Today, sitting in the courts for a final verdict of my divorce case I was feeling terrible. My throat is dry and heart is beating fast. I am feeling extremely guilty. It is not because of a failed marriage or social stigmatisation associated with being a divorced woman but because of making my son an innocent victim of divorce. Now it is too late to reverse the decision. Me and my ex-husband have made a grave mistake. Here I am sharing my mistake with you all as I don’t want any other child to be denied the right to fully enjoy family life due to mistakes parents make without proper foresight.
Why is the nuclear family important? Can a single parent fulfil the role of both parents? How can we prevent children being innocent victims of a divorce? How a Single Parent could contribute towards protecting the right to family life of the child are some of the issues addressed in this article.
