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Movind Day with kids 12 & 8
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So, a family member of mine is getting divorced from her husband of like 15 years. 2 kids, age 12 & 8.
The Mom and kids are moving out of the family home this Friday. In your opinion, should the kids be present during the packing and moving? Maybe just the packing and not the moving?
I'm offering her to send her kids to me for the week so they can get their moving and stuff settled. Is that a good alternative?
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gsabas
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07/08/09 01:28 AM
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Re: Movind Day with kids 12 & 8
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I would suggest that spare the kids from major emotional upheavals by keeping them there while moving.i think they could be kept during packing and you can take them to your home when the final move is being made.
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Re: Movind Day with kids 12 & 8
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It doesnt really matter as much in my opinion. As someone about to lose his 2 kids to 10 hours away, I realize that it really wont even hit them until they want me for someting time after time and I am never there. Then the STBX will really realize what shes done because she got bored and I was not making her happy while she sat back and did nothing. Until then, the kids just see us as all here together and they are happy with that. My two kids are 5 and 11. The 11 year old is the one who I am sure knows whats going on in and whos fault it is but she is a good smart girl and is handling it pretty good for now. The 5 year old really only understands it in an abstract way at best that he is going to live with grandma and grampa and daddy wont be going with him.
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