May, 2017, my parents divorced. I was shocked but even more than that, confused. Every family argued so why couldn’t mine overcome this hardship? Why did my Mom never tell me she had this thought? When they told me I calmly said “I understand, and I hope this will make you both happier”. That night I cried under my covers so my brother wouldn’t hear. At that moment the worst thing that could happen was if my brother heard me crying. All I could think about were my brothers. With these thoughts in my head I had an epiphany. Family over everything. My worst fear is to see my younger brothers fall from this and not be able to recover. After that night I felt different. I felt lighter. I put all the divorce nonsense behind me even though it had
