what do families do when they are not a family any more?One relative said just move on. I said what does that mean? She said basically that she doesn't care if I wanna know. I wanted to know HOW? Whose last name prevails and who gets to have no connection in life but the random hit-or-miss type. And...See More »
Where to even go from here? Feeling so defeated 😔I don’t even know where to begin. My head feels like it could explode. This post is a continuation about the difficult events that happened over Christmas 2023 and my mom’s ex-husband contacting me after 20 years of not hearing from him. So I’ve...See More »
Having a hard time processing a difficult event that happened over Christmas.Someone contacted me that I haven’t heard from in over 20 years. My mom‘s ex-husband. They got divorced when I was really young like 3 or 4 years old. No this is not my biological father. Allegedly, he was very abusive to my mother. One of the...See More »
i am crurious and concernedi have a cousin in law of mines that my family go out the way for .Today after i cooked dinner she called me to see if i could watch her children until she goes to the store remind you all the stores a re closed near by the closes store is a 45...See More »
Family home been sold [I Have a Broken Family]So my parents split in January and it’s been very messy. Today I was told my dad has brought a new house and I need to go back and help clear out everything from the family home. I didn’t think I’d be bothered about the house been sold but...See More »
I Come From a Broken FamilyWhen your dad used your mum like a punching bag could say it was pretty broken before the divorce.
I Come From a Broken FamilyI'll be quite honest, but my life is far different than it used to be. When you're stepdad and sister run the show rather than your mom and dad better than it used to be, that may be sad but at least everything is far better.
I Come From a Broken FamilyMy parents are divorced. Mum cheated on Dad as Dad was cheating on Mum. Apparently they'd been doing it all through their marriage till they realised they had no wish to be together any more. It doesn't define me - I'm not broken or damaged myself....See More »
I Come From a Broken FamilyMy father lives in Scotland with his family and I live in the Netherlands with my mom. All my friends have father's so I get sad sometimes but mom is my favorite person ever
I Come From a Broken FamilySometimes I get a bit down through the holidays in remembering the only child shuffle that I would do between my divorced parents. When they both lived closer and I was handed off between them for a week and having to meet the new " This is X and...See More »
I Come From a Broken FamilyMy mom and dad were married 8 years before I came. My father was a cruel, hateful and violent person. When he cought my mom trying to take me and leave he beat her almost to death in the parking lot of the woman's shelter.My dad's lawyer had him out...See More »
I Come From a Broken FamilyThis might take a bit of explaining so bear with me. My mum is the youngest of two brothers and an older sister. The older sister my aunt was virtually my granddads wife from a very early age in all aspects. (It was my aunt told me about SW)...See More »
I Come From a Broken FamilyMy parents are estranged from their families, because of a number of things, and my older brother is very much a stranger to, as he moved to New Zealand to marry his Maori bride.
I Come From a Broken FamilyI can live with the fact that my family are broken (physically in the sense of being divided up and re-marrying other people.) this is not a big deal in this day an age. In fact I think 1 out of every 2families today; are blended from another (as in...See More »
I Come From a Broken FamilyMy dad was a drinker, he was never home when the pubs were open. My mum left him when I was 5 years old and for the next 12 years I saw him on Sundays and after that he opted out of parenting altogether. Whatever else we did on that day he always had...See More »
I Come From a Broken FamilyMy earliest memories are my parents physically fighting, my dad leaving me with my unstable mother for weeks, and my mother being addicted to prescription pills. My mother attempting suicide. And then when i grew a little older, things just went...See More »
I Have a Broken FamilyI remember the times where I loved my life so much, it was perfect, I had everything I wanted, a family, best friend/friends, stuff... But after my dad became an alcoholic the family simply started tearing apart, there was nothing I could do nor any...See More »
I Come From a Broken FamilyWhen I was very young my Mama tried to get me consoling for various mental issues but we couldn't afford it. She had a lying problem I inherited this lead to money problems. Witch lead to divorce we lived with my aunt and uncle for a while. Through...See More »