That grew up in a broken home(divorced parents).......and if so, has it affected your relationships?
2006-09-28 05:36:31 · 12 answers · asked by Amber R 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Yes ma'am, that'd be me. But I'm so grateful cuz of it. My mom was nuts (crazy) and the best thing my dad ever did was leave her and take us kids with him. The only way it affected my relationships is cuz I know what a true man looks like (my dad as an example) and I learned to never accept any guy less than what I deserved. So being close with my dad (as a result of their split) has saved me a lot of heartache and pain. If we would've stayed us kids would've been so messed up. Thank you Dad!!
2006-09-28 05:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by T.G. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm 21. My real father left while I was a baby, he found out my mom was sick with depression, and stole me away from her, while letting his new wife, and himself mentally, and physically abuse me for 6 months until CPA kicked in. Then momma had a nice man for 14 years from when I was 4-18 they divorced, brutally! In the court hearing my step dad copped out of all kindsa health insurance bills, and more sht, by saying "I wasn't his real daughter" that kinda fked me up big time, when the only man I've considered a father figure, goes and says some fcked up sht like that, it really does some damage. So now I've been w/ my current bf for 8 years, cheated on him a few times, and I know I love him and want to spend the rest my life w/ him, but still have it somewhere in the back of my head that I need to sabotage my own relationship, just because I don't want him to do it first, him being the male in all, so yes, I can say this has played a huge effect on my life, and eventually need to go to counseling to figure out how to deal with it, instead of keeping it suppressed, like everything else I don't want to think about!
2006-09-28 12:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by StonerChick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad passed away when I was two - so my parents weren't actaully divorced but I would consider it as a broken home. I don't think it has affected my relationships.
2006-09-28 12:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I grew up in a very harsh environment where I had to learn to take care of myself and deal with adult issues at a very young age and I can tell you, that til this very day, it still affects me. I find myself with low-self-esteem, doubting myself, feeling alone when I'm not, asking for reassurance in almost everything I do, fearful, and at times sadden for no apparent reason. It's a very hard pill to swallow but thankfully I have my Husband and Son that get me through those dark dreadful moments.
2006-09-28 12:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo Anwers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. My parents split when i was 6.
As a result I was determined to not let my marriage end up the same way (they split becoz of money). After 8 years of marriage, it wasn't money nor family conflict that broke the camel's back. It was infidelity. It din take long for me to decide to take the same route. I guess for me divorce is the last option.
2006-09-28 12:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by ikusburples 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not grow up in a broken home. But I have friends who are.
Its traumatic for children, to have a single parent. Its more traumatic for them to see the parents fighting and separating. It does affect their relationship in future, as they either become, cynical, suspicious or over reactive.
2006-09-28 12:40:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First question: Yes.
Second question: As a result, I am more careful with my relationships and don't intend to know everything there is to know about human nature. I know people cheat. I know people can be quite noncommittal, and I expect the worse at any moment. I don't trust too easily.
And by the way: I'm single.
2006-09-28 12:40:29 · answer #7 · answered by Mario E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that it made me mature much quicker and think about things in a diffrent light... I've been married and cheated on then I got divorced... now I'm single and I figure that one day I'll find someone else but I'm not in a big hurry to fall to quickly.
Laterz
2006-09-28 12:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by Branden W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Dad cheated on mom and now I'm a paranoid mess. I find it extremely hard to trust anyone. But honestly I cant blame it all on the divorce. Dating men sealed the fate on that one too. Truth is they cant be trusted.
2006-09-28 12:42:44 · answer #9 · answered by JustMe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an adult who was raised in a relatively happy environment.
2006-09-28 12:38:37 · answer #10 · answered by Miss J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋