One Child’s Adjustment to Divorce
I Miss
I miss the time when we had dinner as a family.
I miss the time when we would all get up in the morning and rush for the bathroom.
I miss my bedroom.
I miss my bed.
I miss not being able to see all my friends when I want to.
I miss soccer.
I miss being tucked in the way I was used to.
I miss not being able to see both parents together.
I miss feeling safe.
I miss feeling happy.
I miss not having to drive so far to go to school.
I miss having someone home after school.
I miss having my own bedroom.
I miss not having to make my parents happy.
I miss my cat.
I miss the swings.
I miss the smell in the basement where we watched TV.
I miss having my coat and other clothes when I need them.
I miss liking school.
I miss my parents.
I miss my parents not being upset or sad.
I miss my life.
They say I’m adjusting well.
I don’t know what that means.
I wish they just let me miss the things I miss.
I really don’t want them to know though.
They take me to see a person.
I don’t know this person.
They tell me to just tell the truth.
I don’t know what that means.
I am afraid to share the secret of I miss.
I wish they would go instead.
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Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Courts in Ontario, Canada, consider him an expert in social work, marital and family therapy, child development, parent-child relations and custody and access matters. Gary is the host of the TV reality show, Newlywed, Nearly Dead, parenting columnist for the Hamilton Spectator and author of Marriage Rescue: Overcoming the ten deadly sins in failing relationships. Gary maintains a private practice in Dundas and Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America.
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