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American Family
I am from the typical “American Family”—
where we had our life put together—
then an abrupt ending took place when no one expected it.
I am from a world that needed to split—
knowing my parents feelings were opposite—
having the gut wrenching feeling while moving.
I am from waiting in the car at Aurora for the other parent to pick me up for their days—
shoving my bags full of clothes for the week—
concerned I will forget a necessity with my other parent.
I am from household expectations changing—
remembering which rule belonged to which parent—
while not bringing up the other parents rules when they were not fair.
I am from awkward interactions at birthdays and graduations—
watching them interact after the split and feeling uncomfortable—
waiting for the time to pass by, just to be able to go home.
I am from rethinking past memories and knowing the truth—
seeing how they weren’t happy together, arguing constantly—
looking back and being able to point more of those times out.
I am from divorced parents—
that decided to split when my brother was 8 and I was 11—
to improve their lives for the future.
I am from today’s typical “American Family”.
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