"Broken Home"

I'm going re-define "broken home"

Often it's a label that comes pasted on the child that doesn't have both mother and father, side by side

I don't think that's a fair description

Call it denial but here's my definition 

A home without mom and dad together

By default doesn't result in broken forever

It just means a little more effort needs to go in

A little more love and a little less judging

My own three have both mother and father

Both loved by their own just on different levels

There is no such thing as ex-father, just ex-husband

If the man shows love to his capacity 

And the mother reinforces the concept of his love for the child's unity

Then by His Grace the young will not be "broken"

The home is not broken merely because two could not see eye to eye

The home is broken when there's neglect on either side

I make a point in raising mine to understand they are loved strong on both sides

A parent does great injustice to throw their children in the midst of their childish fights

Innocence should not be in the mix of peoples emotions, anger and the like

Leave the child out - let them grow up knowing and seeing what's right

So yes, on that note I say this with certainty....my children don't come from a  broken home

They come from love, faith, rules, play and garden of support for them to grow (Alhamdulilah)

My children don't live the ideal I grew up with, but that doesn't mean love is any less

Nor does it mean their mental state will be filled with stress

No... I refuse to accept that mentality

By the Will of the Almighty, they will grow up responsible, loving, encompassed by piety

"Broken" is forged by dysfunction, whether together or not

If there's no peace or love in the home, there's anger and hurt - that's the creation of 'broken'

Perception is our reality...

For me, I choose to see it differently