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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the worst things about my parents divorce when I was an adult was that I then became responsible for both of them, financially, health, emotionally etc. I am an only child and it was awful. Yes my Dad got to live his life in peace but at my expense and I am resentful. Although I do get it. It's exhausting. I wonder who your dad thinks is going to manage your mom, but she will be in much more devastated emotional state. I'm just not sure I could do that to my own kids.[/quote]
 PP, I am sorry that you are finding it hard to manage. I understand as I am an only child. My parents were divorced when I was young. My father died a few years ago and the last few years I was responsible for a lot of his care. But I don't blame my mother for that, I blame him for not taking care of his own health and finances. Your parents have a RIGHT to live in peace, they deserve their own bit of happiness. You need to find your own way and your own happiness and not blame mom and dad for seeking theirs. If your parents were together would you not want to help the one parent take care of the other if need be? It's hard, very hard but it's not something he did to you, you will relieve a lot of the emotional burden if you come to terms with that. You are not responsible for the emotional health of any other person. You are responsible for being kind and respectful and caring, but you cannot be the source of someone's healthy emotional well-being. Maybe you need to work on boundaries -- to be fair to yourself. Best of luck.[/quote]

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