Rocky Roads

Obstacles exist to make people stronger. Eight years ago, a permanent transformation took place in my life when my parents decided to go through a lengthy process of divorce. My world came crashing down; what was once a picture-perfect family quickly evolved to a perpetual controversy. After all the papers were signed and the deals were made, they split. I was an emotional wreck. I broke down, submerged in tears, I latched onto my mom’s leg refusing to let go.

I am the middle child in the family, accompanied by my older brother Andrew and younger sister Madi. Over the years, Madi and I have formed an eternal bond. Each week we go about the same schedule, bouncing back and forth between houses together. Andrew and I on the other hand, are not as close. My mother aforementioned he could visit her whenever, yet suggested that it would be best if he stayed with my dad full time. He was emotionally shattered when no battle was fought for his custody. With that said, I have a hunch that Andrew suffers from a low self esteem issue, due to our mother’s lack of affection. In tu...