A child’s depiction of divorce!

Divorce for this child seems to be a scary thing.  Fire in art drawings can represent emotional distress.  One can imagine the emotional distress this child is experiencing.  The entire pic is about fire! .

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#234, Burning

Draw Your Family + Divorce = Paper Ripped to Shreds.  A young child was asked to draw a pic of their family. He started drawing a pic and then ripped the picture apart and crumpled the pieces.

THIS IS THE REALITY OF DIVORCE!!!!!!  For the child, their world is ‘ripped to shreds’ and ‘crumpled’!

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Draw Your Family + Divorce = Paper Ripped to Shreds

Article Issues kids deal with by Linda Jacobs.

Link to articles: http://kidzmatter.com/draw-your-family-a-child-of-divorce-paper-ripped-to-shreds/

#233, My Family

A touching note from daughter to daddy.

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#220, I Love you!

Do you wonder what kids really think about their parents’ divorce?Here are the answers to the question:  “how long does the emotional trauma of divorce last”.

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“You never get over it.”    Fifteen years after parents’  divorce

“I still haven’t.”    Twelve years after parents’  divorce

“It’s been four years but I’m still not over it.”

“It took me about seve years to really get over it.”

“I wasn’t upset at the time.  About a year later it hit and lasted for a year.”

“A few years of therapy.”

“I still haunt gotten over it.  I may never.”   Ten years after parents’  divorce

“Not long.  My dad was pretty mean.”

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Divorceandkids.com  

http://www.divorceandkids.com/Kids%20Quotes-Drawings/kids_quotes.htm#HOW%20LONG%20DOES%20THE%20EMOTIONAL%20TRAUMA%20LAST?

#205, Emotional Trauma

A child loves both parents!!!!!

Divorce is between the parents-ABOUT THE CHILD!!!!

LOVE WINS!!!   LOVE WINS!!!   LOVE WINS!!!   LOVE WINS!!!

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“Dad couldn’t really be as bad as Mom says he is.”   (9-year-old girl)

“I don’t care who I live with. I love you both. Please don’t make me choose–just tell me.”   (9-year-old boy)

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Divorceandkids.com

http://www.divorceandkids.com/Kids%20Quotes-Drawings/kids_quotes.htm#FEELING%20TORN%20BETWEEN%20PARENTS

#204, Wants to Love Both Parents

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“Dad couldn’t really be as bad as Mom says he is.”

Divorce!!!!

This seven-year-old girl does not fully understand what is happening to her family.  She bargains to keep her parents together.

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“If I go live with grandma can you and dad stay married?”

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Divorceandkids.com http://www.divorceandkids.com/Kids%20Quotes-Drawings/kids_quotes.htm#BARGAINING

#203, Bargaining

Divorce is an adult concept!  

A child makes a heartfelt effort to put the family back together. Unfortunately, all the chocolate chip cookies in the world cannot stop some parents from divorcing.  

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“I’ll promise to make dad chocolate chip cookies every week. They’re his favorite. He’ll come back then.”

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Divorceandkids.com  http://www.divorceandkids.com/Kids%20Quotes-Drawings/kids_quotes.htm#BARGAINING

#202, Chocolate Chip Cookies Will Bring Dad Back

Divorce destroys a family!

This is how one adult child of divorce describes his life.

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“We’re half a family now–lonely.”

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Divorceandkids.com http://www.divorceandkids.com/Kids%20Quotes-Drawings/kids_quotes.htm#LONELINESS

#201, Lonely

A HEARTBREAKING depiction of divorce!  This artwork indicates knives coming at the heart of the child from several sides. Two knives seem to represent mom and dad. Is the other knife an adult or family member? Or, is the knife the reality of trying to maintain in a less than friendly  family environment? Regardless of the specifics for the objects; the words are blatant and leave no room for interpretation. This child/adolescent created this picture when invited to describe divorce.  I wonder if the parents are aware of how their child feels?  

Divorceandkids.com:  http://www.divorceandkids.com/Kids%20Quotes-Drawings/kids_quotes.htm#SADNESS

#199, Stabbed in the Heart