Over 2,000 teens from USA deal with foster-care, divorcement, rehab, and they struggle big time. If their is a reason your grades are slipping, or your head is somewhere else, your probably struggling keeping you on track after divorce or foster care or rehab. Usually the parents see divorce as normal reaction but you see at as a "Why would they do that?!" moment. You can't focus anymore, sometimes you blame it on your parents. Of course, blame is a normal reaction, but I'm guessing you don't want statistic talking, you want advice and you need it quick. Here is my advice for people who deal with divorce: "It effects everyone's life always. You can't put your parents back together, but there is a way to make you focus. Tell your best friend, or teacher or trusted adult that your dealing with adjustment for your parents divorce. So ask your teacher for a re-do on the test if you couldn't focus, I'm sure they will understand. You feel like why would they do this too you? Your parents want their kids to be happy no matter what age. Calm down, and remember change is good, sometimes bad. If you are still adjusting tell your parents what you feel like, cause you want them to know what your going through, and your not gonna be alone." For the people in foster care or rehab here is what my advice is: "Your mother and father loved you dearly, and you are deeply cherished be each one, no matter the loss or abandonment you may feel. There are tons of parents that would like the potential you have in your life. Just be patient and wait for the right moms or dads or parents walking through the door. You can't rush adoption, but your are someone's dream child in life, so do what you love and that will keep your mind off of it." Yours truly-design4real

My parents might get divorced irl and its making me sad!! :'(

My parents are divorced in real life. This is a really great post! My grades were getting bad when my parents got first divorced but I talked to my school counselor and we talked about it.

You're posts are very good. But also if you want more people to read it then a great way would be to seperate it into paragraphs. But overall a great post.

Well, if your parents divorce, it's a feeling that a kid whose parents are NOT divorced will never get.
It's really sad because it's family going in separate directions.

Yeah its pretty sad. I did this post for people who deal with divorce or adoption and for those people who never deals with this stuff, I want them to know what it feels like and what it can be. Because, all of you out there have a voice each and every one of you. Use your voice wisely and make sure that everyone is listening. I wanted people to relate to this post.

Great post!

I was watching a Matkiplier livestream today.
There is something that I actually think is quite smart of him to say.

When I was younger, around 6 or 7, my parents got divorced. They are back together now through.
My siblings and I often had to go to their houses once a week. Mum on one week, Dad on the second.
I don't know what I felt that time, I was too young to know what divorce was.

Now, what Mark said is that you don't understand how it feels like (he was having a charity stream for depression and bipolar awareness) if you haven't experienced it.
Thus, you can't really relate if you don't know the experience. It's just like you don't know how depression feels like if you haven't had it, you can't relate.
- Choc

I wanted to make this post since a lot of people go through this stuff everyday of their very lives. Yeah, my parents argue, and I know what happens when you go through divorce. I wanted this post to inspire everybody that even with their parents arguing, doesn't mean you have to blame your self.