Do not tell me that divorce doesn't negatively affect children and expect me to be quiet.
I haven't been able to write as much since my phone is my only source of internet at the moment. Living in the country. It's killing me! Anyway, I let myself get sucked into a Facebook discussion on the effects of divorce on children. Why? WHY did I feel the compulsion to express my opinion? I suppose it's because the attitude I saw was so cavalier that I held onto that shred of hope that maybe. Just maybe I could convince just one person to at least consider the idea that divorce does have consequences for the children. Usually a person's opinion only effects that person. But when your choices put your child at increased risk for depression, suicide, teenage pregnancy, divorce in their own marriages, and difficulty in personal relationships, AND you choose to believe that those risks are non-existent? Then no. I will not let you continue in your ignorance. If me telling you the fact that divorce increases a child's risk for a number of issues makes you offended ...