Myself and my husband have decided to separate after 11 years of marriage. It is all reasonably amicable at the moment, we have just decided that our relationship is no longer what either of us want and we need to move on separately. This means that the children have no idea of the upcoming situation as myself and DH never argue and appear to have a 'normal' marriage.
Obviously the split will come as a big shock to the children (!!) but i just don't know whether its better to give them a couple of weeks notice that dad and mum have decided they will be happier living separately, or whether we should wait till DH is set up in his new house so he can take them to see it straight away if they want to know where daddy is going to live. Does anyone have any experience of which way will be easier for the children?
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When do i tell my children (8 & 10) that their dad is moving out?
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bobblecat2 · 07/09/2011 18:49
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