By: Jocelyn Espinosa
For the world of youngsters, they are born into the world expecting their parents to be in love and stay together. For Yerba Buena junior Veronica Nguyen, it was the opposite.
She knew that it was the best once her parents split in front of her eyes at the age of 3.
For her growing up with her parents not loving each other was not an ideal situation.
“It wasn’t the best because I didn't want to grow up knowing my parents didn’t love each other,” Veronica said.
When her parents split, she would be sent to her grandma’s due to her dad working long nights. At times she wouldn’t see him until the next day.
In the end her dad working late nights benefited them to move houses and Veronica made new friends during the 2nd grade.
In 5th grade she discovered her interest for piano. She said that playing piano was a type of getaway from her problems.
However at times she would think about her mom and why things came to an end the way they did. “I sometimes wondered how it would be like if my mom was in the picture,” she said.
Veronica believes that if her parents were still together today, her dad wouldn’t have to play both roles when it comes to parenting. Her dad is someone she considers her best friend and life guide, which she never thought she’d have in one parent.
“If my parents never split I would know how it feels to have two parents and not just one. I wouldn’t have one parent doing my mom’s work; the work would be split,” she said.
Here and there, Veronica does keep in touch with her mom, but that doesn’t really make up for the gap of times she really needed her and she wasn’t there.
She had to accept the fact that her mother had another life. Veronica visits her occasionally and when it comes to the talking it's mainly smalltalk.
As for her dad, she learned to have a better relationship with him. Her favorite memory with him would be him always taking her to Chuck E. Cheese’s on the weekends.
“I am living my life happy now and I could thank that to my dad,” she said.
She hopes to be a dermatologist in the future. “I want to learn what can go into your skin and get out of your skin,” she said.
She realized this towards the end of sophomore year due to the fact that she’s always had a passion for studying the skin.
Veronica has realized that everything happens for the best even if doesn’t seem like it at first.
That something bad like the split of your parents can be something good for everyone.
For the world of youngsters, they are born into the world expecting their parents to be in love and stay together. For Yerba Buena junior Veronica Nguyen, it was the opposite.
She knew that it was the best once her parents split in front of her eyes at the age of 3.
For her growing up with her parents not loving each other was not an ideal situation.
“It wasn’t the best because I didn't want to grow up knowing my parents didn’t love each other,” Veronica said.
When her parents split, she would be sent to her grandma’s due to her dad working long nights. At times she wouldn’t see him until the next day.
In the end her dad working late nights benefited them to move houses and Veronica made new friends during the 2nd grade.
In 5th grade she discovered her interest for piano. She said that playing piano was a type of getaway from her problems.
However at times she would think about her mom and why things came to an end the way they did. “I sometimes wondered how it would be like if my mom was in the picture,” she said.
Veronica believes that if her parents were still together today, her dad wouldn’t have to play both roles when it comes to parenting. Her dad is someone she considers her best friend and life guide, which she never thought she’d have in one parent.
“If my parents never split I would know how it feels to have two parents and not just one. I wouldn’t have one parent doing my mom’s work; the work would be split,” she said.
Here and there, Veronica does keep in touch with her mom, but that doesn’t really make up for the gap of times she really needed her and she wasn’t there.
She had to accept the fact that her mother had another life. Veronica visits her occasionally and when it comes to the talking it's mainly smalltalk.
As for her dad, she learned to have a better relationship with him. Her favorite memory with him would be him always taking her to Chuck E. Cheese’s on the weekends.
“I am living my life happy now and I could thank that to my dad,” she said.
She hopes to be a dermatologist in the future. “I want to learn what can go into your skin and get out of your skin,” she said.
She realized this towards the end of sophomore year due to the fact that she’s always had a passion for studying the skin.
Veronica has realized that everything happens for the best even if doesn’t seem like it at first.
That something bad like the split of your parents can be something good for everyone.