so my parents are getting divorced.

my mom had sent me an email yesterday [she was too upset to actually call]. and my dad called me tonight.

basically the jist of things is that my dad feels he has "lost the love" and is feeling too depressed and helpless. it's been going on, apparently, for quite some time. it's been 15 months since my mom's surgery [hysterectomy] and she hasn't recovered fully yet [and is kind of far from it]. and he apparently just feels that he can't deal with that type of life. that he doesn't want to "die" next to my mom in their house.

it was so hard to call my mom. and i literally started shaking when i heard her voice. i feel so unbelievably bad for her and i was crying more than she was. and what makes things worse is that it feels as if I left one day....and then my dad did the next. awkward.

and apparently my dad had been talking to a lawyer for advice on this about 3 weeks ago. so while my mom was planning for my graduation party, he was planning for this.

right before her 50th [june 8th] and
right before their 26th wedding anniversary [june 13th]

i don't really know what to think/feel except horribly sad for my mom. and the more i think about it, the more it just seems like my dad is being very very selfish. like wtf happened to "in sickness and in health, till death to us part"?

my dad had called me tonight [around 830pm]. and he asked me if i had talked to mom lately, and my first thought was to say, "no i haven't, what's up?" and play innocent....just to hear him say it. but i didn't. he apologized for not being there the day i left...because he was staying at some employee's house and had been for about a week. in fact, the last time i saw him was at my graduation party...which was sunday the 21st....and i left on the 29th to come back to iowa and take care of moving stuff before i leave for active duty on the 4th.

i had kind of ignored my mom's email ...i guess just being in denail. but now actually hearing from my dad and talking with my mom too it just brings it all into reality. i just don't know what to do / how to feel. i keep telling myself that it's "their" problem and they have to work it out. cause nothing i can do / say will change anything. but part of me wants to. but it's not like i'm a kid anymore....shit, i'm going to be 24 this october. so all i can really do is just let them handle it how they want.

sorry for being so longwinded. there's a lot more to say i guess. but i'll just kind of start out asking if anyone's parents are divorced? and how old were you when it happened.....anyone an adult?

I was 10 years old. I dealt with it fine I guess. Time heals if you're down

Damn, sorry to hear that.

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how terrible. hopefully i never have to go through something like this. i say the best thing to do is support BOTH ur parents... in whatever they do. they loved you.. and now this.. shouldnt change the fact that they love u and u love them... dont feel angry, it is their problem.. sadly it affects everyone.


talk to a counsuler @ school... sounds silly i know but it will probably help u vent


and specially be supportive of your mom because she hasnt recovered from her surgury but dont neglect dad.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

Your parents will more than likely be happy, seperated from one another. You shouldn't take this to heart, too much. They'll still both be important part of your lives.

My folks got divorced in 1992. I was 6 or 7. Don't remember. 2 years after we arrived to the US.

ps. hope everything gets brighter for you.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

Mine got divorced 2 years ago, it rly wasnt that hard since i was the one to gave the advice to mom, but still, it was hard to do it, we still suffer from it (less money) but i think it worth it, that was a fucking alcoholic still he was able to take the house and the 2 cars, i hate him , he should be anally raped to death


Anyway, i hope this goes out well for you, just give yourself and them some time, and if you need something you can pm me or something

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my parents got divorced when i was halfway through 6th grade, it wasnt too hard on my because i still saw my dad. him and my mom still talk, they have no problem with each other, just that they stopped loving each other. it was depressing for a while though. with time everything heals though.

hope things get better for you soon, and i wish you and your parents the best of luck.

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Originally posted by Yan Your parents will more than likely be happy, seperated from one another. You shouldn't take this to heart, too much. They'll still both be important part of your lives. My folks got divorced in 1992. I was 6 or 7. Don't remember. 2 years after we arrived to the US.

i think this whole thing really kind of came as a shock to my mom tho. like, she was only a little unhappy because of her pain from the surgery. having her husband of nearly 26 years say that "i can't deal with you not being healthy" is nearly a slap to the face.

i don't think she'll ever be happy again.

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Originally posted by tubularbills i think this whole thing really kind of came as a shock to my mom tho. like, she was only a little unhappy because of her pain from the surgery. having her husband of nearly 26 years say that "i can't deal with you not being healthy" is nearly a slap to the face. i don't think she'll ever be happy again.

it's pretty weak from ur dad..not judging him though!

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Originally posted by nchs09 how terrible. hopefully i never have to go through something like this. i say the best thing to do is support BOTH ur parents... in whatever they do. they loved you.. and now this.. shouldnt change the fact that they love u and u love them... dont feel angry, it is their problem.. sadly it affects everyone. talk to a counsuler @ school... sounds silly i know but it will probably help u vent and specially be supportive of your mom because she hasnt recovered from her surgury but dont neglect dad.

i plan on supporting both. i feel a bit disappointed and hurt by my dad's decision....but it's not like he cheated or anything really really bad like that.

if that was the case, then i'd feel differently.

i think when i get to my first base, if i'm still having confusion about this whole thing, i plan on talking to the life services people.

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Originally posted by tubularbills i think this whole thing really kind of came as a shock to my mom tho. like, she was only a little unhappy because of her pain from the surgery. having her husband of nearly 26 years say that "i can't deal with you not being healthy" is nearly a slap to the face. i don't think she'll ever be happy again.

That's definitely not good. Hopefully your mother'll heal up soon and move on with her life. Finding someone new definitely helps in placing aside the past. Time heals all... sometimes. :/