Personal Narrative: My Parent's Divorce

It was the year 2012, when I experienced a life-changing event, which led to my transition from childhood into adulthood. This event was my parent’s divorce. During this time I was scared and hurt, because my parents’ separation not only meant the parting of my parents-but parting from the life I’ve always known as a child. The separation moved at an almost mockingly lackadaisical pace. Months tediously dragged on, and even after the legal separation my life was never as it once was. I started to appreciate the people who were present in my life and how precious family stability is. The idea of losing my mother or father to divorce made me realize that this could have easily been a loss due to an illness. I grew to appreciate that I am lucky to have them in my life period. It was at this time that I seriously thought about working in health care; a field that aims to prolong human lives. This event of my childhood that some might even call traumatic, bettered me, and brought me into the adult world.

The divorce of my parents abruptly
The biggest things that marked my transition from childhood to adulthood are overcoming the abrupt changes of my lifestyle after my parents’ divorce. I learned how to balance my school and home life, prioritize and focus. I may not have learned this to the same extent of understanding, had my parents not divorced in my adolescence. It was through witnessing their divorce from a primary perspective that I realized how important key people in my life are and how it feels to lose family stability. Love may only metaphorically come from the heart, but the heart symbolizes the importance of life, relationships, and love. The love for my family is the overall factor that has shaped my dreams in life, for this reason the “heart” is why I have a strong devotion to study to be a cardiovascular surgeon, so I may continue to help others maintain their family