What It's Like
When I was 16 years old my parents split up. The divorce was finalized when I was 17. It was horrible and painful, and I was angry at the world. I hated my life and how I felt. I wanted my parents to get along and be a family again.
Even at 17, with a semi-understanding of what was happening, it was awful. My brother was 12 when the divorce was final. He didn't understand and it made him even more angry and hurt. I wanted to give him the answers he wanted, but I couldn't. He was in so much pain, and it became more hurtful to me to see him in pain than my own.
Studies have shown that the only thing more painful for a child than a divorce is the death of a parent.
This song was written for the lead singer's daughter as he was getting a divorce. It perfectly captures what it's like to be a child stuck in the middle.
Even at 17, with a semi-understanding of what was happening, it was awful. My brother was 12 when the divorce was final. He didn't understand and it made him even more angry and hurt. I wanted to give him the answers he wanted, but I couldn't. He was in so much pain, and it became more hurtful to me to see him in pain than my own.
Studies have shown that the only thing more painful for a child than a divorce is the death of a parent.
This song was written for the lead singer's daughter as he was getting a divorce. It perfectly captures what it's like to be a child stuck in the middle.
I used to listen to the song all the time after my parents split up. Funny enough, I was the same age when my parents split too.
ReplyDeleteFor me it was wonderful to have my feelings validated by someone so famous. It made things, not really easier, but somehow not quite as heavy.
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