Catherine Reitman Quotes

Divorce in itself is so difficult to get through.

We've all been affected by divorce in one way or another, whether we've experienced it personally, or witnessed family or friends go through it.

Divorce is never a nice thing, but it's very easy to take family for granted, and when there's a divorce, you don't take things for granted so much.

Meanwhile I married and I adopted three kids who were all from one family and then later I was divorced.

I was a lawyer and I loved it, but my Francesca was born, and a divorce followed way too soon after.

Divorce is fairly common these days, and I think many times people disregard the emotional impact that divorce has on a couple and a family, because it happens so frequently.

There's nothing good about divorce.

Our parents got divorced when I was 8 or 9.

My parents got divorced, and they both remarried other people.

I think divorce doesn't necessarily bring out the best in people.

Every break-up is unique. But when there are children involved you don't know where to turn.

It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.

Everyone knows that when you go through a divorce, it's a really difficult time for both parties and you've all - you believe, you both believe, individually, that you've put your best into it.

I have had five phenomenal children, a great husband and, even though we are separated, we are good friends.

Obviously, you go through a lot of emotional turmoil in a divorce.

People say, 'Oh, God, how devastating to go through a divorce.' Did I wish for this to happen to my family? No. But everyone is healthy; we're moving on with our lives.

I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to do me in.

My parents divorced after 25 years of marriage.

I've never understood why the end of a relationship - especially one involving children - has to immediately signal a descent into hatred and toxicity.

Divorce is just the most awful thing in the world.

Divorce is, of course, difficult for a child. I didn't go through it as my parents stayed together, but I have a lot of friends who did.

There is probably no such thing as a good divorce, but clinging to an old idea of how relationships are unraveled can make a bad thing even worse.

By the time I had reached the age of 16, in the 10th grade, my parents, after 22 years of marriage, one day decided to get a divorce.

My divorce wasn't fun.

Sadly, half of marriages end in divorce. Half of my girl friends and male friends have been through one, and their kids are doing great. There's no shame around it - unless you want to project that on to yourself - but certainly there's no longer cultural shame. Everyone is walking through it.