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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know any divorced parents who are good parents. It's an inherently selfish choice and it shows in how they treat their children. [/quote]

I know a bunch. This is myopic.[/quote]That was the most insane comment I’ve ever seen. I’ve also seen a bunch of fantastic divorced parents, including my mom. 
     It’s much more damaging to kids to stay in a toxic relationship than to get divorced.  [/quote]

It’s probably more damaging to kids to have a mom who can’t read. The study which this entire topic is about says the exact opposite. [/quote]

The study doesn’t compare divorced families to toxic marriages.  It compares divorced families to married families as a whole.  While it is an interesting study and reinforces other studies that say that children of divorce face risks, it doesn’t say whether there is an identifiable group of children whose parents stay married who face similar risks, it also doesn’t address whether there are strategies that ameliorate those risks.  So, while it’s a starting place it isn’t particularly helpful to either individuals making decisions or governments making policy.[/quote]

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