It hit me then that my parents have now been divorced for as long as they were married . As much as I tried to stop the tears , I could n't . For the people we were then , for the person I was then , for the reality of my situation , for the pills I take every morning .
Why does the speaker feel that their parent 's divorce has changed them as a person ?
Pick the best answer from the following options:
- Since the divorce the parents can no longer afford to pay their bills and they had to quit school
 - None of the above choices .
 - It was a traumatic experience that permanently changed the way the speaker sees the world
 - The divorce caused the speaker to have to move to a new state and leave their friends behind


It was a traumatic experience that permanently changed the way the speaker sees the world