How did your family react to your separation?

[Pinkchampagne]

Did anyone else have parents who struggled to accept it all?

Mine still don't seem to be getting there heads round it all over a year & a half later. Dad told me yesterday that I had caused them more heartache recently than ever before. I know this is because I went through with the separation & I know I did upset the family, but it had to be done.

Were your families supportive, or did they react badly?

Sorru "their heads!" DS2 keeps hassling me for food!

mine have been very supportive but thats probably because i'm not the one who has caused the separation/divorce proceedings. I still see MIL who looks after dd and we are on speaking terms tho we did have a falling out.

infact I think both my mum and sister said if they ever saw him they would punch his lights out!! [smile}

They have tried to be supportive and mostly have been. My father, however, is still very angry over how my lo and I were treated by my ex and because of this if my lo mentions her father there is immediate tension.

My father also thinks that I haven't fought as much as I could for my child - CSA stipulated £5 per week. I know this is a joke but I choose to accept it and get on with my life rather than continue to be hurt and angered by ex. Father finds this very hard to understand. So extra tension there too.

Ultimately they have to realise that it is my life and my child and whatever decisions I make, if they can't accept them, then they need to keep quiet.

I wish my parents could be a little more supportive. I know I was the one who instigated the split, but I had good reasons to. They disagree though, and have said that they would find it easier to accept if he had had an affair or hurt me physically.

Ex H seems to be closer to them than I do, and my parents won't accept my new boyfriend. Dad has said he would be a traitor to ex H if he ever accepted another man I go out with.

I was wondering if others had experienced similar, but it seems I may be in the minority.

They where all very supportive and helped me so much. They did ask me why I hadn't done it sooner. They niever liked him.