Since I grew up a Roman Catholic and in a military family that lived on-base, I didn't even know a divorced person until I was in college. (In the 50's-60's you would NEVER have found a single parent family on-base.) Today, alas, your kid is an oddball if his original parents are still together.
I used to wish my parents would get a divorce and marry other people, because then I might get a parent out of it who knew how to be a parent. Some Enneagram books say the Four didn't bond with either parent, and in fact, any given child's reaction to divorce may very well have a lot to do with their Enneagram type.
I've always thought it was more harmful for kids to witness coldness or ugliness between parents than to experience divorce of the parents.
