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Edited: 10/14/2009 10:37 AM by
My Parents Always Fight
All my parents do is complain about each other to me. They don't even fight, just complain about the other one to me. My dad is a jerk, and I know he's making my mom miserable and frankly I think we would all just be happier if they got a divorce.
    
I fully expect them to separate once I go to college but they won't do it now because they think it will be unfair to me. What's really unfair is having to hear about every relationship problem my parents are having and having them cling to me because they have no healthy relationships of there own.
Edited: 10/14/2009 10:27 AM by

Such a miserable situation you are having to deal with.  Have you tried talking with your parents about what this feels like to you?  Perhaps they are both doing this without realizing how it affects you. 

If talking with them is uncomfortable or you feel it would be unproductive, perhaps you could write a note to each of them.  If you chose to do that, describe what they are doing and give an example of something they have said about the other one so they know what you are talking about.

If that doesn't help, let us know and perhaps we can think of other solutions.

Pat-Counselor