assignment 8- Andrei Zivkovic- a tennager having to act as the parent

Fears- Heights, Sharks, Snakes, Death

Annoyances- lying, when people are being rude on purpose, 

Accomplishments- just being there for my family, dealing with parents divorce

Confusions- why people choose to be disrespectful 

Sorrows-Knowing that I could always have tried harder

Dreams- traveling the world, being successful after college

Idiosyncrasies- wanting to know what's happening all the time

Risks- I want to go bungee jumping 

Beloved Possessions, Now and Then- snow globes my dad got me when he traveled, pictures

Problems- procrastination 

A major thing that can happen in a kid's life is there parents getting a divorce and that is something that I had to experience when I was 4, and I know I don't remember much then but it has been affecting me ever since then. My dad is remarried now and they had two more kids and I love all of them but it is just difficult dealing with the whole situation. So right after my parents got divorced my dad and stepmom lived in Kentucky for a little bit so my brother and I did the typical every other weekend with each parent then my dad got a new job that was based in Connecticut so they ended up moving up there. Once that happened it was hard to see him because he was so far and so when we did my brother and I would fly up to New York and my dad would pick us up and we would drive to the house and at this point were like 7 and 8 when that started so we would "fly alone" to New York even though we had my mom take us to the gate and my dad pick us up from the gate. After a couple years there my dad moved for his job to Indiana where he is now so we see him more but it is mostly on breaks but his job is based in Long Island, New York so he is moving up there soon. I think that the difficult part of this is dealing with all the traveling and with my parents arguing still, like I know there are parents who argue more but there are also parents who get divorced and are friends after that and I would rather have had that because sometimes they are so childish that I feel like I have to be the Adult in the situation. I think that having divorced parents is hard for any kid and dealing with it is a major accomplishment in a way.