Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Divorce: the good
When my parents got divorced I met my mom's boyfriend, Henri. Henri is deaf, he has been deaf since he was 3 years old. I thought it would be pretty cool having a deaf person in the house, and I was right. Last year I found out that Henri was going to marry my mom, I was extreamly happy. I love Henri and all my friends think it's cool that he's deaf. I am fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) so I know how to communicate with Henri when my mom is not in the house. Because I know ASL I can have a conversation with henri's friends. I sometimes wish my mom and dad were together again, but when I think about then I would have never met Henri.
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Eli,
ReplyDeleteYour blog message is great! It is insightful, thoughtful and thought-provoking. I look forward to the next installment. Thank you so much for sharing.
Love you,
Grandma
Eli,
ReplyDeleteI truly appreciate your message in the 2nd installment. Considering your experiences and feelings about divorce - Do you have advice for divorced people (and other family members) as to how they can improve their children's situation?
Grandma
I think kids and their parents should have meetings so they know how everyone is felling. I think families should also spend more time together not just let the kids watch tv or play on their game boy 24/7
ReplyDeleteWhen you have your own family, Eli, I think you will be a wonderful father. You have the essential element all figured out: families should spend more time together. Absolutely. The time that I spend with you and Hannah is very precious to me, and I think it is important for you and for Hannah too. It means more than anything else in the world to me. I just wish I had more of it! That is what is so "bad" and "ugly" about divorce: it tears families apart.
ReplyDeleteI love you Eli, Daddy