When I asked my mom for advice about this essay she told me, the direction she would take it in I would not like. I instantly knew that she was speaking of my parents' divorce. I have never been one to express my feelings. I am not one to do serious soul searching. I am 16 years old; I figured I would still have plenty of time to find myself. I kept putting off writing this paper so I did not have to face the facts. But we all have to do things that we do not want to do. Tag I am it. Here goes.

When I was in the fifth grade, my parents were fighting more than normal. Of course, I thought it was my fault being a child. So I tried to fix it by making sure my room was clean, I did my homework without...