For more than twenty years of her life, she had been carrying this great burden of pain and suffering, courtesy of her husband. She had been lied to, cheated on, wrongly accused and even physically abused. But she still carried all these because of love, because of hope. She constantly hoped he would change, for her and for the children. Unfortunately, it never happened.

Now comes the breaking point, the point where she cannot take it anymore. The moment the children have been praying and wishing for - the time their Mom leaves their Dad. They gave Dad the paper where it stated that Mom wants an annulment of marriage. But the Dad refuses. At the back of his mind, he thinks he did not do anything wrong. In that brain, the pride that he holds for this family that he thinks he built remains. Thus, a NO! His mind fills with questions such as "Who will I show my friends now?" "I love my children. Why are they leaving me?"

Yes, he does not get it. For over 10 years, ever since she was old enough to understand, the eldest child have always begged Dad to stop his philandering ways. The pleas for monogamy have not been heard. It has been terrible for her, since she has the responsibility to explain to her siblings. She is the one who took the courage to talk to Dad and the two of them always end up in arguments - yelling and swearing at each other.

This is one sad story. This story destroys my belief in marriage. This story will remain in me forever.