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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand the framing here. Divorce rates are sky high. But is a kid with two parents sharing custody in a “two parent home?” What if one parent remarries or cohabitates?[/quote]

Divorce rate is the lowest in the US in 50 years. Do some research.

Of course, it is ideal that parents are both in the same home--for kids--because it is logistically easier and overall less stressful. I am divorced. I don't think the marital status matters at all.

Two houses five min apart means we actually end up seeing kids 80% of the time even though we are 50/50. Not all divorces are the same. My kids barely notice the difference between us being married and divorced. We see them about the same amount. (We both work.)

In our situation, I think it very much is a two-parent home--we just have two houses (we sometimes we are each at each other's house for short periods of time).

The topic of the story is dumb. Of course married parents are ideal...if it is a good marriage. That is not always possible. Sometimes it is horrible and toxic. Then divorce is better. Amicable divorces are similar to decent marriages. [/quote]

Marriage rates are also down. Not just divorce rates. No need to get divorced if you never married. [/quote]

No kidding. So what? It is still inaccurate to say divorce is sky high. It's not. It feels like no one in my zip code is divorced. Except me and my ex husband. It's really not common. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/the-us-divorce-rate-is-the-lowest-its-been-in-50-years-says-new-study-003630590.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall[/quote]

Saying divorce is not common is inaccurate. Everyone doesn’t live in your zip code.[/quote]

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