Almost everyone in this world probably wants a life-long relationship with their significant other. Kids as young as 10 can begin to hope for their future love. It can be the happiest moment in someone's life when they find the one person they want to spend their entire life with. They imagine a life full of happiness, adventure and especially, love.

However, that doesn't always happen.

In society today, there have been a lot more parents getting divorced than there used to be in the past. Approximately 41 percent of first marriages end in divorce, as do 60 percent of second marriages.

My parents announced their divorce to my sister and I in October 2014. My first thought was "Why?" I think that crosses the mind of every kid of divorced parents. We want to know why this is happening, and we want to know if it was our fault or if our parents were going to be happy after this decision. I have all of those questions answered for myself about my family, but other kids may not have the courage or the drive inside of them to actually ask the questions they want to know answers to.

And if you are a child of divorced parents reading this, then I have one piece of advice for you: ask your parents.

Since the beginning, I have learned that it's OK to ask questions about the divorce and why it happened. There could be a range of answers, depending on the family situation, but it is a relief when you hear it.

There was one thought stuck in my head in the first few days after the announcement of the divorce, and that was "Did I do anything wrong?" I kept thinking for a couple days that I could have played a part in it, but I didn't. That is one thing that not all children like me can understand. Yes, you may feel that way, and there is no harm asking if it was your fault, but I assure you, it wasn't.

There are many things I have learned from this experience for the past couple years. One thing is that you can't keep your emotions bottled up inside you. Hearing your own parents say that they are getting a divorce may feel like a stab to the heart, and it's OK to cry, but you have to let it out, otherwise, it may feel and seem like you are trying to deny what is happening to your family.

The thing about a divorce is that you can't let if affect your entire life. It may cause some major changes, but it will become like a routine or the norm to you soon enough. It will affect you more in the moment than in the long run, because life goes on, no matter what is thrown at you.

Also, you will always have friends and family to help you through this difficult time. They are always there, especially the ones who have parents who are divorced, because they would know exactly what it feels like to be in that position. I had a friend I talked to, and she helped me through it exactly as a true friend would, and I am very grateful for that.

I learned that time can heal. Over the past few years, I have come to the terms that this is my life, and there is nothing I can do to change it. From the saying, "Time heals all wounds," time has helped me though. Time can even heal the emotional wounds that cut straight through the heart.

Being the child of divorced parents isn't easy, and it will never go back to what you originally believed was normal, but there are things you can do to get through it and things you can learn about yourself and life.