November 15, 2016
Keeping The Family Intact

Dr. Laura:

Years ago, my husband and I agreed to divorce, but decided that the kids wouldn't go back and forth between two different homes.  We opted to keep the kids in the family home we had once shared, so we rented an apartment nearby and my ex-husband and I were the ones that went back and forth.  I was a stay-at-home mom, so I was with them in our home Monday through Friday, and then my husband stayed on the weekends and I moved into the apartment we had rented.

After a couple of months, my ex and I were exhausted from going back and forth, and neither of us felt like we belonged anywhere.  We decided that working on the problems in our marriage would be a lot less tiring than us moving in and out of the family home.  We all started living together again, and 14 years later, we're the better for it.  

If parents were the ones required to uproot their lives every few days instead of the children in divorce situations, there might be more moms and dads putting more effort into keeping the family intact.

Coralee


Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM