Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-313).
Contents:
Notes. Introduction -- How to read this book -- The effect of divorce -- Feelings as child vs. feelings as adult -- View of marriage -- Are children resilient? -- Speak to your parents, then and now -- What society should know -- The role of faith in healing -- To those facing divorce -- Contributors -- Stories of hope -- What the Catholic Church teaches on divorce -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes.
Summary:
Seventy now-adult children of divorce give their candid and often heart-wrenching answers to eight questions (arranged in eight chapters, by question), including: What were the main effects of your parents' divorce on your life? What do you say to those who claim that "children are resilient" and "children are happy when their parents are happy"? What would you like to tell your parents then and now? What do you want adults in our culture to know about divorce? What roles has your faith played in our healing? Their simple and poignant responses are difficult to read and yet not without hope. Most of the contributors - women and men, young and old, single and married - have never spoken of the pain and consequences of their parents' divorce until now. They have often never been asked, and they believe that no one really wants to know.
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