People “get over” war, too, But a child is dreadfully scarred by divorce, as much as by the death of a parent. The evidence shows it. Of course, a bad marriage is also wounding, but on balance, in more cases, not as much as divorce.
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Worse than bereavement in many cases since the parents often compound their errors in custody and support battles.
I use to pray my parents would divorce, because of the non stop fighting. But they never did.