Growing up as a young girl, divorce was unimaginable in my life. Throughout my childhood, I was grateful for loving parents and a stable household to come home to everyday.
Growing up as a young girl, divorce was unimaginable in my life. Throughout my childhood, I was grateful for loving parents and a stable household to come home to everyday. I remember feeling sympathy towards the few friends and classmates whose parents were divorced. The difficult divorce and separation of my parent’s marriage, caused my entire life to change. I had to deal with numerous changes, observe loved ones change, and watch as my entire life almost fell apart. Divorce was an experience that brought on a series of events, which ultimately changed my life.
At the age of twelve, my mother discovered my father had been having an affair with another woman. I will always remember that day because it was when my perfect world began to crumble. The divorce, brought upon difficult problems and emotions that I had never experienced before. After the divorce, my family life and home began to change for the worst. My father moved out of our home, and my anger towards his selfish decisions caused me to not contact him for four years. The absence of a father figure in my life made me more independent, but it also left me emotionally heart broken. However, my determination in life allowed me to look beyond my family troubles, and focus on the task to keep my life as normal as possible. In the absence of my father and a stable male figure, I assumed most challenges that were presented in my household. Taking out the trash, weekly lawn mowing and hedge trimming, and painting were once the male chores that I decided to take responsibility for. I have never been intimidated by experiencing or trying new things, so I took on these roles in hopes of helping my family. It was also my determination and passion to help others in life, that made me dedicated to restore my home for my family.
