What? Are we still in high school?!

Divorce is rampant in America. It seems like if you can make it through three years of marriage than you are an old pro. Talk about ridiculous! No one wants to make a commitment anymore and if things start going less than ideal, um, which is just called "life", then we are told it's okay to quit.

Recently I found a few "divorce celebration ideas" in an MSN article. Yes, people actually do things to celebrate their divorce. But these awesome ideas take the cake. (I couldn't resist adding my own commentary to each one.)

Divorce registries: A store in the U.K. called Debenhams offers "divorce registries," where preselected gifts (dishes, linens, flat-screen televisions) are sold and delivered to the newly single. Why is it after ten years of marriage I cannot expect my friends to give me a whole slew of wedding gifts again, but if I get divorced they will shower me with presents? Something is seriously wrong here. I could use some new pots after ten years of marriage. But I'm not willing to get divorced for them. "Yeah, you're an idiot! Have a crock pot!"

Divorce ceremonies: In Tokyo, unhappy couples flock to the Divorce Mansion (a small rented room in a secret location) to smash their wedding rings with a mallet in front of family and friends. What are we in high school? Didn't you used to draw goofy faces on the picture of the guy that burned you in school? Smashing wedding rings? Immature and talk about a waste of a good piece of jewelry! "Look everyone, come celebrate our stupidity!"

Fireworks displays: The Great Northern Firework Company in England will set off a theatrical display of fireworks for just-divorced folks spelling out messages like "Free at last!" and "Just divorced!" Wow. What a waste of money. Fireworks aren't cheap. Way to broadcast to everyone within a 20 mile radius that you are stupid and single.

Networking events: "Life After Divorce" is a $40 NYC-based event for women in the throes of a divorce where they drink cocktails named "Alimony" and "Settlement" and mingle with matchmakers, nutritionists, psychics, and divorce lawyers. Sounds like a smart business move for those companies involved. Get women drunk and then tell them they need to buy all these things to have the best life after divorce. Brilliant. Women, why are you so stupid?

I don't think I have used the word "stupid" enough. Stupid, stupid, stupid. That's what these people are. How sad that divorce is now common and even celebrated. Wow. Talk about immature and clueless. People have no idea the destruction divorce can do, and by the looks of things, they simple don't care.