My mother is staring me down - we've had a Clytemnestra & Electra thang going on for some time now.
We were having a family meeting to discuss what should happen in the next several weeks and what our individual contingency plans were. Mom said she could probably arrange something with her brother - my dad and I immediately reeled back and said that wasn't ok for us but that she could go ahead if she liked. She starts yelling about that meaning us going our different ways bla bla bla - I chime in with "We never see each other under this roof anyways nor do we really enjoy each other's company - so what would the difference be?"
"......" from her for about 2 minutes. My dad carries on and asks me about my plans.
I tell him I'll try calling up a few friends, co-workers etc. See what I can scrounge up and then go from there.
He asks my brother what he plans - he looked up for all of about 4 seconds from his game of Guild Wars to say "Dunno, couch surf."
Then finally dad says he plans to try calling up friends/relatives he thinks are viable to help out himself and perhaps Motel-ing it if things get really bad. I say our primary objective should still be holding onto the roof that we are currently under and dealing with Mortgage assistance, the bank, and our accountant - dad agrees and we start talking between ourselves. Mom flares up and yells about how we are against her and my brother. This turns the whole thing into a shouting match between the 4 of us complete with tears, cursing, finger pointing, name calling, and a broken mug and plate. Dad just walks out and I follow suit.
If they get divorced as a culmination of this and the past...15 years or so between them - I wouldn't be surprised. Perhaps time apart for them would be the best thing - regardless of whether or not we lose the house. We're all adults now - it's time to face facts for ourselves and each other.
But for now, Mission Save our f&cking house is in full swing.
*They've been married for longer - but the past 15 odd years have been quite a strain on things.