When was the last time you saw your Mom or Dad?

Are you college age and a child of a divorced family?

Sometimes, divorce is not so amicable and it can be confusing as to who is to blame.   What is important to remember, the divorce was between your Mom and Dad.  While they may have chosen to no longer be husband or wife, they have not stopped being your Mom or Dad.  And no matter what anyone says, you have a right to have both your Mom and your Dad in your life.  So deciding who is to blame is not the issue, nor should it be.  You are free to love them both.

Has it been years since you last saw one of your parents?

Sometimes divorces are referred to as a high conflict.  Some spouses have such a hard time processing their divorce, that they make a fight out of everything.  They can even go so far as to use the kids as weapons against the other parent.  Typically once parent is very aggressive, and the other is emotionally or financially not as strong and they can not fight to win you back.  If it has been years since you saw one of your parents after their divorce, you may be a child of a high conflict divorce.  And the reason you may not have your other parent in your life is because of parental alienation.

What is parental alienation?

Parental alienation is when a parent involved in a divorce, uses tactics to keep their kids from the other parent.  I had a client who