The divorce rates in the United States have continued to rise and are expected to be equal to that of 2011 or possibly even greater for 2012. Many teenagers live in single parent house holds and have been through a divorce, if not multiple. Divorce is one of the many issues a teenager may have to go through in their life and it does take a strong toll on a teenagers life. With personal experience with this, I can relate to the difficulties of losing someone that was once such a big part of your life.
Whatever the reason is for the divorce, you will have that question in the back of your mind asking yourself if it was your fault one of your parents decided to leave. You wonder if they really love you, because if they did, they would stay right? It's hard to understand why someone would walk out of their own kids life and seem to not have a care in the world. Divorce is just one of those things life throws at you and you have to take it and grow stronger from it. You learn to accept the fact that not everyone will always be in your life; some stay and some go and life moves on. Whether you like it or not, it's a learning experience. Maybe not even just for teenagers, maybe for the parents, too.
Your blog really spoke to me because I know so many people whos parents are divorced and I could never relate to them. Many teens do feel the way you feel and I have the highest respect for teens who have to go through their parent divorcing. Just know you do have people that love and care for you!
ReplyDeleteThis is really true for many people and me. I hate that divorces really tear families apart. I wish that even if someones relationship might not be working and that is why they get a divorce they should still keep in touch with their kids. As you may know my dad remarried shortly after my mom and him divorced and he became a whole other person. I really lost the relationship he and i had and now i barely talk to him and i hate it. This should never happen to anyone. It is always good to have people like you as a friend because you know what i am going through.
ReplyDeleteI can totally agree and relate to this. Divorce is never easy for any child, but it is even harder to deal with for teens. You've hit this topic spot on. I personally lost touch with my parents and step parents all thanks to divorce, but I managed to try and keep my head up and it made me a stronger person and it helped me to understand that, although parents are great to have, I am totally capable of keeping my head on straight and taking care of myself, for the most part. I believe it is important for teens dealing with parents divorcing to remember that they will make it through all the mess. Teens should also take what happened between their parents as a lessen of what not to do in a marriage or relationship.
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