Part one of term paper
A young child sits on his bed with tears rolling down his face. His mother and father stare at him with a distraught look on their face. The little boy asks, "If parents stop being married, can they decide not to be a mommy or a daddy anymore?" His mother leans over and gives the little boy a hug and replies, "Your daddy and I just can't ...

Part two of term paper
... explain. The explanation that this mother gave was filled with love and compassion. Many parents to comfort children while explaining divorce use doublespeak and jargon. Doublespeak is language that makes the bad seem good, and the negative appear positive (William Lutz, "The World of Doublespeak." 188). There are many ways that parents can explain to their children that they are getting divorced. Children usually know when their parents aren't happy and may feel confused about the situ ...