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Personal Narrative: My Parent's Divorce

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My parent's divorce was a great impact on my life and how I was raised. They split up when I was about 10 years old, me and my brother became split up because each of us wanted to live with the opposite parent. My life felt like it had been flipped upside down, and even to this day it continues to feel that way. Living with my mom rather than my dad has showed me many things. Rather than growing up and getting everything handed to me, I had to work and earn things for myself. Especially with my education, I began to work as hard as I possibly could to earn grades that I was proud of. Also, I learned that I did not have to change to please anyone. That may sound cliche, but it is very true. I was, and still am bullied to this day about many

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