“I’m really upset about it,” a woman told me after she learned that an acquaintance of hers was getting divorced. “I mean, I hardly even know them. But… they have children. It just breaks my heart.” I bit my tongue and looked away. Now is not the time to get on your soap box, I reminded myself. She’s entitled to her feelings. Just let it go. While I maintained an even facial expression, the woman’s words infuriated me. She openly admitted that she didn’t know anything about the situation and yet she assumed the divorce was a tragedy simply because the couple had […]
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