‘Titi.’ Her mum held her gently, but Titi flung her hand away. Her daughter was furious, as she could tell. But what does a 20-year-old lady know about marriage and commitment? ‘Listen, it is not as simple as you think. We have tried to make it work. You know we have. Sometimes, some things are just beyond your control.’
‘Mummy, you and Dad getting a divorce is not beyond your control. It’s because you have given up on each other, which is unfair. Please… I can’t deal with shared parenting, another man, or another woman in dad’s life. I can’t…oh my God, are you going to get pregnant for another man? Am I going to have stepsiblings? Oh my God, I can’t do this mummy. Please!’ Titi fell to the floor and wept unconsolably.