The mother-of-two is asking people not to judge her for leaving her children and urges them to look at the bigger picture. Kristal Kinsela cries every single time she hangs up the phone after talking to her two children. She also cries every time she drops them back at their father’s place. “It’s still very raw – I feel guilty…
‘It smashes your heart into a million pieces’: Why mothers choose to leave their children WHEN Melissa’s sons were just six and seven, she made the ‘traumatising’ decision to leave them and move away. Vanessa Brown @vanessajbrown 5 min read June 7, 2016 – 3:34PM IT GOES against all maternal instinct; when a mother decides to walk away from her…
Remarkable highs, difficult lows and a new support group. Almost a year ago, some women came together to share their experiences on a taboo topic: deciding to leave their children. It was an eye-opening discussion and the show later won a United Nations Australia Media Peace Award, for the Promotion of Women’s Rights and Issues. As we look back at…
Synopsis EPISODE 18 TUE 7 JUN Why do some mothers leave their children? Insight S2016 Ep18 – Mothers Who Leave Watch it now on SBS On Demand Meet The Guests Kristal Kinsela “I wake up every day and I think to myself, have I done the right thing? I worry what people think of me as a woman and as a…