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Home Will Never Be the Same Again

A Guide for Adult Children of Gray Divorce

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Home Will Never Be the Same Again

A Guide for Adult Children of Gray Divorce

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Adult children are often overlooked and forgotten when their parents divorce later in life, but in these pages they will find insight and understanding for the many feelings, frustrations, and challenges they face.

For more than two decades, a silent revolution has been occurring and creating a seismic shift in families around the world: more couples are divorcing later in life. Called the “gray divorce revolution,” the cultural phenomenon describes couples who divorce after the age of 50. Too often overlooked in the issues are the adult children of divorcing parents.

In Home Will Never Be the Same: A Guide for Adult Children of Gray Divorce, Carol Hughes and Bruce Fredenburg share the deep understanding they have gained during innumerable hours spent with these women and men in their clinical practices. Their voices open this book. Some of them are single, some are married, some have children of their own. All of them are in different stages of shock, fear, and sudden, dramatic change. Their stories, combined with the authors' expert insight, result is a valuable resource for adults whose parents divorce later in life.

As the divorce rate for older adults soars, so too does the number of adult children who are experiencing parental divorce. Yet, these adult children frequently say that they are the only ones who are aware of what they are going through, no one understands what they are experiencing, and they feel painfully alone. With Home Will Never Be the Same, no one needs to feel alone in their experience ever again.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1: Divorce Is a Never-Ending Chain of Events
2: It's All About the Relationships
3: Attachment and Abandonment
4: Shock and Then Grieving
5: Stages of Adult Development
6: Communication
7: Boundaries
8: Changing Family Roles and Rules
9: Relationships with Siblings, Extended Family, Friends, and Community
10: Family Traditions and Rituals
11: Parental Dating, Repartnering, and Remarriage
12: How Parents of Gray Divorce Can Help Their Adult Children
13: Taking the War Out of Our Words: Turning Conflict into Conversation
14: There Is Hope and Healing
Additional Resources
Notes
References
Index
About the Authors

Product details

Published Jun 22 2020
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 284
ISBN 9781538135303
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Illustrations 1 b/w illustration; 1 b/w photo
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Carol R. Hughes

Carol Hughes, PhD, is a California licensed Marria…

Author

Bruce R. Fredenburg

Bruce Fredenburg is a California licensed Marriage…

Foreword

Bill Eddy

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