Fiona has stomachaches all the time. She tells John Robert that she's forgotten how to laugh. She's having physical and emotional symptoms in response to her parents' divorce. Many kids feel sad and even physically ill when they find out that their parents are getting divorced. Even though parents are the ones getting the divorce, their decision affects the whole family.
Divorce changes things for everyone.
Sometimes, as in Fiona's case, everyone in the family moves to a different house. Sometimes one parent moves out while the rest of the family stays in the same house. But regardless of the living arrangements, divorce brings big change. Most kids like having their whole family, including their mom and their dad, together. When someone is missing, the family feels incomplete.