Friends-

I receive letters from many new authors and this one in particular moved me so I wanted to share it with you. Jordan Spina is an up and coming writer and here he writes about his experiences when his parents divorced. Enjoy. Dr. Meg

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Divorce through the eyes of a 10- year- old boy

Jordan Spina

Divorce or separation to a 10- year- old child can seem as absolute as being told you will be going to a new school in the fall. I knew life would be different, that something bad was coming, but such painful knowledge cannot be transferred to a child so young. I understood the concept; it meant leaving what was familiar. The big difference between moving and divorce though, is that moving causes you to live in a new place but divorce makes life take on new meaning and flavor. Divorce was just a word to me then- an un-experienced, scary sounding, but overall unknown word. There is little that can cultivate the knowledge of divorce in a family outside of having one, and I pray you never experience it. My parents’ divorce would be the primary shaping event of my young world and…