^ I didn’t know divorce was commonplace in Japan? I thought they sticked together even in unhappiness, just like all the 1st generation Canadians and Americans.
If you’re relatively well of i.e ‘middle class’ then not many kids come from broken home even in today’s world.
And he most definitely is getting flak for it in his early year’s…and he’s prob dead confused as to why his peer’s parent’s are married but not his. How he react’s is up to him but it will def affect him.
It’s unnecessary hassle for a kid in his early year’s just cause his parent’s are too stubborn to get married. They’re already married in a married sense…why not make it easier for the kid.
I mean, as a kid, i never for a second asked my parents, “are you married? can i check your marriage certificate?”
I have only refered my parents, mother and father, but i don’t know if they ever refered each other as husband and wife, nonetheless, they are married.
My point is, the impact of that piece of paper is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO minor that, unless you keep telling your kids everyday that “by the way, mom and dad were never married!! please make sure all your classmates and teachers know that we are still technically single!” i don’t know any kid would care.