NOT YET DIVORCED? Ten years after divorce Eighty women out of a hundred and 50 men feel more content with their lives. For children the numbers are very different. Only one out of ten agrees. If staying together for the kid's sake is an option for YOU we hope you Click here to try a family fun craft we call Love can be messy We understand that statistics about divorce are not the whole story, that each divorce is different and that one rule does not fit all BUT following are a few thoughts that might help you make up your mind. 1. Among white males the divorce of your parents is the single factor most likely to predict a teenage suicide. 2. Real or imagined parental rejection is the number one predictor that a child will spend time in a juvenile correctional facility. 3. Children from disrupted marriages are 70 per cent more likely to be suspended from school. 4. In spite of the fact that so many adults report feeling better ten years after a divorce the medical reality is that their lives are shortened 2.4-10 years and they are over ten times as likely to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. If there is a way out of your divorce. God has promised to help you find it. ASK for his wisdom, comfort and guidance. Statistics taken from "The Costly Consequences of Divorce" Published by the National Institute of Health Research, Compiled by Dr.'s David and Susan Larsen. Love can be messy Ten years after divorce Eighty women out of a hundred and 50 men feel more content with their lives. For children the numbers are very different. Only one out of ten agrees. If staying together for the kid's sake is an option for YOU download this page and as many other resources as possible. These pages are free. The one payment we do ask is that you forward as many pages as possible to friends or to your church.