Is it normal to want your parents to divorce?

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I'm not gonna get into the whole long messy story.

So i'll say the short version instead. I hate my father, with all intensive purposes. I'm 18 years of age, but i'm stil living at home.. and i'm in no financial position to move out.

Anyway. My dad is very agressive, generally has no empathy and doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself. My parents don't love eachother, but have stuck together because of financial reasons.

I've been asking for so long, why have they stayed together. And all my mum says is that shes used to it like a hole in the head. This may be the case,but i'm about to explode if i'm made to live here anymore. I physically and mentally can't cope with much more of it. Iv'e told my mother this, and she doesn't do shit.

So really, i wanna know, is it normal to want your parents to divorce? anyone else wanted the same thing?

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Based on 108 votes (85 yes)
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  • yayasaga
    13 years ago

    If it's that bad and your 18 get yourself out it's up to you now. Go join the service if the situation is that unhealthy all the way around. Quick out and no money needed because they hire feed and pay you plus you get out.

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  • saturation
    13 years ago

    yes its normal, but you cant do anything about it.
    I had the same situation but sometimes my parents are ok then they fight hard again, my dad is not good also , no job , never care for me.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I know how you feel. My parents divorced when I was 2 because they had me by accident and decided to get married. I'm still required to see my dad, and I hate it. He's selfish, and bad-tempered. I'm guessing that if my parents were still married, I'd want them to get divorced too. If you hate your dad, then yes, it's normal to want them to split. My suggestion is to save most of your money, until you have enough to get an apartment. Until then, I hope things turn out okay.

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  • mtnw
    13 years ago

    i was in the same situation as a kid. i begged my parents to divorce. i couldn't stand the fighting (my dad was problem too). i ended up leaving home at 17 and don't regret it.

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  • MoonSniffer
    7 years ago

    Ask them if they want to have a threesome. It may spice things up!

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  • MoonSniffer
    7 years ago

    Your a turd

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  • bigol'dick
    8 years ago

    I can see why you would want your parents to divorce. It's not nice to see your parents fight or fall out of love. It's even worse when one (or both) is emotionally/physically abusive.

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  • ladyday
    13 years ago

    I love both of my parents very much and they're both really great people, but sometimes I think that maybe they should separate. My dad can just be so ignorant sometimes, and I don't like the way he talks to my mom. He's not abusive or anything, he's just so damn negative. He's always depressed and he snaps at my mom all the time, she has to be careful about what she says around him. I don't want them to get a divorce because I feel like it crushes my hope for staying with my partner forever.. like if my parents, people who have been together for 35 years, my biggest role models when it comes to partnership, get a divorce now.. what does that say about love? It kind of discredits it a little.

    Also, my dad would be even more miserable if he was alone because he's really anti-social and I worry about his mental health. On the other hand, I think my mom would thrive if she were on her own. She loves to travel and do new things. Sometimes I think that she is only staying with my dad because she knows that it would ruin him if she left him. so she just puts up with his bullshit :( It's a really sad predicament.

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  • jokeresx
    13 years ago

    ^ word

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  • lewlew80
    13 years ago

    Nothing u can do, it is what it is

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