Understanding the Split
There are so many things that happen when a family goes though a divorce. The family also goes through a lot when the parent gets remarried. Let’s talk about a few of the things that change between whole, divorced and remarried families. these examples are from the book Treating the Remarried Family. The first example that i would like to talk about is how in nuclear families having children is usually a common goal the couple shares. In a remarried family this isn’t always the case. In a nuclear family there could already be children from the father or mothers side. Also with the remarried couple they might have other obligations, like financial, to their previous family that they have to take care of and that could be putting a strain on the idea of the new couple having children. Another difference is that the bond of the nuclear family is still intact, strong and hasn’t been damaged or scarred in any way. On the other hand of this situation is the remarried family whose bonds...