Editor's Note: NSA member Lori wanted to document her parents' divorce in her 'Book of Me' scrapbooking project. BOM's are very important as most scrapbookers are not predominantly featured in their other books/collections since they are typically the ones taking the pictures! Remember, no scrapbook collection is complete without the story of the scrapbooker him/herself.
I can only remember bits and pieces. I was around 10 or 11 years old, fixing to go into middle school when the bomb hit. Dad moved out; Mom, Joey and I stayed in the house. I was so lost. They never fought or yelled. Was it my fault? Did I do something wrong? Where’s my Daddy?
As time went on, we visited Dad at least every weekend. I missed him so much. He was My Daddy and I was his little girl. I remember being so mad at mom one day that I called Dad to come pick me up so I could go live with him. I recall standing in the driveway waiting for him to pull up. Mom came outside and we talked, then dad came and we all talked. Mom asked me to choose. I was so mad, how could I choose, these are both my parents. I decided to stay with Mom. But now in the back of my mind what would have become of me if I went that day with dad? Where would I be at now? Would I still have met up with Fred? I am so glad I am on the road I am on now. I can’t imagine a life with out Fred and now Lauren. When Fred and I got married, I made a vow to myself to never do that to my kids.
You know there are not all bad things with divorce. Good things come out of it too. I have a large family now. I have a Step dad, step mom, half brother, a stepbrother and stepsister. I am not lost anymore. I have a family that stands behind me 100% and they all love me!
I love this picture of them together.
I can now stand tall and look at this picture with a proud heart and not a broken one.
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