Many women and men stay in unhappy and abusive relationships for their children. The reasons vary from not wanting the children to be without the other parent to financial stability and health benefits. This seems to be the case more often for women than men.
The problem with staying in an unhealthy relationship is that the children are listening and watching. They see the lack of love and separateness. They hear arguments and verbal abuse. Imagine what it is like for a child listening to their parents argue or fight from another room? Children can’t sleep through that.
Staying in an unhealthy relationship for the children when there is chaos and confusion going on in the home affects the children more than most parents realize. Children that witness abuse often grows up to be an abuser or becomes a victim of abuse. Abuse is a part of their norm as this was their norm growing up.
An unhealthy relationship is not good for anyone, especially the children.
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