Monday, July 19, 2010

The Odd One Out

My parents were divorcing, and I was ashamed. I’d hop on my bike and ride alone to places we’d only ever been to by car, one tiny town after another, putting as many miles as possible between me and what was left of my home . . . in the end more than five-hundred miles to a big city where families could be as complicated as they needed to be, where just at my table in class, Simon’s mother and father were also divorced, Robert’s dad wasn’t even in the picture, and Walter—with both parents still married—was the odd one out.

13 comments:

  1. It's so common now that the kids...can they get USED to it?

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  2. A sad state of affairs.
    Too bad to be together can make one the odd man out.

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  3. Excellent and creative post for 'O' ~ adolescence can such a trying time ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^

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  4. A sad world when the odd one out is the one with a cohesive family living together.

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  5. Kids are always the one badly affected by divorce.

    O is for....
    Rose, ABC Wednesday Team

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  6. It's always the children that's effected badly.

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  7. This is sadly the situation becoming the norm.
    Ann

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  8. I remember when we thought our parents would divorce, my brother and I held pow-wows about who we'd want to live with, and we decided we'd just run away because we didn't want either of them - but if we had to pick, we'd choose Dad. now, as a single mom, I can say that it's hard to parent on your own, but it can be done well. my ex and I are friends, and I make sure my son knows his father loves him by keeping them in touch, and going to visit as often as we can (he's in another state). time will tell... : )

    thanks for sharing!

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  9. So sad when parents will divorce and of course the kids will suffer.
    New follower of yours, Thank you!

    New ABC member!
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  10. Sometimes when you are the odd one out you have something in common with somebody else..as your beautiful story illuminates however that sometimes means moving place..the photo is also very poignant..good to see you at SS2

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  11. What a great post to resurrect coupled with the matching pic. In my childhood divorce was difficult and rare and I found that other children envied me my loving parents!

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