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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best thing my mom did was read The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce.  It really shook her out of her happy modern family BS and helped her acknowledge and address the problems with me and my siblings that she had been in denial about.  You are placing a tremendous strain on your children and you can't adequately parent them if you aren't willing to acknowledge it.[/quote]

I just started reading this and I am incredibly depressed now. "It will damage your kids forever, try not to do it" doesn't help me at all at this point.[/quote]

Put the book down....it's awful advice. My mom and dad divorced when I was 7 and and both got remarried, dad when I was 9 (I know they had an affair, I am not stupid) and mom when I was 11. I love both my stepmom and stepdad and everyone got and still gets along just great. I felt so much love and warmth and security in both homes. I also loved having step-siblings, esp. since I was an only child of my bio parents.

Bottom line....we are all one big happy family. My kids love all three sets of their grandparents. We do holidays together, etc.  My parents were awful married, but ended up being great at being parents and friends. They are amazing people and I am well adjusted, happy, have a great career and my family is my rock.

It sounds like this woman just had a crappy mom.....period. Divorce or not.[/quote]

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