When I think about all of the conflict in my life, one of
the major things that I think about is my parents’ divorce. It seems as though I
keep feeling the need to bring up my family in all of these posts and I guess
that all I can say is that at this time, my family as a whole, could be used for a
lot of examples in our textbook. Currently, both of my parents have been going
to mediation, which can be a very time-consuming process. Mediation allows both parties to actively control their fate in
deciding and agreeing upon the decisions that are made. I didn’t realize that a
mediator had to be so neutral and that they are not allowed to make any
decisions or really even express opinions. It does make sense though that in a
situation that has the potential to be as volatile as a divorce, that it would
not be helpful to add another opinionated person into the mix of what is
already a difficult conflict, or rather, dispute. I was surprised to learn that
mediation has such a high success rate and that people are able to put aside
their differences enough to agree on what is in both of their best interests.
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