Submitted by sashah29 on 04/09/2010 06:54 PM Flag This Paper
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The key issue; was when I decided to divorce my husband and raise my two children as a single mother. What help me determine my position was he wasn’t a good father to my children, or husband to me. I took immediately action by first finding a safe place for my children, then finding a good attorney. I hoped would take my case, after meeting with the attorney and explaining the issues and concerns of my children and me. The attorney decided to take my case. And after a few months I was a free woman. During the divorce proceedings I declined any child support or alimony payments. I used a little of both logic and good judgment. Because I knew that my husband at the time was messed up in the head from drugs and alcohol. He was still the father of my children, but I refused to allow him to abuse my children or me any longer. So I made all the choices to take my children and get away from him for good. Logically the children still needed their father but enough was enough and the abuse had to stop. Or one of us would have been killed, so I took all those values that my parents instilled in me and made a moral judgment to take my children and leave. There was no turning back to him and I knew it would be rough, but I had my faith in God and we would see better days. As time passed the children did not mention they wanted to see him. And that was twenty five years ago. My children and I live normal healthy lives. As for their father he is still into drugs and drinking. The position I took was I removed myself and the children and raised them on my own without help from him.
Karen Harsch