"Life Changing Experience", what changed you? Options

[De112]

Aight, So I know we all have had a "Life Changing Experience". I know I have. I've had plenty...But most of the experiences, no one ever tells. No one tells because alot of times it's not always good. This sorta goes back to Brandon's thread, get to know cb, but this goes into it, more depth to this one topic...

I'll start off..

To be honest, I think my dad leaving my Mom and I was the Life Changing Experience that was supposed to happen for a reason. It changes alot of ways I look at life. If my dad had never left my mom, I would have never seen the heart break my mom went through, and it showed me exactly what NOT to be.
Also, my step dad...he had problems with drugs. He would come home late at night, and start fights with my mom. I was 12...13 years old...What was I to do? This happen for a while. Around the time I got 15, I punched him. Broke his nose.
Things were never right after that. So my mom left him. Now it's just me and my mom...But both of these situations have given me alot...shows what NOT to be to a woman...

and it also shows that I have a bad temper from holding all this in =]

Now You.

[*not_your_average*]

hmm. a life changing experience?

well, when i was around eight or so, my parents were having a hard time with their marriage. i'd rather not saay why, but there was another person involved that almost compelled them to divorce. i was only a little kid, so i didn't know what was going on or why. once i found out, i was devastated. i grew to hate the person who was tearing my parents apart. one day, i met him at an ihop, and my attitude about him changed. but i still was angry at him for threatening my parents' marriage. my parents wouldn't stop fighting, and i would cry myself to sleep each night because i was so scared that my parents were going to divorce.

luckily though, my parents are still together, and i'm thankful for it everyday. they still have their fights, but their relationship is stronger than ever. this has made our entire family much closer.

the experience taught me that no matter what, you have to stick with those you love. you can't run away from your problems, and you have to face them head-on. i also realized that my parents are only human, and as strong as they are, they're not superheroes. i've come to respect them more because of it.