GAINESVILLE, FL—Noting how advanced their depression was from an early age, a study published Tuesday by researchers at the University of Florida found that children of divorce are better prepared for life’s relentless misery. “Our findings indicate that when kids are raised by divorced parents, they develop a greater ability to cope with the ceaseless torment of everyday existence,” said Professor Paul Morgan, the study’s lead author, who explained that children who grew up in households with happily married parents had far less capacity to deal with the never-ending suffering that occurs in big and small ways every moment of every day of people’s entire lives. “It’s clear that having parental role models who have given up on the idea that they could ever feel a good feeling is crucial for young children. Without it, they could waste decades of their life attempting to experience a sense of love, belonging, and fulfillment that does not exist in this world.” Morgan added that the only population better prepared for the perpetual agony of being were children whose parents had both died.
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