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[quote=Anonymous]My parents got divorced when I was 3 and my Dad moved to a different town.  Neither parent ever sad a bad word about the other one until I was an adult.  My dad was pretty uninvolved in my life and didn't contribute financially but called to check on me regularly and I went to stay with him from time to time when I was young.  As an adult, I see that he had some mental health issues and really wasn't capable of being a good father or husband.  But my mom was fantastic and very stable and I would say that I had a very happy childhood.

I'm pretty well-adjusted.  Married for a long time, three good kids, good education, good job.  Never slutty, like one PP upthread suggested :)  For me, the key was that my parents never criticized each other in my presence.

I think some of it may be personality, though.  I know families where the divorce had huge effect on one kid, but no on others.  Perhaps I was just pre-disposed to be okay, but if I  had had a different personality, it would have really bothered me.  [/quote]

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