Parents.

[Spook]

My parents love each other, and always have. But last night my mom told me she was going to leave our house and live at the other one until it got taken by the bank. She said it would still be like normal, but "Daddy and I need a break." She said that "Maybe being apart will make us realize how we've been taking each other for granted, and we'll mend back together. If we don't then we'll just live together broken."

I listened to her talk and talk about how she wanted my dad to see her as special, and about how dad was lazy and fat and thought it was her fault, and about how my dad was depressed and anxious. She kept telling me "Don't take sides." WHAT, sides? Are you getting a divorce or something? I just kept my mouth shut and stared at nothing, though. "You kids can take turns going to visit me, like you can come on saturdays, your sister on sundays..." I was close to tears, but just held it in. She was already talking about what divorced spouses do. She was talking about division of times, our dad dropping us off at 'her house.' She told us "We aren't getting a divorce." Did I even mention that?

Well in the morning she said dad said 'I don't want you to move out.' And she was looking at alternatives. But I know this isn't over.

[Eclipsical]

as Ned Flanders would say..."That is a dilly of a pickle"

but second house? Dang!

But yeah..I think most married couples go thru crazy spells where they need apart time but then realize it's not that great being apart.

[Black Eight]

I think your parents need some help like a marriage counselor or something. I don't think it'd be inappropriate to tell them that since it will affect you, but you really don't have to if you don't want to.

[Ambrosia]

Parents are people too, and it seems your mom felt she could use you as a confedant and she shouldn't have. Jabbering on about things like that is something she shouldn't do, not to her thirteen year old daughter.

I would confront them. Let them know how you feel about the whole situation. I was in your shoes when I was 13/14. My parents wouldn't stop, so I just walked into the living room and screamed over their fighting. Made it stop. They're still together, and they learned not to keep gossiping about their problems.

Try it sometime.

[Spook]

What would be worse if she decided to move to the third house...the one she likes best. 5 hours away. :(

Thanks for the advice, I'll try to talk to her.

[Eagle63]

the early part of ur situation sounds like what my parents were going through before i helped them fix it by talking with my dad. dont just sit around and watch. let your voice be heard!