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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for your stories PPs.

OP here, I'm asking because my child is very young (4). I have primary physical custody, but DC's father, who is mentally ill, has visitations.

I don't want to bring up the mental illness issue until it's age appropriate. My child already experiences the anger outbursts over nothing. It's as someone described, like walking on eggshells.

If your parents divorced what could the other parent have done or did to make you feel better about the situation?[/quote]

Just divorcing him would have been the best thing my mother could have done. It would have validated the part where it felt like we were always being screamed at over nothing. Instead, she tried to run the household in the mythical way that would prevent his outbursts. Nothing prevented them, and we always knew we came in waaaay behind him in "things she was concerned about." My point is, you keep telling them you know it's bad sometimes when they're there, but you get it, he's wrong, and they should in no way believe him when he says there's anything wrong with them.

Also, when they get older and don't want to spend as much time with him, be prepared to be the rock he crashes against to keep him from raging at them.[/quote]

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