Boy meets girl, falls in love and gets married, exemplifying the classic love story that every little girl dreams about. Some young girls even begin to plan their wedding before they receive their first kiss. What is never planned is divorce. One never hears a little girl tell her mommy, "I just...
A marriage and family therapist stated that he believes as many as 60 percent of all marriages have some tension because of the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, a poll reported 48 percent of Americans believe that living away from in-laws is very important to a successful marriage. ... Socioeconomic statue states the pressures are so severe, that couples with children who live below the poverty line are nearly twice as likely as those above the poverty line to divorce within two years (Hernandez 1993). ...
Children below three years of age have limited awareness of what is really going on. ... Children living with opposite-sex parents, mother in custody of boys and father in custody of girls, were not as well adjusted on measures of competent social behavior. ... Family disruption alters daily routines and work schedules and imposes additional demands on adults and children living in single-parent families. ...
Sandy said, laughing, "We put them on, hers up to her ass and mine below the knee of course, and we just play in the mirror being silly." ... They hang a Hallmark ornament that plays "White Christmas," on their tree, and every night they play it and dance in the living room. ...
