Here are a few questions I have for you:
1. Have you ever cheated on anyone? If yes, why did you cheat?
2. Have you ever been through a divorce?
3. How do you cope with your pain/hardships?
4. What do you think of marriage?
5. Other thoughts?
Answer as many or as few questions as you like. Feel free to add comments on the story. Thanks!
My Personal Experience:
Over the memorial day weekend, my mom and I drove from somewhere in new york state to somewhere in
Wisconsin. Many of you, probably think were crazy, however we knew that it was important for us to go
see my cousin, Owen, graduate from high school.
Now, I want to tell you a little bit about Owen and his family. Owen, is the oldest of three children. He has
a sister, Anna, who is 16, and a brother who is 13, named Mike. They`re parents went through a very
rough divorce. There father, Dan, decided that the only way out of his family was by cheating on his wife,
Kathy. It flew way worse with the kids, especially Anna and Owen.
We were only with them for about a day and a half, but I could still feel the anger, the hurt, and the pain
from my cousins. I cried twice, and I hardly ever cry. Anna and Owen clearly did not have any desire to be
around their father. After we saw him, Anna had a fit about the plants and how bad they looked. We all
knew it wasn`t about the plants. Mike doesn`t know how to deal with the divorce, so when he feels
uncomfortable about it he moves around a lot. His brother and sister turn on him a lot for it.
There father clearly love them, even if the want little or nothing to do with them. He showed up to the
event at 9:45 a.m. thinking it started at 10:30 a.m. It actually started at 11:00 a.m. He wore a very nice
suit and tie because the event was important to him.
Maybe they cannot forgive him now or ever, but I hope someday they are able to have a conversation with
him, again.
This ended up being more about my aunt and uncle`s divorce, then I intended.
Also, I will point out that on top of having to deal with that. My parents also, have gotten divorced in the
last couple of years. In case dealing with one divorce wasn`t enough for me to handle.