Comments on: Why Support Traditional Marriage? http://www.minthegap.com/2008/10/13/why-support-traditional-marriage/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Loc http://www.minthegap.com/2008/10/13/why-support-traditional-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-82894 Loc Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:38:58 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/10/13/why-support-traditional-marriage/#comment-82894 Honestly, I have to argue against the whole anti-divorce stance. I've lived in a household where both parents hated each other. They tried to hide it, they tried to fix it, they prayed to God, consulted their pastor, and they even went to couples counseling. Even with all this, my mother was pushed into depression, my step-father was pushed into depression, I was pushed into depression (thankfully not as severely as my parents), my little brother cried at the drop of a hat, and the only one that wasn't affected, my little sister, can't tell when people are angry. Since the divorce occurred, the whole world has gotten better. My mothers depression is completely gone, she's gotten remarried to a man without control issues and who shares interests; the depression I had is completely gone, I no longer live my whole life on my computer and have good friends in real life too; my little brother only cries now when he’s hurt or someone yells directly at him, no tears over messing up on math anymore. The only one not to get better is my ex-step-father and he hasn't gotten any worse he's just still depressed. Of course, this is all just my personal experience, but honestly every marriage I see that stays together for the kids is harming them more than helping. Wow.....that was more off topic than I expected it to be. Honestly, I have to argue against the whole anti-divorce stance. I’ve lived in a household where both parents hated each other. They tried to hide it, they tried to fix it, they prayed to God, consulted their pastor, and they even went to couples counseling. Even with all this, my mother was pushed into depression, my step-father was pushed into depression, I was pushed into depression (thankfully not as severely as my parents), my little brother cried at the drop of a hat, and the only one that wasn’t affected, my little sister, can’t tell when people are angry.
Since the divorce occurred, the whole world has gotten better. My mothers depression is completely gone, she’s gotten remarried to a man without control issues and who shares interests; the depression I had is completely gone, I no longer live my whole life on my computer and have good friends in real life too; my little brother only cries now when he’s hurt or someone yells directly at him, no tears over messing up on math anymore. The only one not to get better is my ex-step-father and he hasn’t gotten any worse he’s just still depressed.
Of course, this is all just my personal experience, but honestly every marriage I see that stays together for the kids is harming them more than helping.

Wow…..that was more off topic than I expected it to be.

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