This Is How Divorce Affects Kids In The Family

Divorce is one of the most difficult tribulations a family can go through, but unless you’ve experienced it first-hand, it’s hard to visualize exactly how much damage it causes. An artist known only by the pen-name ‘Mac’ has illustrated how divorce affected their family in a simple, yet deeply saddening comic, and it’s guaranteed to give you all the feels you never asked for today.

While it’s true that every family deals with divorce differently, and some families even come out better and stronger after it all, an overwhelming number of Internet users identified strongly with the sordid tale of ‘Mac’ and his crumbling surroundings. “This should be required reading before having children,” one even wrote. We’ve collected accounts from some of these users to show both sides of this often bittersweet story.

See it for yourself below, and if you feel comfortable sharing, tell us how your family handled ‘the great divide’ in the comments.

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Some people related to the comic strongly

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While others had a much different experience

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What does divorce mean to you? Tell us below!

Greta is a Photo Editor-in-Chief at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication.In 2016, she graduated from Digital Advertising courses where she had an opportunity to meet and learn from industry professionals. In the same year, she started working at Bored Panda as a photo editor.Greta is a coffeeholic and cannot survive a day without 5 cups of coffee... and her cute, big-eared dog.Her biggest open secret: she is a gamer with a giant gaming backlog.

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Daria B 7 years ago

As Tolstoy said, every family is unhappy their own way. Each family's situation is different, therefore we can't bash divorce as a neccessarily evil thing. Also there are couples who stay friends even after divorce. It's a thing you cannot generalise even if you try really hard.

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Yezid Puerto 7 years ago

exactly Daria, as a divorced man, i know that's not a thing you can generalise. not always the families break itself with divorce, many times come broken long time ago, or lot of issues different every case......

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Trisha Snyder 7 years ago

I completely agree you can’t generalize divorce. However, the first 3/4 of this is exactly what happened in mine. Husband abandoned us and my son and I both near fell into that pit. But we made our way out together (even though he was only 3) and we have a happy life without my ex now.

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Jazzy McSquishy-Buggs 7 years ago

You are right. Everyone has their hardships, and saying divorce is always bad is a lie. Some divorces are for the better and like you said, some stay friends after divorce.

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Joe Sauer 7 years ago

My parents divorced before I turned 1 and remarried by the time I was 3. It was the best thing that they could have done. It was a toxic relationship, and they have been married now for 34 and 35 years. I wouldn't trade my "step" parents for anything. There was plenty of tough moments growing up, but as we got older it was great. My siblings that aren't related, treat each other like brothers and sisters. I think as long as the parents do everything they can to make easier for the kids involved, it will be ok. Parents need to talk to their kids about whats going on and make sure that the kids are doing ok.

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Yezid Puerto 7 years ago

"I think as long as the parents do everything they can to make easier for the kids involved, it will be ok"....... Great thougt, Joe, i agree...

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Ged Maybury 7 years ago

Thx, Joe. An uplifting story. (My story was less cheerful.) Glad yours went well!

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Pandola 7 years ago

lucky you, your parents are very balanced and intelligent people...good luck with your life

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Alusair Alustriel 7 years ago

Patchwork families are nothing uncommon nowadays. I understand that the divorce can be traumatizing, but it can also be a relief. The perception of divorce or breaking up is different in every single situation and not always has to be as sad as presented. Of course it turns the world upside down, but there are ways to make it work. Neglecting the child after divorce is a different matter, which should not take place at any moment in my opnion. And kids with "double" parents often have twice more fun!

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Vera Deme 7 years ago

You nailed it! I totally agree with you!

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Christopher Smith 7 years ago

"And kids with "double" parents often have twice more fun!" You might want to look at the stats for kids of divorces. Their chance of criminality and addiction skyrockets and their chance of being abused after a divorce is MUCH higher (especially by step-parents). Obviously this is not every situation but divorce is a REALLY s****y thing to go through as a kid no matter how much you sugar coat it and no matter how much the kids try and believe it was a good thing for their parents to divorce. Marriage should be first and foremost about creating a stable environment for children to grow up in because that is the backbone of civilization. I understand if the husband/wife is straight up abusive. In that case it is probably better for the kids if they can't rehabilitate themselves but all this divorce for "dissatisfaction" c**p just hurts kids in the end.

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Christopher Smith 7 years ago

It's definitely on average way more trauma than relief https://www.thespruce.com/children-of-divorce-in-america-statistics-1270390

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Daria B 7 years ago

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Yezid Puerto 7 years ago

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Trisha Snyder 7 years ago

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Jazzy McSquishy-Buggs 7 years ago

You are right. Everyone has their hardships, and saying divorce is always bad is a lie. Some divorces are for the better and like you said, some stay friends after divorce.

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