Title: The Things You Take for Granted are What You Need the Most
At one point in my life I had a very estranged relationship with my mother. The relationship I had with her began to be non-existent after she filed for divorce from my father. This divorce had a negative impact on my life at the time because I was too young to understand why, yet I was old enough to understand what was happening. I later realized that my mother was one of the utmost important people in my life. I was 10 years old at the time of my parent’s divorce. I understood that they were not happy, yet I just assumed that they would always be together. An issue that really bothered me about divorce was the fact that my father didn’t really want one, yet my mom pushed
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This led to my mom, my two sisters, and me moving in with him and his children in a new town. We moved from Anson to Rockingham once my fifth grade school year ended. I was not particularly happy about the move because I did not like leaving my school that had my friends nor did I want to start a new school.
A few short months after living in a blended household, things began to go downhill. My mom and her new husband began to argue a lot and it escalated very quickly into something that I do not like to share. Another key issue that was the result of the arguments was the fact that none of the children liked each other. There seemed to always be a problem. I did not like living in this household because of the toxicity that came with it. I had never experienced anything like it before, and I hope to never experience it again in my future.
This situation helped me realize how much I loved my mom and much I needed a decent relationship with her despite the divorce. Although without this situation my mother and I would not have the open relationship we have now. I am able to talk to my mom about anything and everything. I learned that even when you think situations are always negative, they could turn into a positive