As someone raised in a loving family with no quarrels and beatings happening, to find herself in a situation where she should tolerate all that nonsense for the sake of a child who one day might support her own father. That will be the same as trying to kill her.
"I remember how it felt being emotionally abused by my ex, the backer that taught me that not all that glitters is gold. It was horrible. It made me question my life choices so much to the extent of thinking extreme measures.
I don’t have a child now, and fortunately I don’t have an abusive boyfriend, or found myself in a sad relationship. If I am not happy in any relationship, I leave. I will not sabotage my happiness for any reason.
The same is true when it comes to marriage and having children. I don’t believe that when I am not happy or finding it difficult to hold on, I should continue despite having children."
"Does that mean that you can leave your marriage and even abandon your children?"
"That’s now what I mean. Leaving the marriage and abandoning children are two different things. When I am not happy in the marriage, I can leave him and start afresh. I can leave with my children and provide them with a better environment. It might not be as complete as what they thought they used to have. After all, when not happy, and suffering, as a mother, you barely show that to your children. Most of the time, they are completely clueless."
"They are innocent."
"Yes, but they aren’t fools. So, I would rather leave the marriage and do my best to gain custody of them. If I fail, and their father do loves them and can take care of them. After all, just because I am not happy doesn’t mean that the father is a bad one.
Sometimes, we just meet the man at the wrong time, not fated to us and the universe will be trying to tell us that its not your soulmate but we are too stubborn.
In cases like that, if you can move on, then do so. If you can be sure that you can stay in that marriage without expecting anything then continue. If you can’t then leave the marriage, fight for your children or leave them with your husband.
Even with the children, you can still go and see them. When you are settled, you can coparent and still manage to live happily.
"But_"
"However, my answers only apply to a woman who can actually stand on her own feet if she ever leaves that marriage. If you are confident, you can ditch the unhappy marriage and still live happily.
In my case, I wouldn’t want to raise the child with resentment. That’s why I would rather prefer to leave than force matters and live there all for the sake of raising children.
If I end up getting hurt in the future, I will resent the child because if I didn’t have the child, I wouldn’t have forced myself to remain only to suffer.

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