BROKEN PIECE

Family is important to us. In a family there’s a mother, father, and son. Michael J. Fox says “Family
is not an important thing. It's everything.” We always have our family to support us and to be with us in
good times or bad times. If we have our family in our side, we can be anything and do everything.
However, what if there’s a family problem that they can’t fix? What if they parent abandon them? Then
what if the broken piece in your life is your family?

In a family it is normal to have an argument or an issue. Although it’s a big problem, they always
think of a solution about it. They always think about of “what is the best for my family”, “is this a good
choice for us or not”, “will they agree with my decisions”. Having these thoughts appears that you always
thought about your family. Yet we really can’t avoid having an issue that hard to solve, hard to
understand, and hard to forget.

In my view, having a broken family is heartbreaking. Witnessing your family is gradually falling apart
because of the things that cannot fix. A study by Margot Galang (2015) on Implication of Broken
Marriages to Filipino Children, the common reasons why Filipino couples separate include financial
problems, lack of communication, infidelity, and domestic violence. The other one is Lack
commitment; it is the most common reason given by divorcing couples according to a recent national
survey. It is hard to survive in this cruel life in lacking support from your family also getting bullied
because of it. The envy feeling to other people. The hatred that forms in your heart. The sadness that no
one see because you don’t know how to express it.

Maybe some of you think that divorce or separation is the only way to end the problem between
husband and wife. The number of married Filipinos increased by 1.5 million from 2015 to 2020,
while more than 400,000 individuals divorced, separated or annulled their marriage, according to PSA
data. Most husband and wife realize that they can’t take the responsibility because of the pressure and
expectations. 61% of divorcees said that there was too much fighting or conflict, and 58% said there was
infidelity or affairs. Additionally, getting married too young, having unrealistic expectations of marriage,
or living in an unequal partnership ranked high among the reasons for divorce. It is a challenge where
other people can’t finish. That other people just want the desires but not ready what’s the next chapter
they will enter. A decision they make but don’t think the consequences.

Well perhaps divorce or annulment are both agreed even though do not forget your responsibility
as a parent. Do not forget that you have a child that needs your care, love, and attention. Lack of time
with your child will only keep large the gap with your child that will result hatred. Additionally, A broken
family can negatively affect all domains of your child’s development. The effects of a broken family on a
child’s development depend on numerous factors, including the age of the child at the time of parents’
separation, and on the personality and family relationships. Although infants and young children may
experience few negative developmental effects, older children and teenagers may experience some
problems in their social, emotional, and educational functioning.

To summarize, in this kind of situations, we must think about the possibilities and consequences.
Accepting things is tough to others but eventually they will accept it. A broken family cause so much pain
in our hearts. It has a lot of effects to us. That the only way to solve this is to be matured and responsible
enough to handle this situation. In life, it has lot of problems that needs to take an action, that needs to
people see how hard to have like those situations.p