How Divorce Changed My Life

Megan is a member of a single parent household following her parent 's divorce when she was young. As Megan grew more comfortable with me throughout the semester, I was able to gain insight from her about the characteristics of a family who has gone through the divorce and remarriage process. In class, we spent a great deal of time discussing the topic of a change in

Throughout my childhood, my environment consisted of switching between my mother's and father's house every week. Since I was an infant, my parents have been divorced and I believe that being a child of divorce has shaped my life tremendous ways. Through the hardships that came with living in two houses for 16 years of my life, I had the time to mature and learn a lot about myself and who I wanted to be as a person. Watching my parents for many years, I realized what I did and did not want to be when I grew up. From my father, I wanted to have the dedication and perseverance that he exhibited. From my mother, I wanted to be friendly and beautiful like her. However, there was many qualities that my parents carried that I did not want to take

Looking back at my past, I recall my mother and father’s relationship as if it were yesterday. I am only four years old, small and curious; I tended to walk around my home aimlessly. I would climb book shelves like a mountain explorer venturing through the Himalayans, draw on walls to open windows to my own imagination, or run laps around the living room rug because to me I was an Olympic track star competing for her gold medal; however my parents did not enjoy my rambunctious imagination. My parents never punished me for it but would blame each other for horrible parenting skills; at the time I did not understand their fights, but instead was curious about why they would fight.

“What you are afraid to do is a clear indication of the next thing you need to do.” (-Ralph Waldo Emerson). My parent´s divorce has shaped and influenced my whole life, with a lot of side effects. I fell into a state of depression. I learned not to dwell on the bad things in life. I found a person within myself that I could live with for a while, a kid that I could be proud of, someone I wouldn’t hate. Over the years, I’ve changed, little changes, big changes, it’s all happened, and I am who I am today because of it. Not all crummy circumstances stay awful, even though it may feel like it. I can’t tell if I’ve changed for the better or the worse, but everything starts with something, one thing. My parent´s divorce shaped me into who I am today, whether the changes were good or bad, little or big, this has changed me.

As I continue my journey through school, I am better able to assess individuals and situations and have a level of empathy without being judgmental. As children we often feel like we know who our parents are but there are so many unanswered questions and hidden lives that it makes it difficult for children to relate to their parents. Each of our paths has impacted us in both negative or positive ways and being able to understand that this affects the decisions that we make can make unpleasant situations a bit easier to digest.

For this research there was a interview on a college student who is 18 years old whose parents were divorced when he was 12 years old. Ricardo Barajas is the name of that kid who the interview was done on. He was simply asked 5 questions for this interview on how the divorce has impacted him as a child and now as an adult. First, question asked was, how do you feel like your parents divorce has impacted you with your education? He then, stated, “As my parents were separated it didn’t affect me with my education because they were mature about their decision and didn’t want to interfere with my education” (Ricardo,2016). Second question was, describe how you felt after the news of your parents divorcing? Ricardo then explained, “My emotions were

Many parents that I know of have divorce in their marriage. Some had good communication and still was able to hold the family together. In my essay, I will be explaining the differences and similarities of two families going through a divorce. I will show the effects that divorce have on children and the parents as a

By definition, divorce is to break the marriage contract between oneself and one’s spouse by a judicial declaration dissolving a marriage in whole or in part. This is a result of tension which is a mental or emotional strain of a relationship between individuals. When going through the process of divorce, most of children’s opinions are left out of the process. This causes a great deal of tension for the children. Many children become very stressed during this process because they do not want their parents to separate (“The Truth About Children and Divorce”). The tension of divorce negatively affects children’s everyday life because the parents are not taking the child’s opinions into consideration leaving the children feeling left out and rejected.

I remember it like it was yesterday. The day that I found out my parents were getting a divorce was devastating. What was even more impactful was the way that my father decided to leave. I remember being in the 6th grade walking home from school with my siblings. As soon as we opened the door we started screaming because all of our furniture was gone. I called my mom hyperventilating saying that we had been robbed. She simply replied that “everything was alright and that my father had left. My father leaving me after my parent’s divorce was one of the most traumatic experiences, it has caused me so much hurt over the years and effected my life in

Growing up in a split home really taught me alot. When I was 5 years old my parents got a divorce. In today's age that really doesn't shock anyone, because many people in my parents generation have had a divorce. But, in this essays I’m going to share how this negative event that happened in my life turned out to be a positive effect on me.

My freshman year, my parents got a divorce. This changed every aspect of my life. Although, this was a big change in my life I did not let it affect me too much, I was able to keep myself going through my daily life as I usually would. My ability to not let the situation affect me was not shared by other members of my family. It seemed that both my mom and my sister were having a hard time moving on. They were calling out for help, they wanted someone to be with them during this hard time in their life. It was painful to have to watch them struggle to be able to move on with their lives. I felt an obligation to help them move on, to spend time with them, to be there for support. Throughout my sophomore year I dedicated most of my time to being

For years, my sister and I would compete to be the better daughter and vie for the attention of our parents. Her being two years older always gave her an advantage and the ability to experience all of life’s challenges first. This made me mature at a rapid pace and separate from my peers. My first five years of life was a race, but the race was immediately halted after our parents’ divorce. I looked up to my sister greatly before the divorce but, this only intensified greatly after it.

As an adult student, probably the biggest thing that has impacted my life at this point in my career and educational goals at this point is my husband leaving our family. My husband and I are both Christians, but I am learning at the age of 42 that it does not matter what you profess about your relationship to Christ, if you are not willing to live out the gospel, it really makes no difference what you say. My husband is going through a very difficult time in life and is leading us through one as well. I have always been a stay at home mom and homeschooled. I have always worked from home, but now, being the main breadwinner, I have to have another source of income. I have worked doing transcription for the past 15 years, but due to physical

OYou never truly realize how lucky you can be, or how thankful you should be until you go through such a rigorous situation, this is divorce. “Divorce is a time of change. It really rocks a foundation of most people’s lives. When we have our heartbroken or our dreams taken away from us, it is a time of growth and change” (Debbie Ford). Most people believe that they can not conquer change, I was once the girl in these shoes, before I realized not to be selfish and or take everything that is given to me for granted.

In today's society, there is a forty to fifty percent divorce rate among married couples in the United States and an even more excessive divorce rate for subsequent marriages. Divorce is a sensitive issue among families that has both positive and negative effects. Many children are effected by a parents divorce and react in various differing ways. As for me, my parents annulment was the one best circumstances to ever happen in my existence. It was an arduous journey from the time before, during, and after the divorce with all the confusing emotions demonstrated from the people effected by this transition.