Facts About Divorce

Is It Okay for Children of Divorce to Be Sad?

There is a story in the Bible about a woman named Hannah who was unable to have children. Her husband's other wife had a full brood and liked to make fun of Hannah; Hannah, having kept her girlish figure and sweet temperament (I like to think), was their husband's favorite. Poor Hannah was heartbroken and miserable. In a culture that defined womanhood by motherhood, Hannah was seen as abandoned by God, and she felt that way herself.