Children from Broken Homes

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Re: Children from Broken Homes

@Sara516

well what exactly is a “broken” home?

I know the traditional definition meant a household with a single parent due to divorce (not sure if death also makes a “broken” home) but I think there’s a world of idfference between..say..a couple that gets divorced but still maintains civility and don’t involve their young children in their fights..or use them as emotional baits to hurt the other person, versus the single “parents” who abuse or neglect their kids.

Thank you Sara516, that is exactly what I was trying to say in my first post above! What constitutes “broken”??? My parents remained civil and friendly with each other, and NEVER used my or my siblings as pawns…I don’t consider myself “damaged” or tainted, or destined for failure just because my parent’s marriage didn’t work out…now had I been subjected to abuse or or drugs/alcohol/ or other nefarious wrong doings at the hands of my parents, that could constitute “broken”…but straight up divorce…naahh…nothing "broken’ there…