“Mom and Dad,
I thank you for everything that you have continued to do for me, even though you two are not together. I am forever grateful and I wish I showed it more.”
Divorce happens in about half the marriages that are created.
As a kid who grew up with divorced parents from the age of two, it's tough because usually children grow up learning everything from both of their parents. They learn the right from wrongs of life.
When you’re a little kid, you look at your parents as perfect. They are your role models and you don’t think that they can do any wrong.
But when you are two years old and your parents end up getting a divorce and going their separate ways, your viewpoint on how love and on how a “normal family” should function are all mixed up and forever changed.
This is exactly how I felt. Even though I was too young to really remember everything, being a young girl, and now an adult, and going through a parent divorce, it can create a skewed image.
To me, it showed that love between two people isn't forever, despite the vows you present to each other. It showed me that falling out of love can sometimes be more common than falling in love. And it has shown me that nothing in life is guaranteed to be permanent, and that it's okay.
When growing up, everything for me was split in two. Two birthdays. Two Christmases and Thanksgivings.
The holidays were especially the worst, as there were so many different family members to see, I was afraid of not being able to be in two places at once and missing out. But I eventually realized this is how life is meant to be now. My parents choosing to divorce wasn't all bad, as their choice has brought new family members into my life. I am grateful to have a mom and dad, plus a step mom, step dad, and half siblings. I have learned that there is nothing wrong with having a little extra family to love.
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