Divorce can cause a lot of stress and headache for everyone involved. From a kid’s perspective, I can tell you that it’s not as easy as it seems. It can really suck at times. One of the hardest aspects about it for me was being caught in the middle of conflict and never knowing how to decide whose side you should take. My advice to anyone who may be going through this is to remain neutral and try not to take sides at all. The divorce is between the parents, so you should try not to get involved. Also, it’s often the case that you have to do a lot of traveling between parents’ houses. This may cause problems for you in many aspects. If you’re having any of these problems, talk to your parents about it, they probably don’t know what you’re going through and will need you to tell them what you’re feeling. It may be better for you to stay at one of the parents’ houses for longer periods of time. Make sure your parents know what troubles that the divorce is causing for you, since divorce can be just as bad for the kids. However, you should also know that your parents will be going through stressful times too, so don’t expect them to only pay attention to your needs. Some changes will happen that you won’t be able to do anything about.

So yeah divorce is a pain in the ass, and as one of the children you can get screwed over sometimes. The main thing to keep in mind when dealing with your parents divorce is that they both still love you, and you shouldn’t let the fact that they aren’t together anymore get in the way of that. They may say some things about each other, but don’t let them alter your view of the other parent. Just keep your relations with them the same as they always were. Eventually things will blow over and stuff will get a lot easier on you.