Divorce, by Jessica Biggers

From MemoryArchive

Who: My mom and John
What: Divorce
When: A few years ago
Where: Kentucky

Over half the kids in America have parents that are divorced. A lot of adults get divorced because arguing with each other, just like mine did. Most kids get upset, but not me. I am glad that my mom and dad got divorced because she met my step dad John. I wasn’t so glad when my mom and John almost got a divorce though.

My mom and dad divorced when I was 5. At first I’m sure it bothered me, but not as much as you’d think. All I heard between my mom and dad was arguing. My siblings and I couldn’t sleep most of the time because they’d be arguing the whole night. One day I guess my mom just got tired and left my dad. I was actually pretty happy because I was away from all that arguing and my dad always brought home pretty weird friends. His friends were mean and talked funny. My mom said that I was really scared of them and I always hid but I don’t remember.

About a year later my mom brought this guy named John to the house we lived in. I got to know him and I grew more comfortable with everything around me. I wasn’t scared to talk, laugh or anything. He would joke around with me and tease me. He felt like a real dad. He said he loved me all the time and that I was his best friend. It made me feel special. When my dad was being mean to me, John would say something to him and make me feel better. I could tell my mom was happy and that she loved him. So I was happy too.

After my mom and John got married we moved to a house in Corydon, Ky. While we lived in that house me and John started having more problems. We started not getting along. He would tell me to clean my room and I would freak out. I was like your not my dad, but I still cleaned my room. I told him he was mean, even though I knew that he wasn’t mean. I just didn’t like being told what to do. We moved about 2-3 years later to Morganfield, Ky. My mom and John started having more problems then. John and I were good except when my mom and him were arguing. I hated it. I never said anything but I became more quiet and scared. I knew I wasn’t the problem for their arguing. I just felt guilty.

When my mom and John split up and were on their way to getting a divorce I couldn’t take it. This hurt me, my brother and sister. My mom was with another guy about a month later. Even though the divorce wasn’t final yet, she still was with the guy. The guys name was Vernon and he had three kids. His daughter Katie was just a year younger than me, just like my sister Ashleigh. Katie didn’t like Ashleigh though and always tried to fight her. Vernon’s son Dalton was mean to my baby sister Erynn and kicked her to make her cry. He had a son my age named Colton who was cool except he cried a lot. He got his way or no body was happy. My older brother Sean moved in with my grandma because he didn’t like Vernon. This put my mom under a lot of stress too.

When he moved out my mom and I started arguing a lot. It made her and Vernon argue to. I knew I was the reason for this, but I just didn’t like him and I missed John. Luckily my mom and John talked and decided to get back together to work it out. We moved up to Indiana and they are still together. I’m really happy and so are my brother and sisters.

I really hope my mom and John never go through that again. John is really awesome and nice to everyone.