Divorced people on GS

[salaam2k14]

Re: Divorced people on GS

@baji99

When I first left my husband, my kids and I lived with my parents. A few months later I got a place of my own and was fully resposible for them. I have had no financial or emotional support from my family or my ex’s family. I guess I was able to do this is becuase I live in the western world and have a job (as my uncles in Pakistan like to point out)

But what if you were one of the stay at home moms or home makers that so many desi women are before separating or divorcing? I mean almost all my desi friends are stay at home moms with two or three kids, imagine them separating out from an abusive or painful marriage. With us desi people, status is everything and most likely living in an apartment would be the reality even with alimony and child support until years later when a small house can be bought.

Desi women give up their careers to take care of the children because daycare centers are a last option.