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mwithhimeveryweekend.AndIreallylookforwardtotheweekendsbecauseit'
skindoflikeabreak-it'
slikegoingtoDisneylandbecausethere'
snosetschedule,no"
Behomebyfive-thirty"
kindof
stuff.It'
sopen.It'
sfree.Andmyfatherisalwaysbuyingmepresents.
MyMomgotremarriedanddivorcedagain,soI'
vegonethroughtwo
divorces
sofar.Andmyfather'
salsogottenremarried-tosomeoneIdon'
tgetalongwithallthatwell.It'
sallmademefeelthatpeopleshouldn'
tgetmarried-theyshouldjustlivetogetherandmaketheirownagreement.Then,ifthingsgetbad,theydon'
thavetogetdivorcedandhirelawyersand
sue
eachother.And.evenmoreimportant,theydon'
thavetoenduphatingeachother.
I'
dsaythattheworstpartofthedivorceisthemoneyproblem.It'
sbeenhardonmyMombecauselotsoftimesshecan'
tpayherbills,anditmakesherangrywhenIstaywithmyfatherandhebuysmethings.Shegetsmadandsaysthingslike"
Ifhecanbuyyouthingslikethis,thenheshouldbeabletopayme."
AndIfeelcaughtinthemiddlefortworeasons;
first,Ican'
treallyenjoywhatevermyDaddoesgetforme,andsecond,Idon'
tknowwhotobelieve.MyDad'
ssaying,"
Idon'
treally
owe
heranymoney,"
andmyMom'
ssayinghedoes.SometimesIfightformyMomandsometimesIfightformyDad,butIwishthey'
dleavemeoutofit
completely.
InalotofwaysIwishmyMomwouldgetremarried,becausethenshewouldn'
thavetoworrysomuchabout
finances.ButI'
msorrythatmyDadgotremarried,becauseIfeelleftoutalotoftimes.AndonethingIreallyworryaboutisthatIthinktheywanttohaveababy,andIknowthatiftheydo,itwillbejustlikea
replacement
forme.
That'
sbecauseIonlyseemyDadonweekends,andsincehewouldseethebabymorethanhe'
dseeme,he'
dprobablygrowtolikeitmorethanhelikesme.ItcouldbealotlikewhathappenedwithmydogSpunkur.
I'
vehadhimforaboutsixyearsandI'
vealwayssaidI'
llneverloveanydogasmuchasIlovehim.Well,ayearagoIpickedupalittleblackLabrador
puppy
fromthepound,andnowIfindI'
mnotasfriendlywithSpunkurasIusedtobe.AndIthinkSpunkurfeels
jealous,justlikeIwouldifmyDadandmystepmotherhadababy.
MyDadsaiditwouldn'
tbethatway,thatwe'
dbeawholefamilyandI'
dhavealittlebrotherorsister,whichwouldbealotoffun,butItoldhim,"
Look,bythetimethekidisoldehouglitotalk,I'
llbeoutofcollege.I'
mnotgoingtohaveanythingtodowithababy.Youknowthatit'
sjustareplacementforme!
"
IfIlived'
full-timewithmyDad,itwouldprobablybeeasierformetoacceptahabybecausewe'
dbeonanequalfooting,butI'
dratherstaywithmyMom,wherelifeisnormal-wherewe
livelikemostpeoplelive,withbreakfastatbreakfasttimeanddinneratd;
nnertime.Idomyhomework,playwithmyfriends-it'
sallthewaylifeshouldbe.IfIlivedwithmyDad,itmightbemorefunattimes,butIwouldgocrazy.Iwouldn'
twanttobebroughtupthatway.
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IguessthemainreasonIwasmadatDaddywasbecauseitallmademymothersounhapp.y,andIendedupfeelingsorryforbothofthem-mymotherbecauseshewasstrugglingtomakeendsmeet,andmyDadbecausehecouldn'
treallydomuchaboutit.
Eventhoughmyparents
separated
morethanthreeyearsago,it'
sstillvery
vivid
inmymindandIdoubtifI'
lleverforgetthewayIfeltatthetime.Yet,asawfulasitwas,Ineverhopedthey'
dgetbacktogether.AndnowIthinkI'
ddieiftheydid,becauseitwouldbeso
awkward
forrne.
Ithinkthey'
rebothmuchhappiernow,.andit'
sobvioustomethattheybothleadtotallydifferentlives.SincethebreakupI'
vebeenabletoseemyparents'
truecolors'
especiallymymother'
s.I'
veseenasideofherthatIneversawbefore.Whenshewasmarried,sheandDaddyweretheperfectcouple,alwaysquiet,talkingabout
dignified
things,andtheywouldneverlaughoranything.
Nowadaysmymotherisalwayshappyandggy.Anotherwayshe'
schangedisthatshealwaysusedtohideherproblemsfrommebutnowshe'
smore
apt
todiscussthings.Ithinkshe'
smorerelaxed-andso'
smyDad.
Bothofmyparentsstarteddatingotherpeoplerightaway,andIthinkthey'
llbothgetremarriedeventually,whichisfinewithme.Theydon'
tdiscusstheirloveliveswithmeallthatmuch,butofcourseI'
mnotblind.Forexample,onenightIhadasleep-overatafriend'
shouseandthenextmorningIcamehomeearlierthanI'
dplannedto.
Well,Ijuststormedintomymother'
sbedroom,andthe