Alone Time
Posted on: March 10, 2008?> Copyright © 2008 Sticky Pen
Being the middle kid in the family has its good points and its bad points. I always had someone to boss around and I also had someone to teach me a few things. My older brother Lanny is now living away from home but when he was still at home he was a constant source of learning for me. My dad and mom separated when I was about ten years old so Lanny, being two years older than me, was a great support.I've always prided myself on controlling my emotions. Like I have said, I am all boy and boys don't cry. Still when my parents announced that they were getting a divorce, I can remember everything that was happening at the moment. We had finished dinner and me, Lanny and my younger brother Paul, were watching TV in the family room. Mom and dad interrupted the Simpsons saying they needed to talk to us. They dropped the bomb that dad was going to live in another place because they weren't getting along. We knew there were arguments and everything but a lot of families have argument and manage to stay intact. Not so here though. It was not something that all the tears and "but whys" could change.Paul was eight years old and he started crying almost the minute it was announced. Mom was in tears too but dad was adamant, the marriage couldn't be saved. I went to bed early that night because nothing on TV could have saved ...
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