Shannon - Its me, Samantha. Just thought I`d leave a comment on this poem!

It`s absolutely terrific how much it appears that you know your little girl. She sounds like she`s sticking this out well - you must be proud! I really admire her ability to be brave when needed, but that she`s not afraid to cry when the time is appropriate. You, on the other hand, are a terrific poet! Your rhyming and rhythem worked out really well. This poem put me in tears!!
Thanks for everything,
Samantha

Wow that was wonderful... i am sorry for what you are going through and wish i could write something for your book but i have not been in that type of pain. i hope that your girls are being as strong as they can cause i can only imagine what they are gonig through. hope that this pain ends for you and them soon..
holly

"If being a big girl means hearing daddy talk bad about my mommy"
Wow i know how that feels...im 16 years old so i guess that make me a "big girl" but still to hear my talk badly about my mom, it hurts. My parents are going through a divorce right now so I can relate to this poem alot.

Loved your poem. My parents divorced when I was 9 and this brought back many memories for me.
The lines about having to be brave and being asked to choose are particularly apt. For me that was the hardest part.
The longig to be with you expressed by wanting to "walk through the gate" is particularly poignant as it is so desperately sad to be kept from someone you love.
Hope the book works well for you.
Best wishes for you and your daughters and know that they will get through this.

I liked this poem, and I cna kinda sorta relate. Kinda sorta. My parents are divoced. I live mostly with my mom. But so do my two siblings, and they are older then me. One is a twin, once is an older brother. They both pick on me, and make me cry and be mean. They call me a baby and wimp and pathetic. So I often call ym dad for him to come get me, and take me to his house. He and my step mom are considering me moving in there. I think I want to, but I'm afraid to tell my mom. I don't want to hurt her feelings, or make her mad. But I love talkign to my dad about everything. My mom doesn't even know what I write about.