Divorce: the game where kids lose
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lillybrook says,
... and sometimes win. Yes, they don't spend 24-7 with both parents, but -- in many cases -- that means they don't spend 24-7 listening to arguments, eating at silent dinner tables, breathing toxic air. Maybe they get to see a spouse stand up to an abuser, and say "I'm not settling for this." Maybe they get to see their parents at their best some of the time.ShellDeFelice says,
Love that lillyb!AQScott says,
Everyone loses...Sagacious says,
I never thought of it as a game.TheUnknownComic says,
Sag - divorce is as much a game as life. People try to win, and sometimes kids make great pawns, spies for information, or sometimes prizes to be bought with other prizes.