Divorce
Growing up in elementary school, there were a lot of kids who'd say their parents were divorced. No one ever asked how they were doing with it or how they were. To me, it just seemed like some normal occurrence so I never wondered. It wasn't until my sad story and this class to realize how truly awful it can be, especially for the children. I think a big part of me not thinking about it was going to and being surrounded by intact families, including mine at church. And since the church is so family-oriented it's rare to have a single mom or divorced dad. In my ward, I can only think of one family out of my 16 years growing up there where the mom was remarried. I can't imagine how hard and confusing it would have for those kids who were being told every week being told that families are forever. It must have felt like a constant reminder that they were different. The mom must have felt so self-conscious, worried about how the other parents perceived her. I think as membe...