Persuasive Speech Manuscript Should the Divorce Bill be imposed in the Philippines?

Do you want to know a secret of mine on how to have a bigger weekly allowance? Its really simple! ASK YOUR PARENTS TO SEPARATE! That way, you can ask both parents for money without them knowing from each other. But you know Im only kidding, right? Joking aside, I am a child with separated parents. As a teenager, I grew up a little differently. I had to listen to everything both of my parents had to say about each other. I had to constantly calm myself and force myself not to breakdown. I had too many to think about. I had to keep to myself that I miss my mom. I had to suffer from their mistakes. Basically, it was too much for a child to handle. I am not saying that having separated parents is a good thing nor is it a solution to having a larger allowance. In fact, what I am saying is the exact opposite. Separation mainly affects the children of the separated couple. The future of the children might not be that promising, as they say. As a child, hearing screaming and witnessing my parents fight greatly affected me. Researches show that the children's development is profoundly influenced by the quality of their caregiving relationships. Children soak up their parents' conflict by directly witnessing it and by bearing the brunt of how the conflict impacts their parents' emotional availability. For short, the process parents go through to reach separation affects their childrens mental stability. At an early age, the children may go through depression, Attention Deficit Disorder, Separation

Anxiety Disorder, and so many more psychological disorders. Maybe, just maybe, this is why Im crazy. I have read so many testimonies of children in the United States with Divorced parents. And I can definitely say, theyve got some serious issues, issues that children, at any age, should not experience. One testimony was from a fifteen-year-old girl with divorced parents. It has been two years since she had last talked to her father because she admittedly grudges on him. A thirteen-year-old girl should not be experiencing this sort of stuff. They should be practicing for a piano recital or train for a sports fest or whatever. Thirteen-year-olds should not know how to grudge on people especially on a fellow family member. At an early age of three to five, a child may blame himself for his parents divorce. Could you bear the thought of that? So, what is divorce really? What causes thirteen-year-olds to grudge on their fathers? According to Wikipedia, Divorce (or the dissolution of marriage) is the final termination of a marital union, cancelling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties (unlike annulment, which declares the marriage null and void). Basically, it makes marriages vanish like magic, like it never really happened. The Divorce Bill in the Philippines was proposed by Gabriela Representative Liza Maza in congress last 2005. The bill was re-filed last 2010 by the Gabriela Womens Party-List (http://www.bazics.net/, 2013). This bill supports womens rights and goes against violence against women. An assistant minority leader explained that this is not a good idea since the Philippines would look bad to the Vatican especially at the recent canonization of Pedro Calungsod as the second Filipino Saint and elevation of Archbishop Tagle to the College of Cardinals. Most

senators are against this bill, even the senator who had just recently annulled his marriage with his wife. Most scenarios of a broken family depict a negative vibe. They say that their future is not really very promising. It depends on the child, though. But most assumptions are negative. Divorce primarily goes against religious beliefs. Most Filipinos are Christian and would not agree to this bill in any other way. The Catholic Church would never consider this bill. Nothing in the Bible says that God favored divorce. Believe me; I am against violence against women. I am a woman and I would not want to be battered by anyone. I agree with Blogger Vince from TheDisciplers.com that most divorce advocates only give emphasis on the children and abuse on women. I also do not see divorce as a solution to those problems. In fact, it opens doors to more problems such as immorality, sexually transmitted diseases, and unwanted pregnancies. I am Anti-Divorce Bill. Even my parents, who hate each other, are against annulment; how much more with divorce? They were not even married in a church. My mother says that anything can be fixed with proper communication, and change. I believe her. My father knows there is a solution to their problem. If only people would push their egos down a cliff, swallow their pride, and change for the better, then they would not have to wait 5 years until they separate, cost themselves lots of money, and make their children suffer. The children are the most precious treasures any parent can ever have. Why make them blame themselves? Why make them cry all night? Why make them want to hurt themselves? Why make them suffer? It is unethical. Divorce is indecent, selfish, and just plain immoral. Therefore, like most Filipinos, I am Anti-Divorce Bill.