Moms, you are sad because your marriage is over. Here’s the thing. Whatever issues your soon to be ex and you have, do this the right way. It will set the tone for the entire divorce process for your children.
After you both have made the divorce decision and it’s time to tell the kids, please do it together.
The most important thing is to let the kids know that the divorce is not their fault. Explain that the problem is the relationship between the two of you.
It’s important that you let them know that you both love them and always will. Let them know that they are not being rejected by either of you.
Explain that you are still a family even though Mom and Dad are no longer a couple.
They don’t need and shouldn’t be told of any of the specifics such as infidelity. Whatever their ages are, they don’t want to know specifics like this and these kinds of things should not be told to them. Please, before you say the wrong thing that will hurt your children, get the advice of someone who is in their court.
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