Post by Myranda on Aug 2, 2010 17:13:54 GMT -6
This may come out a bit choppy. I'm not sure I fully understand everything as it is.
As you all know, I'm eighteen years old and was going into my sophomore year of college. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything, because... It has nothing to do with anything. I just don't know how to get this started.
Okay. Uhm. Well, I started noticing it more and more starting about two months ago. The tension between my once always happy family. Mom & Dad were always our role models. We were big into church and stuff.. And then Dad fell away. Doesn't it seem like it's always the dad that falls away from God sooner than the mom? Well, dad announced it to the world that he was giving up christianity. We were all shocked- in my family, you just don't say such things.
My siblings and I saw less and less of our adoptive father, until my younger brother noticed that mom and dad were no longer sleeping in the same bed. I don't know why i'm going into such detail with this story. I probably shouldn't be. But, this is making me feel better. Anyway, we were all really freaked out. My sisters would cry ever night, while I resorted to pretending I was someone else online with you guys, assuming the characters I made up in my head.
My grandparents announced they were taking the kids wih them on a cruise to mexico, which had us all wound up and even to the point of forgetting about our parents' current situation. We left a few days early, and now I know why. I'm sure you can all see where this is going, but if you can't then read on.
Yesterday my parents called a family meeting to announce their divorce. What they didn't explain to me until my brothers and sisters left the table was that my father ... Well, there's no point in wasting energy being afraid to say it. He's an adulterer. He cheated on my mother. Though I'm extremely unhappy with him, i'm unhappy with both of my parents.
Now, i wouldn't have told you guys any of this if there wasn't something that would effect you guys in the end of it all. My mom's taking some time to 'find herself', which means taking us to my grandparent's cabin in Oregon. It's their vacation home, but they're so old they rarely use it. My dad is packing his bags as i type this. But, I don't leave for another week and a half. Next Saturday, the 14th, I'm leaving with my mom. You know, for moral support.
That's not the worst part. We don't know how long we're staying there, but my mom's bringing enough food to last us two weeks and enough money to last us three months. There's no internet there, no electricity. Just fucking nature. And... Animals. This all happened so fast. I guess the cruise was just to give my parents time to work things out. They sure worked it out alright.. Anyway. I dunno what I can do, guys. I kind of have a lot on my plate right now, but I have no idea how to handle this all. I hope this all makes sense. Please excuse my typos, i'm kinda trying to see the screen through tears.
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As you all know, I'm eighteen years old and was going into my sophomore year of college. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything, because... It has nothing to do with anything. I just don't know how to get this started.
Okay. Uhm. Well, I started noticing it more and more starting about two months ago. The tension between my once always happy family. Mom & Dad were always our role models. We were big into church and stuff.. And then Dad fell away. Doesn't it seem like it's always the dad that falls away from God sooner than the mom? Well, dad announced it to the world that he was giving up christianity. We were all shocked- in my family, you just don't say such things.
My siblings and I saw less and less of our adoptive father, until my younger brother noticed that mom and dad were no longer sleeping in the same bed. I don't know why i'm going into such detail with this story. I probably shouldn't be. But, this is making me feel better. Anyway, we were all really freaked out. My sisters would cry ever night, while I resorted to pretending I was someone else online with you guys, assuming the characters I made up in my head.
My grandparents announced they were taking the kids wih them on a cruise to mexico, which had us all wound up and even to the point of forgetting about our parents' current situation. We left a few days early, and now I know why. I'm sure you can all see where this is going, but if you can't then read on.
Yesterday my parents called a family meeting to announce their divorce. What they didn't explain to me until my brothers and sisters left the table was that my father ... Well, there's no point in wasting energy being afraid to say it. He's an adulterer. He cheated on my mother. Though I'm extremely unhappy with him, i'm unhappy with both of my parents.
Now, i wouldn't have told you guys any of this if there wasn't something that would effect you guys in the end of it all. My mom's taking some time to 'find herself', which means taking us to my grandparent's cabin in Oregon. It's their vacation home, but they're so old they rarely use it. My dad is packing his bags as i type this. But, I don't leave for another week and a half. Next Saturday, the 14th, I'm leaving with my mom. You know, for moral support.
That's not the worst part. We don't know how long we're staying there, but my mom's bringing enough food to last us two weeks and enough money to last us three months. There's no internet there, no electricity. Just fucking nature. And... Animals. This all happened so fast. I guess the cruise was just to give my parents time to work things out. They sure worked it out alright.. Anyway. I dunno what I can do, guys. I kind of have a lot on my plate right now, but I have no idea how to handle this all. I hope this all makes sense. Please excuse my typos, i'm kinda trying to see the screen through tears.
i
