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Home › Articles › Communication › Don't Divorce Your Children: Children and Their Parents Talk About Divorce

Don't Divorce Your Children: Children and Their Parents Talk About Divorce

An excerpt from the book

By Jennifer Lewis, M.D. and William Sammons, M.D.

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If only that had been all. The next thing I hear is, "I want to go home NOW, and Mom wants to speak to you."

Speaking to Kathy these days has to be the most unproductive activity imaginable, so I said I was too busy cooking and invited Sarah to get off the phone so we could talk about it together. She declined.

"He won't talk to you and he won't let me come home," she sobbed into the phone.

I couldn't see any other way out... I took the phone from her hands, said an angry goodbye, and hung up.

The next hour was pure hell. Sarah crying and slamming doors. Me telling her I loved her and just wanted to spend time together. And then, emotionally drained, I looked at my little girl and her tear stained face and took her home to her Mom. Now I just feel empty and hopeless. When will this end?"

Making Sense of It All
The dilemma of what to do when the visiting child wants to either call home, or go home, is one faced by most non-residential parents. Calling at mealtimes or bedtime is extremely disruptive, but because the acivity is associated with the absent parent, a request to call at these times is not unusual. Unfortunately the call often only makes the visiting child more homesick.


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