The eight stages of kids whose parents no longer love and cherish each other

"Bart, I read about what happens to kids whose parents no longer love and cherish each other. They go through eight separate stages. Right now, I'm in stage three, fear. You're in stage two, denial."

―Lisa telling Bart about the eight stages on the school bus.

"The eight stages of kids whose parents no longer love and cherish each other" are eight stages that the kids of parents who 'no longer love and cherish each other' go through.

History

Lisa and Bart suffered from it when Marge and Homer went through marital problems. The kids most likely stopped suffering from these stages when Homer and Marge sorted their marital problems.

Stages

The stages the kids went through were:

Stage Notes Stage 2 - Denial Bart's first stage Stage 3 - Fear Lisa's first stage, Bart's second. Stage 5 - Self-pity Lisa's second stage

Appearances

• Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane"