MY DIVORCE

My Divorce

My Divorce

In life, we come across many situations that leave an everlasting impression on us. One such event that has affected me in more than one ways is of my divorce. I can never forget the time when I got divorced. Divorce can be defined as separation of the two individuals who were involved in a married relationship. A legal separation also requires the signing of documents, a fee, and an agreement about how the dissolution of assets and responsibilities will occur (Alison, 2007). Each and every moment that involves in this process is a painful task. When I was 20 years old, I used to work with a guy whose name was Andrew. One day I found out that I am pregnant. After this, I began to think about settle down and make my own family. After the birth of my son named Drew in September 2001, I asked Andrew to get married. After a month, of my son we got married in November, 2001. My marriage was the biggest turning point of my life. The whole world was changed. After my marriage everything changed for worse rather for better. While I was getting married, I was of the opinion that a marriage lasts forever. However, my marriage did not even last for a year. I and Andrew used to fight and argue on little things. While fighting he used to throw things at me from glasses to dishes to TV remote. To escape from Andrew's cruel and violent behavior, I had to rely on 911. Drew was observing all these situations. I knew that it would create a negative impact on Drew's growth and personality development so; I decided to end up my relationship and filed for divorce. When my relation ended with Andrew, I felt myself in enormous burden. I used to think that I did not achieve anything that was taught to me during my upbringing. As “I hate divorce” are the words written in Bible about the act of divorce (Adams, 1986). This clearly suggests that God do not appreciate divorcing a partner. This further ignited fire within me. After my divorce, I faced the biggest fear of my life. The fear was related to Drew. I was worried how I am going to feed and support Drew. Bible laid down some laws to protect the rights of divorcees, especially of women (David, 1992). ...