Divorce, though difficult to witness as a child who thought Mom and Dad would be together forever, is sometimes necessary to make a family work. Some parents weren't meant to be romantically involved, but now that a child is in the mix, they must do what's necessary to foster a healthy co-parenting relationship. This, unfortunately, oftentimes results in a (hopefully) amicable divorce.
When your parents take the steps to create a healthy living situation for you, that's how you know that at least one of them is acting in your best interest. It's not until later in your life that you realize one of them was acting selfishly for themselves -- the 21-year-old in this next story learns this the hard way. Scroll below to read about how they deal with their mother trying to steal their half of the house from right under their nose.