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When children lose faith in permanence after divorce

My 9-year-old asks me every week if I am going to leave like daddy did and I do not know how to reassure her that some people stay.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

One parent's departure can shatter a child's trust in all relationships, leaving the remaining parent to rebuild belief in lasting love.

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