Divorce, Talbot asserts, is a time-honored American tradition. We esteem marriage so much that we just have to divorce when our marriages don't meet our expectations. Still, many Americans seem to find it persuasive. Divorced kids also lose a great deal of access to their educated mothers. Finally, divorce and illegitimacy are related phenomena.
Children of divorce are more likely both to divorce and to have children outside of marriage.
Almost all children experience their parents' divorce as a great loss. Many will overcome the hardship. Some will not. But don't imagine that begins to answer the questions of whether our divorce rate is too high and, if so, what we can do about it. These pages are dedicated to all kids, but especially to Riana, Maia, and Christopher.