Children Always Suffer When Marriages Fail.

34 years on, I still bear the scars of my parents' divorce: New research shows children always suffer when marriages fail. Sadly all too true says Tanith Carey in this emotionally raw testimony

By TANITH CAREY


Even now, I can still remember the exact spot in my bedroom where my mother was standing as she announced she was divorcing my father.


My parents had been due to emigrate to Australia for a 'fresh start' after years of affairs, separations and recriminations.


I was ten so I still believed in 'happily-ever-afters'. I couldn't begin to comprehend the notion of a married couple splitting up — particularly my own parents. I told myself they would go on to reconcile and look after me in a sunny land full of koalas and kangaroos.