Divorce is no reason to party
Kari Albsmeyer
Issue date: 5/4/09 Section: Opinion
It is a well-known fact that not all marriages end happily. Recently, there was a segment on a morning news show talking about "the next big thing" in party planning.
Since divorce is on the rise it seems that party planners and bitter ex's have decided to use this event as another reason to throw a party. Divorce parties are now becoming the new thing to do after a not-so-happily-ever-after end to a marriage.
Have a birthday? Throw a party. Have a special anniversary? Throw a party. Graduate from college? Throw a party. Have a failed marriage? Throw a party?
Isn't a celebration for something good or joyous that has occurred in your life? People celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, job promotions and other accomplishments that one should be proud of, but divorce? Are you kidding me?
When it comes to celebrating failure, people need to put down their drink, send everyone home and end the party. What is the purpose of celebrating a divorce or any other failure, mishap or wrong-doing?
It seems these days people do not know how to fail, so they party. Fail a test, get fired from your job, throw a party? Probably not the best solution to your problem.
People need to learn to accept failure properly. I am the type of person who tries to turn a negative into a positive, and I still use failure as a learning experience, not another reason to party.
The segment featured a woman throwing a party shortly after she had signed her divorce papers and the marriage was officially over. She had toilet paper with her ex-husband's photo on each square as party favors, a dartboard with her ex-husband's photo on it, a cake similar to a wedding cake along with tons of other food and, of course, alcohol.
People who take this road after a divorce not only risk looking foolish and potentially lose mutual friends who think their behavior is inappropriate and rash, but they confirm the ex-spouse's reasons for not being with them.
Divorce parties are nothing more than a way for one of the exes to show how bitter and immature they truly are.
Since divorce is on the rise it seems that party planners and bitter ex's have decided to use this event as another reason to throw a party. Divorce parties are now becoming the new thing to do after a not-so-happily-ever-after end to a marriage.
Have a birthday? Throw a party. Have a special anniversary? Throw a party. Graduate from college? Throw a party. Have a failed marriage? Throw a party?
Isn't a celebration for something good or joyous that has occurred in your life? People celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, job promotions and other accomplishments that one should be proud of, but divorce? Are you kidding me?
When it comes to celebrating failure, people need to put down their drink, send everyone home and end the party. What is the purpose of celebrating a divorce or any other failure, mishap or wrong-doing?
It seems these days people do not know how to fail, so they party. Fail a test, get fired from your job, throw a party? Probably not the best solution to your problem.
People need to learn to accept failure properly. I am the type of person who tries to turn a negative into a positive, and I still use failure as a learning experience, not another reason to party.
The segment featured a woman throwing a party shortly after she had signed her divorce papers and the marriage was officially over. She had toilet paper with her ex-husband's photo on each square as party favors, a dartboard with her ex-husband's photo on it, a cake similar to a wedding cake along with tons of other food and, of course, alcohol.
People who take this road after a divorce not only risk looking foolish and potentially lose mutual friends who think their behavior is inappropriate and rash, but they confirm the ex-spouse's reasons for not being with them.
Divorce parties are nothing more than a way for one of the exes to show how bitter and immature they truly are.
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Rainbow
posted 5/05/09 @ 4:02 PM CST
Being free of an abuser is a reason to celebrate. Divorce is not necessarily a failure for the spouse that is finally free.
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