tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post759769579682584271..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: When Marriages Break DownScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-56685672390521195112009-08-07T02:48:10.084+01:002009-08-07T02:48:10.084+01:00Oops - I accidentally rejected a comment from Hone...Oops - I accidentally rejected a comment from Honey.<br /><br />Fortunately it was in my e-mails and read as follows:-<br /><i>I've only just discovered your blog today and have enjoyed browsing editions past, your sound insights and delightful whimsseys. <br /><br />While I have suffered the death of a spouse, which I dealt with poorly, I have always thought that divorce would be even more painful because of the sense of betrayal and deliberate abandonment involved.<br /><br />While your comments sound wise to me, I sincerely hope that I never have to personally draw upon them. </i>Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-63873216773391109352009-08-06T04:56:39.856+01:002009-08-06T04:56:39.856+01:00Wasn't directed at you GB - I thought your com...Wasn't directed at you GB - I thought your comments to the person perfectly appropriate! But a long diatribe like my posting turned out to be would not have been!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-81382485088577191542009-08-06T02:11:37.562+01:002009-08-06T02:11:37.562+01:00You are a very smart man, SS. Having gone through...You are a very smart man, SS. Having gone through a couple of divorces myself, the truth of what you say absolutely strikes home. <br />Part of me would love to think that commitment is forever, but that just wasn't my reality. Certainly, the kids are first, no matter what. If there is no respect, that is not a lesson to be passed on to our children.<br />A big hug for your friend. I'm sure it's a difficult time. Only when you've gone through some tough life experiences yourself, can you realize that parents are just people too.shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991126161405336712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-51404708032261347282009-08-05T22:21:46.668+01:002009-08-05T22:21:46.668+01:00"......and offering anything other than strai..."......and offering anything other than straightforward sympathy is probably of dubious value when the wound is so fresh." Well that's me told! Not sure, however, that I necessarily agree.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-83051900867813787312009-08-05T19:49:51.759+01:002009-08-05T19:49:51.759+01:00What a good thoughtful essay on the subject of div...What a good thoughtful essay on the subject of divorce. I think one of the saddest parts of divorce is the death of the ideal of eternal love, but perhaps only a mother's love can be considered eternal. A friend's daughter is going through a divorce now. She didn't want one, but one day her husband just decided he didn't want to be hemmed in by a wife and child, so he moved out. Since both parties must be willing to compromise and he's not, no reconciliation is possible. And as you say, their five- year-old son is the one who will be affected most, in spite of the good will of the parents. Thanks for writing. <br />Canadian chickadeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com