Having a hard time scrapbooking...

I'm sorry you're going through a tough time, even though it is amicable.

I would set those pictures aside for now and decide later. Maybe work on pictures from childhood and school days or do special theme albums of your kids or even make gift albums for other people. Or do another type of paper craft like cards or something like that where you get to create but it's not too close if you know what I mean.

I agree with christinec68, I would put aside photos that you have with your husband for now and concentrate on scrapping other stuff.

I went through a very difficult time a few years ago (2013-2015 was the worst of it), and I won't scrap those photos. I don't need to remember the crappy stuff that happened, it's burned into my brain anyway. So, I'll have a few years of mostly unscrapped photos - they'll still be there if I change my mind and feel like tackling them some day, too.

When things started improving, I started PL again (that would be 2016), but I did leave out of my weekly spreads anything that had to do with the bad years. When I look back over that PL album, I'm so pleased to see and remember the good times, because when I just think back, I think that year sucked, but having documented it I see there were many good times, and I'm not reminded of the bad stuff. I could see the fog of the previous years was lifting more and more as the year went on.

Anyway, there's no right or wrong, just scrap what brings you joy and forget the rest.

I scrapbook for myself also. I would set aside any pictures of STBEx
for your children and only scrap pictures of you and your kids. If you want to scrap those years, you won’t need to include your ex at all. It’s your album and it’s not like your kids won’t remember when you were divorced. No need to memorialize it. If you’re a happy memory only scrapbooker that’s how I’d proceed. If you scrap difficult memories I’d do some hidden journaling about the huge changes happening. I like to look back at those times to remind myself that bad times eventually improve.

I'm in the same place. It's been 3 years since we separated (2 since divorce). I try to put myself in the moment and remember the good stuff happening in those pics. It's all a part of our history, and though it's sad, and makes me a little angry sometimes, he is a part of our lives, and is their Dad. Our divorce is amicable too, we are friends, and we'll always be "family", I just couldn't be married to him anymore.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, I guess it's how you look at it, we never did any trips or "special" stuff on our own so I don't have pics to deal with for things like that.

The great thing about scrapbooking is there is NO have-too. Do what makes you happy.

{{{HUGS}}}

(((hugs))) I suggest organizing these photos (& any from events that you don't wish to scrap for whatever reason) in an inexpensive photo box(es) or album(s) with divided page protectors & store it in an infrequently used closet. You'll know where all your unscrapped photos are & can assess them easily should you decide to scrap them or your children chose to use them for a school project or the like in the future. Best wishes & (((hugs)))!