"The divorce of parents, even if it is amicable, tears apart the fundamental unit of American society," is the opening statement of the video embedded above. This video contains many controversial "facts" that once again portray children of divorced parents negatively. All of these "facts" are debatable and many children who have experienced their parents' divorce disagree with the video. One person commented, "This is horrible I am a child of divorce and I have none of these problems."
This first statement really caught my attention, though. All of these statistics of children of divorce are based of what American society has decided its core values to be. Family is a longstanding tradition in the United States so divorce is still somewhat seen as a taboo. Public opinion of society fundamentally forms our own opinions and outlooks. Maybe if divorce is seen as less of a taboo, these negative stereotypes of children of divorce can be changed.
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Though divorce may take a toll on the average family, it's unfair to label the children of all divorced parents as damaged. Quite frankly, this video was insulting because it umbrellas the issues that all divorced families go through. Every situation is different, and it's unfair to assume that all children of divorced families are "anxious and insecure...lonely and unhappy." Whoever made that video needs to rethink the title, because "The Facts" is certainly not an accurate one.
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