I’m a senior in high school and my parents have been divorced since I was 5. I’ve known the pain of not being able to hang out with people because of custody and having to grow up a little faster because I’m the oldest child and that’s just something you have to do in a situation like this. I just want to know if there is anybody out there like me who is still struggling with their parents’ divorce. Am I the only one who STILL can’t completely get over it? Will I ever?

Is there anybody out there who knows the pain of having to navigate your way through being a good kid to both parents but still not disrespecting either of them? Is there anybody who had to teach their little brother how to tie his shoes or ride a bike because their dad had to work two jobs in a different town while their mom just drank away the situation.

Is there anybody who feels like they can’t talk to their parents about how they really make them feel? Who can’t say to their dad that they wish they didn’t talk so bad about their mom or the other way around? Kids who just wish their family was normal?

Or is this just for those of us on the app who are separating from their own marriage? I just want to know because it seems like there aren’t many people talking about the rest of us, the children, who are equally affected by the ordeal.