Child of divorce

I'm posting this for anyone whose parents are divorced. Two years ago today, we found out that my dad had been having an affair for a few months with a girl he met at work- I say girl because he's 42 and she's 21. Me, my little brother, and my mom were devastated. I've never been so heartbroken in my life. I felt like my dad chose his girlfriend over our whole family. ( I was 16 at the time so it just made it worse for me that she was so young.) I can't even tell you how many nights I cried myself to sleep. I missed over 70 days of school my junior year because I was battling depression. My entire life was turned upside down. I was having suicidal thoughts. I just didn't think things would ever get better. Now, I'm 18 and in college, loving it. My mom is remarried to an awesome guy that I call Pops and I have a stepbrother who's my brother's age. My dad is still with the same girl and they have a beautiful baby together- my little sister who I love with everything. Yes over the past 2 years we've had many ups and downs with each other, tons of fighting and going weeks without speaking to each other, but I look at it like this- if my parents wouldn't have gotten divorced, I wouldn't have my stepdad, stepbrother, or my baby sister. I love them all so much and I truly believe we're all happier this way. Two years ago I couldn't imagine that I would ever be happy again. But now, I'm happier than I ever dreamed possible. So if you're going through something similar, just remember, time heals. And you never know where your future will take you💜