I stayed with my husband til the kids were graduated which now that I look back I think it would have been better had we parted ways sooner...at that time though I was taught that it was best for the kids if you tried to stay together...if I had it to do again I would definitely do it differently

I feel my parents are also staying together just because of us. They are already in their early 50s. Sometimes I tell my mom, why not just leave so you wont get hurt anymore, she always says, a time will come for that.

I'm glad my parents didn't stay together because of us. I don't remember much of their marriage, but I do know that they weren't very happy together & there were some police calls made by Mom.

I think if you stay together for the children then good examples will have to be set, that includes no rude fights, no name calling. It has to be civil. My guess is that this may not be possible. Kids are resilient and can take it if necessary.

I think that it only makes for tears all around. The people I know whose parents only stayed together for the kids have horrible troubles with their own relationships.

I think it's a horrible idea. My mom got divorced from my father, and I'm glad. They stayed together for a little while after problems started happening, and life was absolutely miserable. They were so wrapped up in marital problems that there was no time for children to have time with them. I was happier when they were apart.

I don't think that you should stay together for the sake of the children. As long as both parents stay involved in the kids life.

My parents went through several rough patches; my mother took us to a hotel a few times, and I know that they didn't sleep together for a year or more (my mom slept on the couch in their bedroom; I would have taken the bed, in my opinion.
One of their toughest patches was when she was pregnant with my little brother. I even remember my mother exclaim, "I don't know how I'm going to be carrying this child til it's time". I was ten years old and dying to meet the new baby, that's probably why I remember it so vividly.
My parents are still together; my dad sits until it's time to go shopping or have a meal, then he gets up and goes without comment or complaint. They must have finally fought it out at some point.
And what about my little brother? He's turned out to be the most well-adjusted and successful in business of us all.

It frustrates me to hear people, like Dr. Laura if you listen to AM radio, who say that you should stick it out for the kids. I don't think it makes a better life for the kids, or for yourself.

I think that that is so wrong. Sometimes it can be a much rougher life for the child if you stay together. Believe it or not the kids can feel and see the friction between you and their father. So sometimes it is better to part and move on. But always stay in your childs life.