Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: 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 .

Answer:

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



Why does the speaker feel that their parent 's divorce has changed them as a person ?