six years of age. Her parents also remarried and formed stepfamilies situations as she gained stepsiblings. The following interview of the two brothers' feelings and outcomes of their lives in the family situations was compared to the studies by Dr. Wallerstein and CLASP. Their responses were analyzed to draw conclusions about similarities and differences between each other and the research data. The Divorce InterviewQ: Did you ever feel guilty or think you caused the divorce of your mother and father? If so why?Oldest Brother: No, not really.Middle Brother: NoQ: In the weeks or months leading up to the divorce, did your mother or father explain to why they were deciding to get a divorce? Oldest Brother: Yes. Both mom and dad explained that they were getting divorced. The most important thing that they wanted me to know was that none of what was happening was because of us (brothers). Mom seemed to be keeping things to herself, and after mom left, dad just didn’t want to talk about it at all.Middle Brother: I don’t remember.Q: Did you ever see or hear your parents them argue? How often and were the arguments mentally or physically abusive or violent? Oldest Brother: No, I never ever heard dad and mom argue.Middle Brother: I don’t remember, I was about 6 or 7 years old.Q: Did you have the feeling that you would never see your mother or father again, because they were getting a divorce? Oldest Brother: No, I was never scared that I wouldn’t see mom again. There were always assurances that “she’ll see me soon”.Middle Brother: No, Mom always assured me that she would come to see us.Q: After the divorce, what was it like around the house? Did it feel as if something was missing?Oldest Brother: For a while, it was “strange” not having mom at home when I got home from school, but after a month or so I got used to it.Middle Brother: I can’t remember exactly, but I always wished ...
