If you are an avid Dr. Laura listener, as many of my friends are, you will know that she strongly discourages divorce at all costs. That is unless you are experiencing one of the "three A's": Abuse, Addiction, or Adultery. Otherwise, she will tell you to stick it out until your last child is the age of 18. However, you and I both know that now days divorce is more common than ever. So my question is…Are we doing our children a disservice by not listening to what Dr. Laura has to offer? Are we all to often just throwing in the towel too soon? Once it is finalized are we choosing to be civil with one another “for the kids”? If so, how long will it truly last? I believe that once you are divorced the lines of communication between you and your Ex should be wide open. You should be able to form a new relationship of Co-Parenting. Co-Parents are two people who make a conscience effort to come together in the rearing and raising of their children. They both have the best interest of their children at heart and are able to put any past ill feelings of their Ex aside. If two Co-Parents can create and follow through on a Co-Parenting plan the children will truly come out on top of a potentially “bad” situation. Divorce is never easy for a child to endure, but isn’t our duty as parents to make it as easy as possible for these little beings to succeed in life? I believe that it is.