Assignment #13- Emma Shadwick- Divorced Parent Love

People are always surprised to find out my parents are divorced. I ask them why and they and they never know what to say. But I know what they’re thinking - how did she turn out so normal? I laugh at the thought of that because I am far from normal. But what the population of kids with stable home lives don’t know is there are many upsides to divorce. That’s right you heard me- many upsides. When my parents got divorced I was in the first grade and thought it was the best thing to ever happen to me. All I knew was I was gonna have two houses to live in- that’s enough to get any 6 year old hype. I went to school and bragged to all my friends the day after I found out. My parents way of coping seemed to be painting the divorce in a positive light for me and my sisters. My first upside to divorce would have to be having two Christmases. Not trying to sound materialistic, but who doesn’t love gifts? Also, you never get bored from staying in one place too long. What I mean by this is your constantly packing your bags and switching houses. Sure it was a hassle at first but now I could be a gold medalist in packing I do it so much. Third, you get to enjoy a constant stream of new partners that your parents cycle through. All are very different and you like them to varying degrees  until your mom/dad finally picks one and settles back down. Then you get to attend a wedding - and I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like a good wedding.