Ginger – My mother would carry on that my birth father never wanted me, he only wanted her
I was born to a teenage mother. According to her siblings, and even my grandmother, my birth father loved my mother very much. I heard stories over the years of how much he loved and wanted to marry her. My mother never lied in my younger years about who my birth...
What’s so bad about divorce?
Reams of research testify to marriage being a force for good in the lives of children and statistically, the home of a child’s married mother and father is the safest place for a child. However, Them Before Us does not advocate for “marriage at all...
Maria – Divorce was a one-time event for my dad. But it was the beginning of countless losses for me
My parents divorced when I was eight. At the time I had no idea that their marriage was struggling, though looking back there were signs. In fact, the night they “told me” they took me out to eat and upon leaving the restaurant I put my arms around each...