Man, divorce sucks

[<RJMC>]

argh why you add the HL3 begining now?! I will hav voted for it! :angry:

 

[Kyorisu]

Mine divorced when I was 3. It's not that bad they still get along together well and I goto his place for 6 hours every Saturday.

It all boiled down to money in my case.

 

[Foxtrot]

My parents divorced when I was 12 or so...I think I drove most of it out of my memory. At first I lived with my mom in the house and then one day my dad came to school and picked me up and took me to his apartment so he could finish the legal documents to get legal custody of the kids. He got it pretty easily because my mom is an alcoholic and the biggest bitch in the world when she is drunk, which she almost always is and when she wasn't drunk she would be recovering from a massive hangover and would bitch at me about that. My dad also got the house, but he had to pay my mom $30,000 for no real reason.

 

[Revisedsoul]

lets see where to start.

my dad was an acholholic, who worked too much, and pretty well ignored the family except when it was with stuff he wanted to do. so they got seperated, then my dad blew my college education and moms share of rrsp on booze, a motorbike and a boat, all of which i own now because hes bankrupt, was together with a blond bimbo bitch, just these past 2 motnhs hes got his shit together.

i love him, but i hate him too

 

[Vigilante]

Mine divorced when I was 14. I'm 17 now. At first money was a huge problem. My mom is kind of a leech and got every cent she could out of my dad instead of going out and getting a job (she's got a degree in business too!) ... Anyway, my dad still pays my mom quite a bit..(upwards of $60,000 a year) but she's getting married in a few months (3.5 years later). So money isn't an issue in my family any more. It'll all work out.

I like my mom, but she cant get along in life without someone supporting her. Mainly becuase she's one of those people who takes everything offensively and has hard time keeping friendships. She always has plenty of friends, but cycles through them quickly. She's kind of verbally abusive to us at times, but she always takes care of us. I"m moving in with my dad in april while i'm in college! (18th bday!)

I'm at my dads every other weekend and every wednesday evening and spend the night there. I really like his gf too, but he claims that women are over moody and he will never marry again =)

 

[Mattigus]

My parents are still together, but again, my girlfriend could tell some stories. Aparently, EVERYONE in her family has had at least 2 spouces.

Maybe the key to a happy relationship is to make absolutely sure that the person you marry is the right person. My parents didnt get married till they were like 29, and they had been dating for years.

 

[Zeus]

Maybe the key to a happy relationship is to make absolutely sure that the person you marry is the right person. My parents didnt get married till they were like 29, and they had been dating for years.

Agreed. These people who get married wayyyy too quickly are the ones who end up divorced the next year or 2.

 

[KoreBolteR]

well.. my mother and father divorced when i was 9, and my dad got a gf, really hated her, but had to show a smiley face to her . lol. then out of the blue when i was 14 they got back together. but my dad works a few hours away, so chooses to live away, i am currently 17. my parents are "together", but they live apart, and i see my dad every 3 weeks, on the weekend ...

 

[Death.Trap]

It's missing options. My parents were never married.






Of course I could stfu and not post, but that's being unrealistic. :|

Mine weren't either. I've never met my dad, could care less if I ever do.

 

[C-O-N-Spiracy]

My dad left us young.. so If you would consider that divorce, sure.

Always wondered what it was like to have a dad.. considering i never had bros either.. and with 3 other sisters and a mother, kinda got pretty damn boring.

 

[KoreBolteR]

well im off too bed, 1.46am here in the kingdom thats united. night all

 

[crab_cooker]

A bit of advice

Each parent is likely to want you on "their side." Although you have apparently already chosen your Mom, and this may be the right choice, I would resist the temptation to hate your dad.

Having observed several nasty divorces, I can tell you that everybody loses. Only the lawyers win when the parties start bickering. There is no sense in paying two lawyers $300 an hour each to fight over just a few thousand dollars' worth of stuff. If they can't work it out, try to be the voice of reason, because neither of them is likely to be.

There is rarely any justice in court, but there are always heavy attorney fees.

 

[Phisionary]

Mine weren't either. I've never met my dad, could care less if I ever do.

Exactly. Some people really don't understand that, for some reason...

 

[Locust]

Divorce is a harsh reality, but it can be a blessing.

 

[Mattigus]

Divorce is a harsh reality, but it can be a blessing.

True, that. Especially if they're happier when they're separated.

Gotta be an optomist, right? Good for you.

 

[KoreBolteR]

hell yeah it is, since my parents separated for 5 years, and then got back together... it can do some wonders.. LOL (being apart)

 

[johnnypoopoopant]

mines are not divorced so i could not really relate to you guys, but it must be hard choosing who to live with