You got me there. I shouldn't have. You are right.
I really like and admire Dennis for so many wonderful things. I should not have criticised him in public for his actions. I hope what I said about him isn't true and it shouldn't be my business anyway. I do relish the thought of being able to debate whether he is justified in saying divorce doesn't hurt kids.
An honest response, which I sincerely appreciate. Yes, I do wonder the same thing. I think what he might be saying is that it is painful for the children but not fatal. My younger brother was seriously affected by my parents' divorce, which happened after the rest of us had left home. He had a very hard childhood from age 10 onward. Yet, he is the most successful professionally of us all, has a wonderful home life, is a devoted husband who worships his wife, has four of the most authentically great kids I've ever met, and the world is his oyster.