Wyndi Frisch: Major Consequences Of Being In Middle School

Rebekah Wicke uses the word busy to describe her high school experience. She recounts herself as a “...bit of an overachiever”. Taking part in rigorous courses such as AP Chemistry and English, to being the captain of the tennis team and a member of student council, she did it all and then some. Rebekah says that overall her high school experience was a good one, however she wishes she would have focused on the things she “...actually cared about.” “It flew by quickly,” she says.

My sister and I had to switch houses every week, and I still do that today. Obviously, my sister doesn’t do this, because she is at college. When she comes back, she still goes to see both parents. The divorce has changed both of our lives, in a positive way and a negative way. It has expanded my family. I have met so many more people because of my split family, and I have gone on a few more trips as well.

Some people dwell on things and allow them to swallow up their lives. I’ve learned that some things just aren’t worth it. Second lesson, family comes first. I’ve learned the hard way too many times that your family will always support you, and have your back. Even though they did not always agree with the decisions I’ve made, they never stopped supporting me nor stopped loving me. Third lesson, do what makes you happy. Everyone always speaks about having money and a luxurious job. I would prefer to make decent paycheck and wake up happy with the job I have, than make a bunch of money and dread waking up every morning to go to work. Lastly, be grateful. Be grateful for the love you have received; be grateful for the times your parents yelled at you because it means they care, be grateful for the memories you share and overall be grateful for the life you’ve lived.

During Middle school I experienced a situation that no family wants to have to encounter. Unfortunately I witnessed a divorce take place with my aunt and uncle. You might wonder why this divorce had such a huge impact on me? My aunt and uncle were hands down two of my favorite people. They always were there for any of my

I will never forget that day, the day I casually walked downstairs to find my parents sitting face to face at the kitchen table with both arms crossed and a serious look on their faces. I slowly walk towards my dad who is reaching out to give me a hug, looking at me with his sorrowful eyes, tells me that he will be moving out. At the time, I remember feeling confused, but I did not feel so emotionally affected because I was only just 5 years old. Being raised in a single parent household has been a challenge in my life and has impacted me through financial problems, social situations, and maturity.

One day I woke up to find that my mom was gone and that made me feel bad. So I went to live with my grandma and I had to adjust to a whole new

When I was 13 years-old, my parents would always get in big arguments. When they argued I didn’t even know what they were arguing about. Until one night my mom decided they wanted a divorce. That night all I could remember was yelling, crying, and depression. I personally have no Idea why my parents decided to get a divorce, I just hope it was for the right reasons. When this was happening I kept blaming it on myself. I thought it was my fault and I had to fix it, but it wasn’t my fault and there was no way I could fix it. The best thing I learned from this situation was to keep my head up and keep positive, those things helped me jump over the obstacle of divorce. This situation made me be more kind to people, because most of the time in life

Going through my parent’s divorce was very life changing for me. I went through so many emotions, which until this day is a topic that is hard for me to talk about. It was very sad not seeing my parents together, having no clue where my dad was and seeing my mom sad. I would love to spend time with my parents and brothers. For example, our Sunday’s mornings, seeing my mom cook breakfast, watching my dad drink his cup of coffee, watching TV with my brothers, then playing Latin music seeing my parents dance. I loved that so much. So not having that out of

This move had my feelings everywhere, my heart broken, and my eyes sore from crying. Since my step-dad at the time was in the Air Force and my mom use to be in the Air Force to I was pretty use to moving, but this move was different and a lot harder to go through. I had enough good feelings and bad feelings too balance each other out, but the bad feelings were overwhelming at the start. One night it hit me and when it did it hit me really hard. I felt nothing at first, but then I felt everything when my mom told my sister and I that we were moving back home to North Carolina. Then I realized I was never going to see half of my family again.

A big philosophy to life for me is, “ Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard”. I use this quote with my books and my education that's why I don't give up on my gpa and I continuously work as much as I can. I’m not going to give up on where I want to be in life because of my past mistakes.Lastly, I would like for my life to turn out to be something positive and I would like to hear my mom say that she is proud of what I have

has affected your life just as much as theirs? I was in the 8th grade when my mother remarried,

When I was around seven years old, my parents decided they wanted to part ways and get a divorce. Sadly, this may have changed me for the better. It educated me in several different ways. I grew to be a more responsible person. Since the option of having equal cloths and

Defying the Nuclear Family: Shortly after my seventh birthday, my parents began having fights much more often than they previously had in the past. Less than half a year later on January 15, 2005 their divorce became finalized and my father moved out of the house. For the first few months while he searched for a home to buy, my nine year old sister and I lived solely with our mother. Soon after, we began going back and forth between our parents’ houses, living at one house for a week and then switching over to the other the next. The two houses could not have been any more polar in how they were run, at my mother’s house there were strict rules and expectations to be followed.

When my parents got a divorce when I was in the third grade, it affected me greatly. My parents had always fought, so the divorce did not come at much of a surprise. Yet I did not expect all of the changes that would come along with the divorce. I had to grow up a lot sooner than all of

Seeing your parents apart and not getting along when they’re together is hard for most kids specially when you’re 8 years old and you don’t know what’s coming next. The day my parents got divorced changed my perception of what a normal family was.