How Divorce Changed My Life

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There is a positive side to everything. Even when I thought I was never going to smile again, I knew that it would get better eventually. Even in one of the hardest times of my life, when my parents got a divorce, I still found a way to put a smile on my face. Not only a smile but a positive attitude. I learned a life lesson I will never forget. As a matter a fact, out of all the things my parents have taught me so far this has impacted me the most. When I was younger I thought that my life was perfect and nothing was ever going to go wrong. I wanted my parents to stay together forever, I was to young to understand the real problems. My mom and dad were perfect as far as I saw it. You never realize what your parents go through to keep you happy not just any parent can get a divorce and still communicate constantly. One day a few years later, the day I thought would never come hit me out of the blue. My parents had to tell me they were getting a divorce. I was speechless looking at them like a deer in headlights. Not only was I sorry but I was scared to see what would happen next. My mom had the saddest look on her face, the face that I will never forget. I didn't sleep that night, I stayed up just trying to think what was going to happen. What was my future going to be like, …show more content…

My house was silent, just sit in silence as if no one is there, everything for dark and cold for many weeks, I think slowly progressed and we started to pack up our house and get ready to move, my mind told me things were going to get better. My dad move to wassail and my mom moved into an apartment. Then I faced a big decision I had to decide who I want to live with full-time. My mom still live in broken arrow so I decided to stay living with her. My dad was upset but he understood why. As time went on I started to go visit my dad on the weekends we started getting into a habit that soon changed into a

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