The D-word, it's most people's worst fear, but, in a bittersweet way, it was my greatest joy. In divorce, you gain something and you1something. I'm thirteen years old, and I know what it2like when parents split up, because mine did last fall. My parents had been3for years. When my father started cheating my mom things went downhill, I4 they would divorce instantly. I tried to picture my life after my parents5up-living at my mom's house during the week, and my father's house on the weekend. But my mom decided to be the bigger person and try to6 it out, so that my siblings and I would know7it was like to have a family. Things didn't get better,8. I would always strain to hear the quiet9they didn't want me to hear. They weren't getting along and they weren't happy, My father has never really been there for me. He was there physically but not emotionally. He yelled a lot and never really showed any10in going to my piano recitals or watching my dance performances,11we asked him to do and he had another12-a lie. We just ignored it and went on with our lives as if nothing was the matter. Then last summer, there was real13in paradise. My siblings and I want out to Los Angeles to pursue acting and while we were out there, my father14my mom again, and this time my brother, sister, and I all found out. We decided to stay in L.A and leave my father in Florida. Our15resulted in divorce. We didn't know if we were making the right16or not. My mom went back and forth. She wanted what was best for her children. She asked me if I thought we should go back to Florida or stay in Los Angeles, I replied mom "There is nothing in Florida for us any more. Out here in L.A, we have so many 17, that can come true. We shouldn't let him abuse us any more." Finally, we are free. The18was the best thing that had ever happened to me and the rest of my family. I now know that taking chances is the best thing to do. I accept that19doesn't always. If, in your heart, you can feel something that is not right, then follow your heart. In the end it's going to be your only true guide, to have and to hold, for richer or poorer, your heart will never20you down. |