Discussion How do children grow up in divorced families?

[Qech__]

I've seen so many stories where parents decide to divorce or break up, putting their own selfish love lives above their children's need for a stable family. How the hell do these children manage to function? Their parents live far apart, so they only get to live with one of them at a time. Home life must feel isolating and empty. Furthermore, those parents hate each other and are racking up body counts with random strangers. It’s disgusting. These children are essentially being taught that no emotional bond is permanent and that you can break one on a whim. They develop a highly cynical view of how relationships work, and you can't have any sense of emotional safety with that worldview. How do these kids not grow up to be the most emotionally dysfunctional and depressed people ever?

And don't even get me started on single moms. Imagine having a whore mother who sucks and fucks a new guy each week. You don't even know who your father is and have to survive on a single mom salary. I could not imagine a sensation closer to hell.

 

[etononstop]

I was raised by a single mother. Had to meet a new guy every week. Heard one moaning one time when he was fucking her while I was trying to sleep. Also pretty sure they were having discreet sex in front of my face one time. I was a kid as well and had to just endure it.

 

[Grodd]

I did well not technically as my parents were never married but still.

 

[H0micidal-Idol]

My parents divorced when I was 5. Learned the truth about female nature watching whores from POF back when that was a thing use my dad as a paypig. Parents had joint custody so I was constantly going back and forth. Never really felt like I belonged anywhere. I think with both my mom and dad trying to meet new people that taught me to not get too attached to people because it almost always ends at some point and getting attached only leads to them leaving hurting more. I know that yet have really bad attachment issues.