Moving out ofyour childhoodhome, leavingthe idea of afamily behind.The mostawkwardhigh schoolgraduationever seen.Playing aconstant game oftelephone sinceyour parents can'tstandcommunicating.Dad finds anew familyand forgetsanythinghappened.Insinceresympathy fromfamily youhaven't seen ina decade.Carryingyour life inone bag atall times.Discussions ofchild supportand income atthe age ofthirteen.Resentingyour fatherandunderstandingyour mother."You loveyour mommore; youhate me."-DadSeeing sidesof yourparents younever knewexisted."You loveyour dadmore; youhate me."-MomComing to termswith the factthey never lovedeach other butjust pretendedfor you.Seeing yourdad cry for thefirst time,wondering ifit's just for pity.Going to bedto the sound ofsilence insteadof screamingand fighting.Mom tries tofind anyobscure hobbyto distractherself.Any birthday,sports game, orcelebration is agame of tug-o-war betweenparents.Handling thefeeling of beingthe outcome ofa failedmarriage.Knowing thedivorce wasn'tyour fault, butthe marriagewas.Feeling asthough youwere lied to, allthe childhoodmemories werea facade.Envy of all theother kids.Why can't myfamily be liketheirs?2 houses!Evenbetterthan 1!!Terrible anxietyaround holidays,they are acompetition ofparents one-upping each other.Rejectingmarriage asan idea out offear yours willend the same.Awful stepdadsand stepmoms,weaseling theirway into yourlife.Moving out ofyour childhoodhome, leavingthe idea of afamily behind.The mostawkwardhigh schoolgraduationever seen.Playing aconstant game oftelephone sinceyour parents can'tstandcommunicating.Dad finds anew familyand forgetsanythinghappened.Insinceresympathy fromfamily youhaven't seen ina decade.Carryingyour life inone bag atall times.Discussions ofchild supportand income atthe age ofthirteen.Resentingyour fatherandunderstandingyour mother."You loveyour mommore; youhate me."-DadSeeing sidesof yourparents younever knewexisted."You loveyour dadmore; youhate me."-MomComing to termswith the factthey never lovedeach other butjust pretendedfor you.Seeing yourdad cry for thefirst time,wondering ifit's just for pity.Going to bedto the sound ofsilence insteadof screamingand fighting.Mom tries tofind anyobscure hobbyto distractherself.Any birthday,sports game, orcelebration is agame of tug-o-war betweenparents.Handling thefeeling of beingthe outcome ofa failedmarriage.Knowing thedivorce wasn'tyour fault, butthe marriagewas.Feeling asthough youwere lied to, allthe childhoodmemories werea facade.Envy of all theother kids.Why can't myfamily be liketheirs?2 houses!Evenbetterthan 1!!Terrible anxietyaround holidays,they are acompetition ofparents one-upping each other.Rejectingmarriage asan idea out offear yours willend the same.Awful stepdadsand stepmoms,weaseling theirway into yourlife.

Child of Divorce Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Moving out of your childhood home, leaving the idea of a family behind.
  2. The most awkward high school graduation ever seen.
  3. Playing a constant game of telephone since your parents can't stand communicating.
  4. Dad finds a new family and forgets anything happened.
  5. Insincere sympathy from family you haven't seen in a decade.
  6. Carrying your life in one bag at all times.
  7. Discussions of child support and income at the age of thirteen.
  8. Resenting your father and understanding your mother.
  9. "You love your mom more; you hate me." -Dad
  10. Seeing sides of your parents you never knew existed.
  11. "You love your dad more; you hate me." -Mom
  12. Coming to terms with the fact they never loved each other but just pretended for you.
  13. Seeing your dad cry for the first time, wondering if it's just for pity.
  14. Going to bed to the sound of silence instead of screaming and fighting.
  15. Mom tries to find any obscure hobby to distract herself.
  16. Any birthday, sports game, or celebration is a game of tug-o-war between parents.
  17. Handling the feeling of being the outcome of a failed marriage.
  18. Knowing the divorce wasn't your fault, but the marriage was.
  19. Feeling as though you were lied to, all the childhood memories were a facade.
  20. Envy of all the other kids. Why can't my family be like theirs?
  21. 2 houses! Even better than 1!!
  22. Terrible anxiety around holidays, they are a competition of parents one-upping each other.
  23. Rejecting marriage as an idea out of fear yours will end the same.
  24. Awful stepdads and stepmoms, weaseling their way into your life.