Anonymous #1 3w

That’s a very good question my friend, and it’s also why I spent most of high school in therapy :)

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Anonymous #1 3w

Some parents dont have the capacity to do it on their own. I know i was middleman for all communication because mine talking to eachother ended in fights (verbal and physical). Some parents werent meant to be parents and put their responsibilities on the kids. It sucks and shouldnt happen, but its more common than most people would think.

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Anonymous #1 3w

Yea I’m not saying it like it’s the child’s fault, I’m referencing to op cuz they want the story to stop being told and my thing is why should kids have to resign to making themselves the adult in the situation where they are the middleman like you’re saying. Not really valid . And op I understand wym

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Anonymous #1 3w

I didnt think you meant it was the childs fault lol sorry if it came off that way. I was trying to give a potential reason why some kids make themselves the adult because op didnt? If that makes sense. They def shouldnt have to be adultified, but i agree with op that id rather not hear about kids trying to get their parents back together. But for me its because both of those situations put the kids in the middle which isnt healthy for anyone. Kids shouldnt be involved in adults relationships

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Anonymous #2 3w

My point is more I would’ve liked to see my situation represented as a kid. Obviously it wasn’t healthy, but I think I could’ve coped with it better if I saw media exploring that it happened to other kids and WHY it wasn’t healthy. As it was, I only saw movies and shows about kids wanting their parents to get remarried, and it made me feel wrong for being glad they split up.

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