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I know there is plenty of evidence that divorce correlates with bad outcomes for kids. But I don't think there is any rock solid evidence divorce causes that m
by JamesBarney 5y ago
I know there is plenty of evidence that divorce correlates with bad outcomes for kids.
But I don't think there is any rock solid evidence divorce causes that much harm (over living in a house hold with two people that hate each other enough to get divorced).
- rayiner 5y agoYou’re speculating that the negative outcomes we know exist would have happened absent divorce. Maybe that’s true maybe it’s not. Between my wife and I we’ve seen both, and I don’t know what’s worse mental health wise. But in terms of just bread and butter issues, divorce is much harder on the kid. It really messes up family finances unless the parents are really well off. There’s a lot of disruption of home life if there is joint custody, and the documented effects of fathers not being present if there isn’t joint custody. If there are boyfriends or girlfriends that come in and out that can be a source of a lot of problems as well.