A Child’ s Primer on Divorce
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A Child’ s Primer on Divorce
Oh, look. Mommy and Daddy are having another fight. Is it just an
attention-getting device this time? Listen. They are having an adult
discussion. They are agreeing on a separation. That means you will come
from a broken home. What a shame. Even if they fight all the time they
should stay together for your sake. Now you will be insecure.
Mommy and Daddy are modern people. They drink Pepsi-Cola. They
also have a modern marriage. They left the word “obey” out of their
wedding ceremony. Wasn’ t that modern? But they didn’ t leave out the
words “love” and “honor.” Mommy and Daddy are only modern, not
avant-garde. They left “till death do us part” in the ceremony, too. But
they are going to get a divorce anyway. They don’ t have to obey their
marriage vows. Lucky thing they left out that word.
What is to be done to keep Mommy and Daddy together? The
Ladies’ Home Journal will help. They have a regular feature in their
magazine. It is called “Can This Marriage Be Saved?” Readers send in
Betty Crocker boxtops and try to guess the correct answer.
Maybe Mommy and Daddy will go on television. There is a program
all about Divorce Court. Dr. Paul Popenoe is the master of ceremonies. He
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