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I n the quiet peaceful neighbor hood of Delafield there’s always one house, the same house all the time ruining the peace with an arguing married couple. Passing by children and there mothers covering there ears to mute out the violent arguing. the children of the married couple upstairs crying, closing there doors trying as hard to mute out the yelling and shouting, crying. Thinking the worst could happen, a divorce. But honestly only two people knew what was going on... the youngest of the 3 children only 4 years old having his ears covered by his older sister or brother, the baby just confused and annoyed from the siblings, but they knew what a divorce was, they knew it would happen, soon too... most of the fights we would here dialouge like Mom: YOUR ALWAYS OUT DRINKING AND YOU COME HOME AND MAKE SUCH A BIG MESS Dad: I WORK LIKE 12 HOURS EVERY DAY I CAN’T HAVE SOME SELF TIME?!!? Or something like Mom: YOUR SUCH A PIG CLEANS UP ONCE IN A WHILE! Dad: I WORK ALL DAY YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE CLEANING AND TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS WHILE I MAKE THE MONEY! Mom: THE MONEY YOU DONT EVEN DO ANYTHING WITH YOUR SO CHEAP YOU DONT BUY THE KIDS ANYTHING!! Dad: OH PLEASE DONT GIVE ME THAT HOW DO YOU THINK WE HAVE THIS HOUSE AND FOOD?!!! Usually useless fighting about what ever, we all knew that they were getting tired of each other. when that day happened, the day where the dad moves out they still were fighting, the dad wanted to say bye to the children but my mom didn’t want, the baby came downstairs to see what the problem was, the dad had suit cases and luggage and about to leave. The baby ask “daddy where are you going now?" the mom said” away he’s not going to come back either honey" so the kid started to cry and gave his dad a hug, and he went. From then on the kid always wondered where his dad was; sometimes he would wait for him to come at night, not realizing he’s really not coming back. after that they had to give there car back to the Honda dealer ship since it was a lease, so the family doesn’t have a car anymore, now they have to do everything by bus or walking. then the worse happened... they had to move out because they just couldn’t afford it anymore, my mom got a job, she went into this secret fund with like 50,000 dollars in it, got an apartment and they lived there, when they couldn’t afford it anymore they just kept moving around. It’s weird to think when people just stop loving each other, they get tired of it. The baby misses his dad, even when he’s 14, ten years later. He doesn’t feel that same relationship with him anymore, even now that he knows what a divorce is, and he wishes it didn’t happen to feel like he still has a dad in a way.