Divorce

Everyone has suffered an injustice at some point in their lives. We all have our stories and we all have our problems. There is a certain event that took place earlier on my life that I consider one of my life’s worst injustices. The injustice that I suffered is commonly known in our communities today as "Divorce". It happens to many families (especially in today's society) all around the world, and judging from the recent statistics I doubt that the divorce rate will decrease any time soon. To those who you do not consider divorce as an injustice, allow me to show it through the eyes of the children who have to deal with it every day lifes. Divorce is a word that many children shudder at when young and many know all too well. I am no exception. It can be very frightening and unfortunately for my siblings and I it became a reality that we had to face. For me it is one of those experiences that you never forget.

At age eleven my parents decided that they were going to get a divorce...