A child sitting by the door waiting for her parent to walk in.  One picture is worth a thousand words!  I hope this little girl’s parent shows up soon!

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Deviant Art.  Picture “The Wait” by maria-mar.  An illustration from the book called “My parents are divorcing … what now?”.

Link to pic: http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-wait-397885159

Link to site: DeviantArt.com

#105, The Wait

This artist shares her feelings of relief when her parent’s divorce.  She comments that this poem is: “Pretty much what I remember feeling as a child of two parents who were constantly fighting. I was relieved when they finally split up, even if it meant that my parents wouldn’t be together, at least the fighting would stop, for the most part at least. The perspective of this poem is kind of weird, but I like it.”

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Escape,
Run away,
From their hate,
And their shouts.
Don’t look back,
Just keep on walking.
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
Just a few more steps.
Sink down with relief,
On the cool dirt floor.
Focus on the hands laying there,
Shaking,
Trembling,
Uncontrollably.
Blocked out by the trees,
And the tall-growing weeds,
The small body is hidden,
From unwanted eyes.
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
Block out their yells.
Retreat to the land,
Of pixies and magic,
Where no grownups,
Spoil all the fun.
In this land,
All it takes,
Is faith,
Trust,
And pixie dust,
To fly away,
Far away,
From all of these problems,
And worries,
And pains.
If only it were really that simple.
A simple call,
Brings reality spiraling back.
A name called through a window,
Her name.
She pulls her small body up,
Drags her weary feet,
Slowly, ever so slowly,
Through the un-mowed grass,
Across the lawn,
And up the steep back steps.
She steps into the open doorway,
Once again swallowed up,
By the terrors and torments,
Of a broken family.

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Deviant Art.  A poem, Child of a Broken Family by Cassie 21.

Link to poem: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Child-of-a-Broken-Family-127158625

Link to site: DeviantArt.com

#104, Child of a Broken Family

This artist uses a photo to illustrate the devastation of divorce! A young lady is sitting in a corner.  Her dark eyes reveal the emotional turmoil of divorce.  Note she seems to have the habit of biting her nails, a sign of anxiety and nervousness. Look closely and see teardrops on the background of the photo.  The look of fear on her face shows the distress of divorce on the most innocent victim!  The CHILD! 

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Deviantart.com.  Divorce-photo by GoldenGirls.

Photo link: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Divorce-photo-136943285

Site link:  Deviantart.com

#103, Emotional Turmoil of Divorce

A stressful scenario for anyone!  Imagine how the child is impacted by the constant anxiety about ‘who is knocking at the door’.  A sad depiction of divorce with parental conflict!

Anonymous: Yesterday a friend of the family stopped over unannounced. We were just sitting down to dinner and heard a knock at the door and instantly my husband and I look at each other…. Sad to think that when we hear a knock at the door we automatically think we are being served papers, but sadly enough that’s what our life has been the last 8 years. YES–we have been served that many times! We were pleasantly surprised when we opened the door to see a friend. More and more we’ve had more friends over…opened our doors and our home and let people into our lives as well. We are done hiding and feeling like we are to be shamed for our blended family and the situation we are in. We are done hiding from everyone about the constant court battles and false accusations. Friends and family have been wonderful, caring, supportive and shocked by it all. I share this, to remind you to make sure you have a good circle of support….and be open to sharing your experiences–whether good or bad. Knowledge is power and people need to know what goes on in the courts in order for change to happen, especially people who are not in our situations. Everyone needs to stop turning a blind eye to the problem. 

This artwork shows how the parents are on different sides and reveals how the child feels that he needs to choose.  There are three side to choose from:  One parent, the other parent, AND the CHILD!  

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Giorgio Ceccarelli, La MOSTRA dei QUADRI di Roberto Gallo, on Facebook page Festa del Papa.

https://www.facebook.com/giorgio.ceccarelli1?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

#85, Pick A Side

Amazing perspective on divorce from the child’s perspective.  Art work reveals splitting time between parents.    This child is clutching a bear and looking down (at the reflection of her father?)  One would wonder; Is there significance to the dad portrayed on the bottom, under the boat?

Divorce artwork by Igor Morski Gallery

Works Print Shop

http://igormorski.pl/work/divorce/

A symbolic representation of DIVORCE!!!!!  

The anger stands out the most!  Note the flailing arms and angry looks with the wide mouths and stabbing eyes, the beads swinging and the hair flying.  Red and green backgrounds are opposing colors on the color wheel showing how the parents are TOTAL opposites.  Clothes are opposing colors and note how one parent has a zig zag design while the other parent is wearing the opposite, a straight type belt and round beads.  Even the light fixture and couches are different for each side indicating the dissimilarity between the parents.  

Each parent is sitting on a crucial baby item-a bottle and toy; perhaps squashing the significance of the child.  And, oh yes, there IS a child in the pic.  Sadly, the child is NOT the first thing one focuses on when looking at this pic.  The child is sitting quietly and engaging in an activity alone; however, the eyes are wide-eyed and piercing indicating a sense of ‘what am I to do.’

“Divorce” by artist T-U-L-P

http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-divorce-201255103

This artist depicts the darkness of divorce. The child is split down the middle.  Note how the dad is looking at the mom, the mom is leaning away and looking forward.  Who is looking at the child? Red indicates the seriousness of the thoughts and questions of the child.  

“Divorce” by artist Player13348

http://bestofdrawsomething.com/drawings/79545-divorce