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One form of father's responsibility to his child is to fulfill material needs.
12 Februari 2024 21:25
Brilio.net - When choosing to become a father, of course there are many responsibilities that must be carried out, one of which is children. Fathers must be responsible for providing physical and emotional protection to their children. One way is to create a safe and supportive environment by monitoring the child's movements .
Apart from that, fathers must also provide education in formal education and daily learning. No less important is that fathers must fulfill material needs such as food, clothing and shelter. If everything is achieved, the child will grow up happy.
But it turns out that not all children grow up that lucky. One of them was felt by this woman. His father and mother officially divorced and he became a child with what is called a broken home. The story can be heard via the TikTok video posted by the @smilebeforedie account, reported by brilio.net , Monday (12/2).
The beginning of the video shows a screenshot of a chat from the child to his father. The child sent a letter which turned out to be a divorce certificate between his father and mother. It is written there that the woman's parents were officially declared divorced on August 23, 2023.
photo: TikTok/@smilebeforedie
However, the message was only read by the father. In another chat screenshot, the child asks permission to take part in a study tour. He also attached an official letter from the school. It can be seen that the child is currently still in junior high school.
Apart from asking permission, he also hoped that his father would give him money to take part in the study tour. The mother apparently didn't want to give money for this activity, so the only hope was in the father. However, the chat was never answered.
photo: TikTok/@smilebeforedie
At other times, he also asked for pocket money because he admitted that he was short of it. This is because the child has many activities while the mother admits that she has no money. But the same as before. This request was never ignored by his father.
"(I) don't have enough money. (I) also have to pay swimming fees, finally I have to pay at the end of the month," he wrote in the chat.
photo: TikTok/@smilebeforedie
Until one day he asked whether father was coming home or not. The answer was really unexpected and made me sad. His father said he wasn't coming home. The child was confused about how to pay for the swimming practice .
Even though he is divorced, a father still has to be responsible for meeting his child's needs. This is regulated in the Marriage Law, Article 41 letter b, which states that the father is responsible for all maintenance and education costs required by the child. If the father is in fact unable to fulfill these obligations, the court can determine that the mother also bears the costs.
This video also went viral and attracted the attention of netizens. They certainly give encouragement to the child to remain steadfast in living life. Apart from that, there are also netizens who apparently have similar stories.
From the video being posted until this article was written, the @smilebeforedie account has gathered 15.1 thousand viewers. Apart from that, there are also hundreds of likes and several comments.
"Once it got to the point where I was really begging, but now I chose to stop because I was really tired hahaha," wrote the account @aceyiie.
"Sis, I swear I really cried when I read it, you are strong, I can only pray for you darling. Be healthy, you are strong," encouraged the account @naa_.4.
"Cheer up sis, don't ever give up. Hug far away," said the account @ratuu.notfound.
"Huaa, I really know how enthusiastic it feels, Sis," said the account @mylifehastoomuchsadness.
Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
