Happiness is what counts!!! (The family unit)

Member Name: sharon26

Product:	The family unit
Date:	07/04/01 (2 review reads)
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Having been a single parent, and now having a husband, I can see the argument from both sides of the fence.

My daughter was perfectly happy and healthy while I was on my own, and surely that is what matters the most. I left her father because he drank to much and we argued all the time. I decided while I was pregnant that I'd rather she grew up in a happy household with one happy parent than with two bickering ones where there was always an atmosphere.

To many of my friends say they are only with their partners for the 'childrens sake', but what will the children remember about the so called 'happy childhood' they were supposed to of had. All they will remember are the arguments, the unhappiness (because kids aren't stupid, they know when their parents are unhappy) and the tension. Thats not what I'd call a happy childhood?

Of course its hard for children when their parents part, but thats got to better than years of unhappiness. Like I said earlier, one happy parent is better than two unhappy ones.

Whether one parent or two parents is better isn't the real question here, we cannot judge every situation, it's whats best for the family involved, and all families are different.

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