My Parent’s Divorce
Did you know that 41% of married couples with kids get a divorce? This was a 6-year-old me when everything changed. I’m not sure if it’s for the better or worse though. But we get to choose how our challenges shape us.
In 2007 I was 6 years old and the best time of my life. I lived in Riceville, Iowa. I lived with my dad Jay, mom Mindy, and older sister Jordyn. I lived right by our babysitter, my best friend, and right by the library, too.
The scariest night of my life. At night my parents sent me to bed like usual along with my sister Jordyn. When I got to my room I got into my bed and I fell asleep. Then all of the sudden I heard screaming and yelling coming from inside the house, so I jumped out of bed to see what it …show more content…
So, I went running down stairs and my dad sat on the couch waiting for me. We started playing like there’s no tomorrow. But it felt like there’s no tomorrow because the next day we had to move and the worst day of my life. Moving day had me so exciting at the beginning. The next day I got so excited because it was moving day. My mom started putting stuff in the car, she would take it to our new house, and dad stayed with us and we kept playing games. And when mom got back, he helped her load the car. When all the stuff was packed in the car or already at our new house. I got so excited.
This is when everything changed for me and it broke me so bad when I was littler. When I looked over at my dad, he started crying and whenever I see someone crying it makes me cry too. Mom said “Girls your dad and I are getting separated that’s why we are moving. So say goodbye to your dad.” I got so angry I started screaming and crying because I got told we were moving. I felt so bad for having to leave him even though it wasn’t my fault we were leaving. And now I’m told that I will only see him on the weekends and holidays. When it was time to go my dad carried me to the car and held Jordyn’s hand and we said our goodbye. My dad said “I’ll see you every weekend will play games, will go to football games, and when school starts I will help you with your homework.” He walked away from the car and sat on the porch crying as we drove away. That was the worst experience of my
Did you know that 41% of married couples with kids get a divorce? This was a 6-year-old me when everything changed. I’m not sure if it’s for the better or worse though. But we get to choose how our challenges shape us.
In 2007 I was 6 years old and the best time of my life. I lived in Riceville, Iowa. I lived with my dad Jay, mom Mindy, and older sister Jordyn. I lived right by our babysitter, my best friend, and right by the library, too.
The scariest night of my life. At night my parents sent me to bed like usual along with my sister Jordyn. When I got to my room I got into my bed and I fell asleep. Then all of the sudden I heard screaming and yelling coming from inside the house, so I jumped out of bed to see what it …show more content…
So, I went running down stairs and my dad sat on the couch waiting for me. We started playing like there’s no tomorrow. But it felt like there’s no tomorrow because the next day we had to move and the worst day of my life. Moving day had me so exciting at the beginning. The next day I got so excited because it was moving day. My mom started putting stuff in the car, she would take it to our new house, and dad stayed with us and we kept playing games. And when mom got back, he helped her load the car. When all the stuff was packed in the car or already at our new house. I got so excited.
This is when everything changed for me and it broke me so bad when I was littler. When I looked over at my dad, he started crying and whenever I see someone crying it makes me cry too. Mom said “Girls your dad and I are getting separated that’s why we are moving. So say goodbye to your dad.” I got so angry I started screaming and crying because I got told we were moving. I felt so bad for having to leave him even though it wasn’t my fault we were leaving. And now I’m told that I will only see him on the weekends and holidays. When it was time to go my dad carried me to the car and held Jordyn’s hand and we said our goodbye. My dad said “I’ll see you every weekend will play games, will go to football games, and when school starts I will help you with your homework.” He walked away from the car and sat on the porch crying as we drove away. That was the worst experience of my