Personal Narrative: My Experience With Divorce

I have faced multiple life changing obstacles in my life but he one that stands out to me is when my parents got divorced. Growing up I had the luxury to have both of my loving parents by my side through everything, together. As time passed they didn’t always see eye to eye on everything, leading to an eventual separation. At the time I was seven years old and felt lonely and quite frustrated with my parents not knowing why this was happening. As time passed I learned to not to be sad about setbacks, yet to learn from them and use them to my advantage. Looking back on my parents divorce today helps me realize that without it I would not be the man I am today. The impact it left on my life helped me find a new sense of responsibility and independence. …show more content…
The beginning was the hardest as I adapted to the changes of alternating nights and not seeing them happy together anymore. Years passed and the everyday challenge it started as grew to be a routine of my everyday life. This was my first great experience with change and how it happens all too often in life. It taught me that change is not always something to shy away from. As an eighth grader transitioning to high school I had a choice to choose from the local public high school or Brother Rice. As my summer went on I kept this debate fresh in mind and weighed all the possible outcomes. When it came down to three weeks before the school season I decided on Brother Rice. I left all of my friends from middle school and transitioned to a school where I knew nobody and everything was new. Brother Rice, the greatest choice I have ever made in my life, was something of change that I had learned from my parents. Now a junior in highschool, I have taken my experience of change and applied it to my daily life. Throughout high school at Brother Rice I have placed myself in opportunities to experience sports and clubs to try to expand my horizons as far as they will