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Elisa’s story | “The divorce still affects me today in every area of my life.”

Elisa’s story | “The divorce still affects me today in every area of my life.”

by Them Before Us | Oct 28, 2024 | Stories, Uncategorized

My mom was 17 and my dad was 23 when they got married. They had 4 children together. We bounced around from home to home until I was about 9 years old. That’s when my dad got a stable job and was then able to afford our own place. Most of the time it is difficult for...
Randall Christopher’s story  | “…my insecurity in image and identity only increased the more I visited his world on the weekends.”

Randall Christopher’s story | “…my insecurity in image and identity only increased the more I visited his world on the weekends.”

by Them Before Us | Jul 8, 2024 | Stories

I am the only child of my biological parents, who divorced just after I turned four. I don’t know all the circumstances, but I’m pretty sure my father was messing around with other women. The divorce devastated my mother. I have no memories of my biological father or...
Tabitha’s story | “My kids have lost out on both grandparents due to a reckless woman’s search for ‘happiness.'”

Tabitha’s story | “My kids have lost out on both grandparents due to a reckless woman’s search for ‘happiness.'”

by Them Before Us | Apr 15, 2024 | Stories

My family life was pretty chaotic. My Mom divorced my Dad when I was six months old. She stated the reason she left him was because he was a drunk but that didn’t stop her from leaving me with him so she could go out to the bar. My weekends with my dad and step mom...
Adam’s story | “It is a daily struggle to not let my past overcome my present.”

Adam’s story | “It is a daily struggle to not let my past overcome my present.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 15, 2024 | Stories

My parents were married when I was born. They divorced when I was six years old. I have a sister that is four years younger than me. My mom moved around within the small town where we lived. I recall having eight different addresses before I was 12. Each one had a...
Christina’s Story | “I cannot understand why chasing selfish happiness at the expense of providing a child a stable home and family would seem logical.”

Christina’s Story | “I cannot understand why chasing selfish happiness at the expense of providing a child a stable home and family would seem logical.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 8, 2024 | Stories | 1 comment

I was raised in a divorce shared-custody structured household. If you ask my parents separately who raised me, they would each say they were responsible. My parents decided that No Fault Divorce was the best thing for our “family” when I was less than one year old. I...
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