Feeling nothing when you parents tell you their splitting up??

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ok, here it is... about a month ago my mum and i were argueing over the usage of the family car, when suddenly, out of no-where, she blurts out that her and my dad are splitting up. at the time i could see she was quite upset so i stopped arguing and decided that she was right... thankfully i was about to start work so i could avoid the whole situation.

i was working with a really good friend and told her all about it. she looked at me oddly and asked why i came to work and why i didnt feel terrible. to tell you the trueth i felt nothing, no guilt, no fear, no saddness. even when my sister told me that my mum would have no-where to go i still felt nothing.

in the end they didnt split up, which i guess was a relief.

i dont quite understand if thats normal. i mean i guess i like my parents, the word love i probably wouldn't use, just because i avoid using it when it comes to family. idk why but whatever its not the point.

is it normal to feel nothing when ones parents split up?

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    I was actually happy for mine when mine split up. I would rather see them apart and happy than together and miserable just for my sake.

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    • Jen118584
      14 years ago

      I don't feel much about the idea of my parents splitting up. If anything I feel worried about my dad because I don't know how he'd do on his own.

      Maybe deep down you knew it wouldn't really happen. My parents have needed to get a divorce for as long as I can remember. They literally can't get along for two minutes. They've talked about it a hundred times but it's never happened.

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      • hotchickie81
        14 years ago

        I agree with you on the part about your dad. I don't think my dad could make it on his own... with all the housework and such. He and my mom need eachother, and I hope they never separate. Sure they fight, but what couple doesn't? They've been married over 30 years, so hopefully they'll spend the rest of their lives together :)

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    My parents have said they were going to divorce several times but iit never happened. I've seen my parents fighting physically and I cried when I saw that. I'm the one who kept them together over all these years. My brothers just stood by watching. I always went in a short depression each time they said they were getting divorced. But now things have gotten worse...

    I realize what I've done. My family is going poor now because of my dad buying beer and spending his money on his "kids", his horses and letting us go hungry... I guess I am emo...

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  • MrTobikuma
    13 years ago

    Normal. When my Mum & Dad split-up I didn't feel anything at all, this actually annoyed me but anyway...after about 3months or so all the walls came down though & I would break down like every night I was on my own, watch out for this if your parents ever do break-up. Also your parents have been together your whole life, so naturally it's hard to see the realism of it.

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