Many people decide they will stay together so their children will have two parents in the home. If you and your spouse do not get along,would you still agree to remain in the same household for your children sake ????

No. If I had stayed with my son's father he would have learned alot more bad habits than he knows now. He actually learned morals from me.....and he has the most wonderful humour. From me.

He is going through some stuff now....Im hoping he will remember those.

no.. i have always said if your not happy the kids wouldnt be either as they can feel your pain
if i had stayed in my marriage i would had been a fool. my kids didnt need that..

No, it's rarely, if ever, a good idea. Kids know when there's something going on, even if they don't know exactly what. Tends to cause more harm than good. You're not being fair to anyone, especially the kids.

No. I don't believe that it's a good idea to have children see two people that don't get along or who have an unloving relationship.

My brother has chosen to do this and I worry about the message that my niece and nephew are getting.

Depends on what you mean by not getting along. If we're fighting all the time then I would want a divorce. If we were not fighting but maybe we just didn't love each other then I might consider staying together for the children.

I really wouldn't know until I was actually in that situation.

No, absolutely no. It's pure mental torture for the child.

No

My answer is no

No, is isn't fair to the children

NO, NO, NO, in my case that would have taught my daughter that it was ok to use drugs and to be mentally abusive to your spouse.

Agreed, you would not doing the kids any favors
by confusing them this way

No, and while we are at it, why would two adults torture themselves to stay in relationships that neither are happy in? The kids will know it, sense it, and it will affect them. So why bother?

Also, I think when adults say this that it is a cop out. What I mean is that it isn't the only reason they stay. Divorce cost time and money, and usually the father is going to be the one paying child support. So both decide to not go through it, but they always throw in, "But this is about the kids" comment, which is a lousy thing to do.

Been there already and no I did not and would not. Most the time when the marriage is failing there are other issues as well a lot of stress and tension going on. That is not a good for the kids to be around. Divorce is tough but staying together just for the kids is not always the way to go either. I have seen those that did it and was sorry they did in the end.

Sometimes it's best to seperate, for the kids sake.