Re: Burning Pain
Robbie Taggart (imwithstupid@juno.com)
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 14:22:13 -0700
> I'm damned sure there are many, many loving
> step parents who have made all the difference
> in this wide world to their adopted children.
> And there must be SOME children who are glad
> their parents separated. (Though, at a purely
> anecdotal level I can't think of any that I've
> known personally .)
I know this conversation is old, but I have just now returned from a
wonderful voyage to the mystical land of Shangri-La and am just now
getting this message. Regarding the SOME children who are glad their
parents separated- I know two, very personally. One realized, thankfully,
at the tender age of eleven that things were better when her dad moved
out- and she still loved (and still does love) him. She was mature enough
to recognize that her home was more peaceful and both of her parents
seemed happier. For the other it took a while to understand that the
separation was for the better. But eventually, as I suspect is the case
in all divorces, it was concluded that things were nicer. I believe that
all children of divorces recognize, sooner or later (and prayerfully
sooner), that it was better for their parents to throw in the towel,
rather than trudge through the muck of an unhappy marriage. It's a hard
thing to understand but I think once people reach a level of maturity and
reason they can see the benefits. That's just my two cents. Love, Robbie
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