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A Marriage For The Children

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Many families try to mask and conceal any problems that may be arising throughout their marriage. Many spouses stay together for either the children, or the convenience. A marriage that is lacking in love is a disaster waiting to happen. If the love and respect is gone out of a marriage, and there is no way of fixing it, then end it. People think that staying in a marriage for the children benefits the children. In all reality, it does not. No child wants to walk on egg shells every day from the tension between their mother and father.
How is your marriage when you think no one is watching? Would you be ashamed of your marriage if it were witnessed, or would it not make a difference? In privacy, most people have different qualities about …show more content…

Weed gets home, he tries to tell his story many times, but is unsuccessful. No one wants to hear his story. That is until he come encounter with their family’s teenage babysitter, Anne Murchison. Anne Murchison finds comfort in Francis by telling him about her father, whom is an alcoholic, being mean to her. Mr. Weed then feels that someone is interested. This made some feelings come up for Anne. In the story, he tries to kiss Anne, but she pulls away from him. That is until he drives her home, and she kisses him at her door. It is at this time he thinks that he is in love. However, he is not in love. It is that Anne showed him affection when Julia would not.
People may feel obligated to act a certain way when they are around other people outside of their marriage. They may change their personality completely, or do things that they normally would never do. For instance, if a marriage is falling apart behind closed doors, they might act like everything is perfect in front of their family. Especially their parents, or in-laws. No one wants to let down their parents. Back at home though, these actions more than likely will diminish, and the hatred and misery resurface just as Mr. and Mrs. Weed did. Shady Hill seems like a town where divorce is frowned upon. That would explain why Mr. and Mrs. Weed made their marriage seem fine on the outside, when in all reality it was falling apart.
In a marriage, being who you would be by yourself and being who you are with your

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