Sunday, 1 March 2020

I may never see my daughter again


I don’t know what I’m looking for. Just support, I guess.I left an abusive marriage 15 months ago. I’m in the US on a visa that’s dependent on my husband. I’ve exhausted all possibilities for getting my own visa to continue living here, every single immigration attorney I’ve spoken to has told me there’s nothing they can do.My daughter is a US citizen. Her Dad is going to file for divorce, which means I’ll lose my visa status and I’ll have to leave the country, while he gets sole custody of her.I’ve spoken to every single helpline, non-profit, everything. No one can help. Everyone tells me how sorry they are.I’m sitting with her now on the couch not knowing how long I’ll have with her.Of course, my husband is giving me the option of going back to him. I don’t know what’s worse — I know the abuse will get worse if I go back and that she’ll have to grow up seeing all that, that will be her perception of how women get treated. I can’t do that to her. I can’t give her lifelong trauma, but I don’t know what’s worse. Not being able to see her ever again, or going back to a life of abuse. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2Vwi89f

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