As a child of divorce, I technically come from a broken family. Though, ironically, since the divorce my home now feels more whole than it ever has before. It has given my family a new chance to be together and bond without the underlying tension and anger.

For a large part of my childhood, fighting seemed to be the soundtrack of my evenings. Screaming was rare, it was more like waves of grumbled complaints. The air was always thick was the frustration. Even during this period, it felt like my parents were separated. I would see my mother, then my father, rarely would I see them together unless we were going out to dinner or some other family outing.

Once middle school hit, I began to feel like a buffer between them. I remember sitting at the kitchen table looking them both in the eye asking "Are you getting a divorce." The answer was the same then and every time I asked the question again, "No, of course not."

Any married person should see divorce as a last resort, something to never even consider as an option unless they have tried everything else. So what is left in a relationship when you have exhausted every option and the animosity is still there. That is when divorce is not the worst option on the table.

I was 15 when my parents split up, and I will not lie and say it was easy. The whole transition period was very difficult for my whole family. I was angry and upset for a long time, then one day I looked around at how my life was, and I realized that it was not so bad.

In fact, I realized that life was better. I had two very happy homes with parents that loved me unconditionally, like they always had. Home was no longer a place of anger, but instead a place to relax and spend time with your loved ones. It can still be difficult, having to split my time between two homes. Though, in the end it is a much better situation.