With the prevalence divorce rate, many of us are now growing up to be Adult Children of Divorced Parents. Having gone through the turmoils of our parents' divorce, we now feel the past is over and we can focused on living our own life, cutting our past and leaving it behind. What we may not be aware of the continued effect of this hurt in our current, present lives as adults.
Do you know ...?
... Statistically, adult children of divorced parents have a high rate of divorce in their own marriages. They have to work harder to learn skills, communication tools, and techniques to build a healthy marriage.
... The risk of divorce is 50% higher when 1 spouse comes from a divorced home & 200% higher risk when both of them do. ACODP are also 50% more likely to marry another ACOPD. Good parenting can buffer against divorce-related difficulties,
... Divorce may liberate parents but it traps their sons & daughters for years, even when they are adults. It's a river they have to cross that other kids don’t have. They got to find out how to do it. Are they going to ford that river, or build a bridge over it, learn to swim or drown?
If this sounds familiar to you, perhaps it's time for you to pause and take stock, do the healing required for you to be able to go forward in your life.
... Statistically, adult children of divorced parents have a high rate of divorce in their own marriages. They have to work harder to learn skills, communication tools, and techniques to build a healthy marriage.
... The risk of divorce is 50% higher when 1 spouse comes from a divorced home & 200% higher risk when both of them do. ACODP are also 50% more likely to marry another ACOPD. Good parenting can buffer against divorce-related difficulties,
... Divorce may liberate parents but it traps their sons & daughters for years, even when they are adults. It's a river they have to cross that other kids don’t have. They got to find out how to do it. Are they going to ford that river, or build a bridge over it, learn to swim or drown?
If this sounds familiar to you, perhaps it's time for you to pause and take stock, do the healing required for you to be able to go forward in your life.
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