The Reality of Having Divorced Parents:

My experience

Statistically, 50% of marriages end in divorce. But you never expect it to happen to your parents, do you?

While it inevitably sucks, it really isn’t the end of the world.

For me, my parents revealed the news when I was 16 and just about to take my GCSE exams. Not the best of timing.

Weirdly, this enabled me to focus more. By deploying a healthy amount of repression, I put extra focus on my exams and did well.

Sooner or later though, it has to be confronted. The initial separation was by far the worst element, as having two parents living together despite being separated is not a recipe for a loving household.

Many arguments later, and new houses will finally be found.

As many children of divorce will know, going from house to house every week can get tiresome. Constantly loading clothes into bags, forgetting the top you wanted to wear out the next night; hardly the biggest of issues, but an issue nevertheless.

For a little while, your parents may mollycoddle you a bit. Your time is more valuable all of a sudden, especially if you spend more time with one parent (this is difficult to avoid) This feels nice and can help the adjustment period.