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To hate Broken Homes

133 replies

MintTraybake · 25/04/2024 15:21

Why does everyone think that a "Broken Home" is worse than staying in an abusive/loveless partnership?

I find it so gross 😬

Why on earth anyone would think blindly staying together for children is more beneficial than their children experiencing healthy relationships or healthy singledom is absolutely beyond me!

Ignoring the financial aspect - why would anyone bother!?!?!

*YABU - Broken homes are the worst
*YANBU - Healthy homes are best

OP posts:
kitsuneghost · 25/04/2024 15:29

I think there is a balance
If you are divorcing because he is abusive the YANBU
If you are divorcing because he went to a strip bar / you don't fancy him/ he doesn't give enough sex or presents then YABU

I think broken homes are very detrimental to children (even if they are good at masking) so for me there needs to be a really good reason for creating one. Some I see on mumsnet are very flippant indeed.

MadelineWuntch · 25/04/2024 15:28

Title doesn't really make sense in conjunction with the OP. And the voting options look odd too. Unless it's me <peers into cup>

Beezknees · 25/04/2024 15:28

People definitely say broken home, I see it on this app!

HappierTimesAhead · 25/04/2024 15:28

I don't think women do blindly stay, they find it incredibly hard to get out of abusive relationships for a myriad of reasons.

Oneofthesurvivors · 25/04/2024 15:27

Who even says "broken homes" anymore? Also your poll sucks. It assumes that people think single parent families can not be healthy.

silenttwin · 25/04/2024 15:26

it’s like you have never read a mumsnet thread

or indeed ever discussed the issue in RL with someone even vaguely intelligent

silenttwin · 25/04/2024 15:24

this is very odd

are you assuming that everyone means a single parent family when they say broken family?

i sure as heck don’t.

I see many a thread on mumsnet where the parents are together but bloody hell it sounds like a shit show for their children

GreatGateauxsby · 25/04/2024 15:23

its not 1957 and no one thinks this…

HTH