Thanks, Perna. I'm not trying to actually participate in the divorce - I know it's their decision and I respect that, as much as I don't like it. I'm just worried about the amount of stuff that is still so unclear, especially how mum is going to afford to live - she doesn't want to work, yet she wants to buy a house, and I have no idea where that money is going to come from and how much this has been thought through. I'm hoping that mum will keep me up to date, but unfortunately it's quite common in our family for information not to be shared, mum's sister still doesn't know she's leaving and she doesn't want to tell her... Also, mum's mentioned that dad has a solicitor and hasn't said whether she has or not. In a way, it almost feels worse being old enough to understand what's going on because I'm worried for my parents as well as my sister and I. I have been talking to my sister about it, but I can't see her that much because we're both busy with coursework.

And also, it's now always at the back of my mind when my boyfriend's around that my parents must have felt this way about each other at one point or they wouldn't have got married, and look where they are now...