Learn by Listening Level 2

[00:00.20]Divorce|[00:01.69] Mary's parents just got a divorce.|[00:04.62] Mary is very upset.|[00:07.29] She thinks that her parents don't love her anymore.|[00:10.28] She thinks that they got a divorce because of her.|[00:13.58] She is wrong.|[00:15.01] Her parents love her just as much as they always did.|[00:18.56] They aren't getting divorced because of Mary.|[00:21.54] Sometimes, marriages just don't work out.|[00:25.52] It isn't really anyone's fault.|[00:27.70] Marriage isn't easy.|[00:29.44] It is hard for two people to stay together for a lifetime.|[00:32.92] Sometimes, people change as they get older,|[00:35.41] and they move on.|[00:36.66] Some people have perfectly good marriages,|[00:39.27] and they stay together for their entire lives.|[00:42.13] Divorce doesn't happen|[00:44.62] because the parents don't love the children anymore.|[00:47.30] A lot of children feel that it is their fault,|[00:49.54] but it isn't their fault at all.|[00:51.53] Children neither cause the divorce,|[00:53.33] nor can they prevent it.|[00:55.13] It is up to the parents.|[00:56.88] Divorce isn't the end of the world.|[01:00.17] Children can still see both parents and stay with them.|[01:03.40] Life goes on.|[01:04.71] Sometimes children can get new stepmothers|[01:06.83] or stepfathers.|[01:08.63] That can be a good thing.|[01:09.94] You just have to be understanding,|[01:11.62] and know that your parents still love you.|[01:13.80] Life doesn't always go the way that we planned it,|[01:17.09] but it has its twists and turns.|[01:19.83] Life is an adventure.|[01:21.39] If your parents get a divorce, just be understanding.|[01:25.36] Know that they love you|[01:26.92] and that this is a hard time for them.|[01:29.22] It is a hard time for you too,|[01:31.09] but these things have a way|[01:32.83] of working themselves out in the end.