My husband and I have been living apart since May, and I thought my daughter was dealing ok with it. She’s is 8, almost 9, and very emotional child, who gets worked up and angry very quickly. Past couple of weeks she’s been getting upset asking for us to live together and why can’t we, and she’s unhappy and will be forever. I try to reassure her that she won’t be unhappy forever but she just get angry and cries and says she will and her friends that have divorced parents also feel the same. She’s just had a meltdown saying she never thought this would happen to her, she hates going back and fourth etc. When I tell her mom and dad don’t get along and can’t live together and this makes everyone happier, she isn’t having any of it, says well it would make her happy and basically that’s all she cares about 🤣
She only spends two nights a week at dads but he calls in pretty much every night to see them, and do stuff occasionally. But he won’t have both kids together because he doesn’t want me alone and dating (whole other story)
Any ideas of what else to say or do. Right now I feel like shit and actually thinking it would be easier to just live together and ride it out in separate rooms until she is older.
I hate dealing with other people’s emotions and never know what to say or right thing to say 🙈 But always encourage open communication and emotions with my kids. However, right now I have hidden myself away in my bedroom as not sure what else to actually say to her because nothing is going to make it better for her.