Being children of divorce back in the 70s, I can say that it was definitely detrimental to the mental and social development of my siblings. As the eldest I had the benefit of the 2 parent family longer than they did, but not by much. (Reading saved my life.) That was why when my husband and I had a child, we decided the spouse that had …
Being children of divorce back in the 70s, I can say that it was definitely detrimental to the mental and social development of my siblings. As the eldest I had the benefit of the 2 parent family longer than they did, but not by much. (Reading saved my life.) That was why when my husband and I had a child, we decided the spouse that had the better earning potential would work and the other stay home. He went to work, I stayed at home and took care of the rest. I’m getting ready to retire after 25 years at a job I love, and raising my child for that 18 year interlude was the very best time I will ever have.
Being children of divorce back in the 70s, I can say that it was definitely detrimental to the mental and social development of my siblings. As the eldest I had the benefit of the 2 parent family longer than they did, but not by much. (Reading saved my life.) That was why when my husband and I had a child, we decided the spouse that had the better earning potential would work and the other stay home. He went to work, I stayed at home and took care of the rest. I’m getting ready to retire after 25 years at a job I love, and raising my child for that 18 year interlude was the very best time I will ever have.
We vowed NEVER to divorce, we weren’t going to put our kids through the hell we endured.