Divorce Bumper-Sticker
Posted by Doug Sat, 12 Feb 2005 02:49:00 GMT
I saw a bumper-sticker on the way home that made me go, “Hmm.” There’s no secret, I really don’t like divorce. Jesus’ teaching on it clear. There are a few exceptions, but in general God hates divorce and I pretty much do too. I’m not going to apologize for that; it’s just where I am. I know marriage is hard. You don’t make just shy of 13 years without knowing that. One of the things I hate about divorce is what it does to the kids in the family. I’ve seen enough divorces to know kids aren’t unaffected by it. I had breakfast one morning with a guy (from church) who ended up divorcing his wife. “My boys will take it OK. They’ll still turn out alright.” I agree his boys will cope and adjust. But why give them that extra battle to fight. As parents we should be helping our kids as much as possible; not throwing up trauma for them to deal with. Anyway… the bumper sticker. It was about 4” x 6”, green on black stuck to the back of a black Jeep Cherokee. “I’m still mad about my parent’s divorce.” The girl driving looked to be in her mid 20s. I wish I would have snapped a picture of either the bumper sticker or the girl. I don’t know what to think about the girl putting that on her SUV to drive around. I don’t know if it was even her SUV. It could have been a joke. But that the bumper sticker even exists says something about the impact divorce has on kids.
