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Hello. My name is Billy and I am six years old. Something has happened in my life and I need to talk to someone to try to understand.
My sister Emily is too little to talk to. She's not quite four years old. Besides, she has become more like a baby since it happened. She wets her pants and cries or has a temper tantrum every times you look at her. She also clings to me when she sees me so I do my best to avoid her. It's hard to believe that just a short time ago we were a happy family. Or at least I though we were. Oh, I know mom and dad would argue sometimes. I'd hear them yelling at each other and they would suddenly stop when I came in the room. I didn't think it was serious. I thought all parents did that. One evening they sat us down and told us that they were getting a divorce. Dad would be leaving. They assured us that both of them loved us. But how coiled they say that and hurt us so badly at the same time I knew about divorce. Lots of my friend's parents were divorced. The next morning Jason and I stood at Jason's bedroom window watching Dad pack the car. Then he left, and I realized tears were streaming down my cheeks. I glanced at Jason and he was also crying. He grabbed me, hugged me and whispered " Don't worry Billy. We'll be okay" I went to the kitchen to talk to mom but she told me to go out and play. So I am sitting here thinking. I thought of all the times I had been bad and thought if only I had been good this would never have happened I was sure it was all my fault. As time went by it became easier. We spent time with both mom and dad. Dad seemed more relaxed now and planned fun activities for when we were with him. Mom also become more fun, joking with us and cooking special kids meals. Both of them constantly told us how much they loved us, and they made it clear that it was okay for us to love both of them. We never heard another angry word between them. We even began to hope they might get back together, but both of them told us that it wasn't going to happen. They no longer loved each other and were happier than they had been for a long time.
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