My Mother Is Not Married to My Father — Jean Davies Okimoto

Our Family Isn't Perfect, That's For Sure!

Now that Mom and Dad are divorced, my sister Sara and I have a lot of things to get used to: Dad's new apartment, seeing him only on weekends, and worst of all, sharing him with his new girlfriend -- the one Mom calls “what's-her-name-the-receptionist.” Even though she shouldn't complain when she's going out on dates too!

Harry Z., the know-it-all, offers lots of advice. And Sara and I have a lot of ideas of our own, like how to get rid of Dad's girlfriend -- without murdering her that is!

But what do you do when you just can't stand being in the middle of things? And when you get so mad and so sad you could just scream?