I Am So Lost and Hurt
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The story below is from an anonymous author, written at 19 years old. She gave permission for this story to be told.
HER STORY
Because I was so young I didn’t and still don’t know the main cause of my parents’ divorce other than the fact that they “didn’t get along anymore.”
HOW THE DIVORCE MADE HER FEEL
Awful, broken, unwanted, afraid, stressed, and angry.
HOW HER PARENTS' DIVORCE HAS IMPACTED HER
My stepmother has emotionally abused me throughout the past 10 years that she and my dad have been together. She takes advantage of my dad, makes him chose her over me and my little brother ever since I can remember.
She drove me and my brother out of our own dad’s life and spoils our stepbrother endlessly. Ever since I can remember she has gone out of her way to push me down and make me feel like me and my brother are dirt.
I’m in college and dread coming home but still want to see my mom and dad. But every time I come home my stepmom does something that triggers all the other awful things she’s done to me and I break into a million pieces. I also realized over Christmas that she is a functioning alcoholic which plays into why she would freak out on me.
My dad has more money than my mom and is paying for my college so I am stuck having to be involved with them. My dad also holds a big name in our town and if I speak out about it, I will ruin the picture-perfect family they try to portray...
I am so lost and hurt I feel I will never be okay. There’s so much more I could say about how this has hurt and impacted my life.
HOW TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIVORCED AND SEPARATED FAMILIES
Obligated therapy for the kids with the parents. A bigger platform for kids of divorce to feel like they aren’t alone...
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