The advice focuses on supporting a 17-year-old grandson as his mother goes through a tough divorce marked by his father's claims for alimony and discontent due to infidelity. It emphasizes the importance of the grandson not feeling caught in the middle and that despite the contentious relationship between his parents, he is loved unconditionally by both. The overall message encourages him to understand that he doesn't have to choose sides, and it's vital for parents to prioritize their child's well-being throughout the divorce process.
It's not right that you're being put in the middle of this contentious divorce and I know it's hard to hear negative things about your parents.
No matter what you do, you're not being disloyal to either parent. They have a responsibility to show up for you and make sure you know you're loved unconditionally.
Most of all, remind him that he doesn't have to pick a side. Divorce is hard and your son is seeing new sides of his parents.
Robert E. Emery writes in the book The Truth About Children and Divorce, Children whose parents put them first from the start have a tremendous advantage over those whose parents cannot separate their feelings about their failed marriage from their feelings about the co-parenting partnership.
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