"Peace At Home"

Getting a divorce is one thing, opening up to a whole new lifestyle is another. You become immune to your family lifestyle. It's all habit and routine; you don't want to let anyone new in. But, when one parent isn't happy and files for a divorce, most of the time you need to be prepared for someone else to "take their place." It has to be hard to watch someone you love walk away and watch someone else come in to try and compete. For this one family, times are tough, but they are trying anything to become one.

Claudia Copquin and Glen Ames are both divorced parents of several children. They have hired a family therapist to work out their issues. Small issues like if one kid gets queen-sized beds, shouldn't the others get the same? Arguments like this will arise a lot. The smallest things will irritate each individual. It's either one kid is mad, all of them are, or they are all teaming up against one one another. Hypothetically, the oldest should be treated the best and get everything they want. Jealousy obviously is the biggest problem for the two families. It's something they will all have to overcome eventually. "Studies show that people who remarry with their eyes wide open, who educate themselves on the issues, and/or get therapy--their chance of success is greater," says Dr. Adler-Baeder.

Becoming one is something that will never happen with what I'm going through. If this whole situation was gone about the right way, maybe. The "ideal" divorce would be that things just simply didn't work out. Cheating or sneaking around is crossing the line. The woman or man doesn't deserve any respect along the lines of family. It's something that will haunt them forever. People forgive, but they never forget!

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