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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because they are children.   Because they were there first.  Because they had no say in their parents divorce.  Because what happens to them now colors the rest of their lives.  Because they are not adults, they are still learning to manage their emotions and responses.  Because adults should already know how to manage their emotions and responses.   Because telling a kid that dad's new wife is more important than they are will ruin their relationship with dad.[/quote]

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+1 and they get no choice in their parents and they cannot divorce their parents while they are children.  They are called dependent children for a reason - they must rely on their parents. Let's say both of their parents took the attitude that they don't matter as much as the new spouse.  What, are the kids supposed to fend for themselves while Mommy and Daddy, who chose to have them, get to go live the life?  The second spouse knows all this, and must accept all this, or go pound sand.  That being said, there should be a balance, and the kids should want to see their parents happy in their new relationship and do what they can to support the new marriage, including releasing some demands on their parents if they are old enough.[/quote]

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