expensive and time-consuming.  It has been very hard.

OP, don't expect your children to help you out any more than they would if you were married.  Both my parents are starting to ask me for help with things that they used to help each other with, and it's a lot.  If you are making this choice, own the consequences.

The worst is knowing that nobody is there to call 911 if something happens.  Neither has had a successful long-term relationship, at all.[/quote]

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