Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13．In the middle of that summer, my parents 1 my entire world and turned it upside down 2 they told me they were getting a divorce(离婚)．I couldn't believe that our family was going to 3 ．Though I always knew my parents weren't very happy and they often 4 , I still wanted my family to stay the same．
My life changed completely 5 the divorce．My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, 6 my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house．I now became a 7 whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends．And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no 8 in．I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no 9 that things could change back to the way they were．
Even though I 10 all Dan's attempts to get to know me and wasn't very 11 to him, he never gave up on me． 12 , I began to trust him．I realized that we actually had some things in 13 , especially when it came to movies and TV shows．We 14 a lot of time together hanging out watching TV．That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other．
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father．Dan was always around when I needed 15 on school or friends．Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together．We often went out to eat and took short trips． 16 , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted．
I now realize my parents were 17 about getting the divorce．Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us．My father also found happiness-he 18 and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle．
At 13, I learned an important 19 -change is not always the worst thing that can 20 , Sometimes, it is just what we need the most．
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