{"id":1149,"date":"2022-09-26T15:09:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2022-10-03T13:17:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T13:17:01","slug":"through-the-eyes-of-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/through-the-eyes-of-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMy parents got divorced, but why\u2019d I lose my dad?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Through The Eyes of a Child<br>\u00a9\u00a0Brianna K. Slone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">When I was only two years old,<br>My daddy went away.<br>He swore he\u2019d always love me,<br>But he said he couldn\u2019t stay.<br>Days turned into weeks<br>And weeks turned into years.<br>I never saw my father,<br>He never saw my tears.<br>He never read me bedtime stories<br>Or tucked me in at night.<br>He never showed up for my birthdays,<br>But I always hoped he might.<br>He missed my first day of kindergarten<br>And all of my school plays.<br>He doesn\u2019t know how smart I am,<br>My report cards full of A\u2019s.<br>Sometimes I want to call him<br>To say, Hey Dad, I\u2019m still alive!<br>I\u2019ll be 16 years old soon,<br>Will you teach me how to drive?<br>It\u2019s almost time for college,<br>The years go by so fast.<br>I\u2019m looking forward to my future,<br>But I\u2019m still trapped within my past.<br>I guess I\u2019ll never understand,<br>Did I do something bad?<br>My parents got divorced,<br>But why did I lose my dad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Divorce is difficult for everyone involved. It is not a decision to be taken lightly and can have long lasting impact on your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marriage counselling could help you work out your differences before it gets that far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marriage counselling can help you explore whether you are making the right choices for your family. Marriage counselling can also help you recognise what is worth fighting for in your relationship and marriage counselling can help to get your marriage back on track if you decide that is what you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to book an appointment with an experienced Marriage Counsellor, based in Cardiff, get in touch today on 07414887061.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps you have been effected by divorce and need to talk about how you are feeling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Counseling can help you work through feelings of loss, sadness or anger, find acceptance and move forward positively. Call today for a local counselling appointment in Roath, Cardiff 07414887061.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This poem brought a tear to my eye when I read it. It is full of confusion, sadness, loss and rejection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does this poem say to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through The Eyes of a Child\u00a9\u00a0Brianna K. Slone When I was only two years old,My daddy went away.He swore he\u2019d always love me,But he said he couldn\u2019t stay.Days turned into weeksAnd weeks turned into years.I never saw my father,He never saw my tears.He never read me bedtime storiesOr tucked me in at night.He never showed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1149"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1204,"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149\/revisions\/1204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umeustalk.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}