[manni28]

As far as Aray's situation being "dysfunctional", there are many children who grow up in homes of varying configurations who are functional and well adjusted. What is most important is consistancy and love. Any parenting book will tell you that and marriage or a two parent home does not gaurantee that.

Brenda:

It's not that fact that it's not a two parent home, in this case, it's the fact that mom wants to get back with her ex- and/or doesn’t want to parent again and the father ( whose not the hubby) wants to parent. This is a very confusing environment for any child to grow -up in. There are many kids who grow-up in homes like this or worse and they end up very dysfunctional themselves; in jail; foster care or dead.

Please, let's see it for what it is. It's like a child growing up with alcoholics/ drug abusers/criminals or resentment-do you think they will not be affected by the environment?