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My father has only been divorced twice but, honestly, I think the only reason he isn’t tying the knot with his current partner is because he knows that would just end in divorce, too. I respect him for accepting his shortcomings in that way. But, it still doesn’t change the fact that he has three women hanging around his life (between his first wife, my mother who was his second wife, and this current partner) who are still, somehow—either financially, geographically, or through half siblings—a part of my life. It’s a bit chaotic. I’m one of the lucky ones though. I have friends with parents who have been divorced three or four times…! Simply having your original set of parents divorce almost seems easy—it’s a lesser evil you wish you could return to—when you have a parent who has been divorced several times. And is still at it. Here is what it’s like having a parent who has divorced several times.
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You have several ex parents
You have a lot of people out in the world who, at one point, filled a parental role in your life. They took a great interest in your life—they invested in you and cared for you—because they thought they’d be in your life forever. That care doesn’t just go away because of divorce papers. So you have a few ex step parents you keep in touch with.
