When Sanjay and I decided to get a divorce, I think we fought the most about who would keep the children. I remember being so angry and hurt that I wanted to hit back in any way possible. I just wanted to leave and take my children with me so that I could forget that I had ever been married to him. Divorce is usually a bitter and acrimonious process. Desperate to get out of a bad marriage and to hurt each other as much as possible, couples become blind to the needs of their children.
Children often become pawns in the game of one-upmanship that often accompanies divorce proceedings.
Divorce spells the end of a couple s relationship as husband and wife. However, it does not mean that they are divorced from their children. That s one relationship that continues till death do you part. Even after you are divorced, you and your spouse will play an important role in your children s lives, unless one of you totally gives up the responsibility of being a parent. While divorce is no piece of cake for the parents, it can be truly traumatic for the children.