The diary of a uni student.

Chapter three

Three weeks later...

Dear diary,

So the house has been sold and we are a week off settlement, which means dad will be moving to Darwin soon :( I wish he would just stay here at least until I have finished my studies then I might have moved with him but I have to stay here to finish, The university up there doesn't offer my course so therfore I can't even transfer not that I would want to? well to be honest I don't really know what I want, I am confused it has taken me a lot to get the idea of my parents living over 4000 kilometers away through my head. The fact that I won't be able to see both my parents in the morning in the same house is such a struggle to deal with, I'm 18 I shouldn't have to deal with this as well as the stress of uni but I am and there is nothing I can really do about it. 

I went to the library today to search for books on divorse and understanding it and all I could find was little kids picture books apparently there is no such thing as books for adults like me who are going through this at 18 years of age. So I asked the librarian and she did a search and the only things she could find where either books for the parents who are getting the divorse or for little kids. So she did a search on google and got me the number for head space she said they will be able to offer me councilling to help me to get my head around what is going on I thanked her and left.

So I called this head space joint and they made me an appointment for Monday after uni and it is a free service at least that is one thing I guess, being a student is pretty hard you don't get much money.

Dear diary,

So today after uni I went to my counselling session, I'm not sure if it going to help or not at this stage but today was just a one on one for my counceller and I to get to know each other so we didn't go into why I went there today or anything. I go back to see Mary on Friday after uni where we will get to know each other a bit more, she said it will take a while and not to tell her anything until I feel compleatly comfortable with her. I am happy that she isn't too pushy and that I can just do simple activities until I feel comfortable.

Well that's all to report right now, talk later.

Dear diary,

Dad leaves tomorrow to go to Darwin, I decided to stay with mum in Melbourne it was a really hard decission but it was something I had to make on my own.

I am going to miss my dad so much! But I had to think about my future and at this point of time in my life I didn't think it would be a good idea to up and leave in the middle of my course and move 4000 kilometres away. He says its really easy to pick up any type of work there but some how I doubt that after compleating uni I would be able to have a successful career there as it is only small and Melbourne offers so many opportunities to do with plays and shows.

Dear diary,

So dad left three days ago and he is driving to Darwin it should take him about a week or more to get there. Mean while mum and I have been looking around for a place to live as there arent many places in our price range and also in the same area that we were living with dad. But we want to stay in the same area or as close a possible because that is where everything is and it is nice we are comfortable in this area and we love it. I work part time at a local DVD and CD store I only work Friday nights and weekends but when I am on break with uni then I pick up extra hours to help them out and the extra money doesn't go astray I will be able to save up and go and visit dad in Darwin. 

Apart from dad leaving and mum and I still looking for another place to live (we are staying with family until we can find somewhere else). I have been doing my usual uni and working on the weekends and some how in the middle of work, looking for a new place, uni lectures and assignments I am managing to squeeze in a social life as well.