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I know this sounds strange, but when I was placing, I didn't even consider the fact that my son's parents might split up, be abusive, die young, or anything like that. It just never crossed my mind.
In fact, they are still together, and I assume they have a solid marriage, but I don't know that for sure. If they had divorced, I'm not sure how I'd feel. I did prefer my son be in a two parent family, but that wasn't the main reason I placed. I guess I'd feel badly that my son would be dealing with his parents' divorce, but if the marriage was really beyond repair, I'd hate for his parents to stay together "for the sake of the children" and be miserable, too.
I would be horrified if my son was abused or neglected, and I don't know how I'd handle it. I would also be very upset if one of his parents died. I would feel it as a terrible loss, not only for my son, but for me, too.
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