Hi Guys,My son and I have lived with roommates for the last year and all of our kids have developed a close sibling relationship. They are an adorable pack of kiddos aged 5, 4, 3 and 2 (my son - he turns 3 in August). When I moved in it was to engage in community with my close friends and get my son around other kiddos. We intended it to be a long term situation. Unfortunately, my roommates are getting divorced and there is enough conflict that I don't see myself happily living with either of them separately long term, nor it being good for my son. I told them I'm going to move out but that I'm committed to keeping the kids in each others' lives.Anyway, I initially planned to stay here until the two roommates actually separate living arrangements as well in order to limit the traumatic events on the kids. I thought moving all at once would only force them to experience one split whereas if I move out sooner the older kids "lose" living with their littlest sibling and then will experience another event shortly after where mom and dad separate. However, last night we were talking and the other mother in this situation is having a really hard time because she loves my son and feels sad seeing him every day knowing she is going to lose that soon. We are both wondering if I should move out sooner.We both agreed to do a little research to try and figure out what will actually be best for the kids in this situation, but I'm not really sure where to start because it isn't a typical divorce scenario. Any advice and/or resources appreciated.tl;dr - I'm moving my son out of my roommate's house around the same time the roomies are divorcing. Need advice on how to minimize impact to both sets of kids. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2p4B4IU
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