These girls have it all when it comes to family. They have a Mom and a Dad who love them and who love and respect eachother.
I know a lot of kids that have faced their parents divorce in the past few years. They go from being one team to two.
I know that divorce happens, my parents are divorced. It just makes me sad to watch all these little kids emotionally digest all that comes with a family being split up.
I wish every parent going through a divorce would make their child/ren their number one priority. Bickering back and forth and bad mouthing the other parent only makes things harder on the child. Finding new boyfriends and girlfriends also takes it's toll on a child. Imagine how hard it is for them to allow someone who feels like a perfect stranger on to their team. They are so protective of their parents and so especially needy it is so hurtful to get left behind because of something newer and more exciting.
I hope with all my heart that Bill, the girls, and I remain on the same team until we die. I hope and I pray.
The least we can do for our children is hold their hand tight as we ease through the transition. Don't move on to quickly. Take time to figure out the new "normal" before jumping in to something else. We need to co-parent and talk civil to one another. It's the least that can be done for these children.
Children deserve respect.
Like I said, I know divorce happens and some people do it all right. But some people do it all wrong and in the end it affects a child'd life forever. It does and don't ever question that. It does.
Sometimes I really wonder why life has to be so complicated.
