It's been 8 months since my dad announced he was no longer in love with my mum, had found another woman and wanted a divorce. It came completely out of the blue to both me and my mum. 

The marriage had been rocky for years and I now realise there relationship was a significant catalyst for the anxiety I had been battling since a young child. ( I can say hand on heart that a positive out of this situation is that I have been able to develop a greater understanding of  my mental health etc) 

Anyway, what are your experiences of being an adult child of divorce?
I am unable to really know who to trust. My mother is understandably highly emotional and bitter, my dad is almost to calm and collected.....but they always seem to been telling a different story, or deny knowing something obvious about the other etc 

Although I live a good few miles away from them both with my boyfriend, every time I have contact with either of them it always hits home really hard; and can put me in emotional turmoil. 

I know it's not my fault there marriage has broken down, I don't blame myself or feel I should some how be helping them work things out, it's just that everything has changed and it's an emotional roller coaster for all involved!
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parents are divorcing unexpectedly. Only child - living
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It's been 8 months since my dad announced he was no longer in love with my mum, had found another woman and wanted a divorce. It came completely out of the blue to both me and my mum. 

The marriage had been rocky for years and I now realise there relationship was a significant catalyst for the anxiety I had been battling since a young child. ( I can say hand on heart that a positive out of this situation is that I have been able to develop a greater understanding of  my mental health etc) 

Anyway, what are your experiences of being an adult child of divorce?
I am unable to really know who to trust. My mother is understandably highly emotional and bitter, my dad is almost to calm and collected.....but they always seem to been telling a different story, or deny knowing something obvious about the other etc 

Although I live a good few miles away from them both with my boyfriend, every time I have contact with either of them it always hits home really hard; and can put me in emotional turmoil. 

I know it's not my fault there marriage has broken down, I don't blame myself or feel I should some how be helping them work things out, it's just that everything has changed and it's an emotional roller coaster for all involved!
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only child of divorce, parents are divorcing, communicating
assistant