divorce

After 23 years together my parents are splitting up. I have mixed feelings about this but I'm kind of relieved it's finally happening. Most of my childhood I witnessed my parents fight and argue constantly.also when they argued my dad would always try to make my siblings and I choose sides which damaged our relationship with him. It was always my dad who was emotionally and physically abusive to my mom. We would always beg her to leave him but she kept saying "he will change" or sometimes she would even blame herself and say things like " I shouldn't have made him angry". Another reason she stayed is because she didn't want us to grow up in a single parent household. Honestly I think its bad if you use your kids as an excuse to stay in an abusive relationship. I would rather see my parents happy and separated rather than together and unhappy. But I also know getting out of an abusive relationship can be extremely hard especially if you've put up with it for so long. I'm proud of my mom for finally having the courage and strength to do it. Even though this relationship was between my parents my siblings and I were caught in the middle . It finally feels like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders and I don't have to worry as much.has anyone else experienced this?