Feeling the Absence of Family This Ramadan
Assalamu alaikum everyone, just needed to share because I'm feeling really down and overwhelmed. I married my husband two years ago in a love marriage, and my family didn't approve, so I haven't seen them in seven months. My dad, being from a Pakistani cultural background, couldn't accept that my husband is Bengali, and he made it clear he doesn't respect him. Now, I have a four-month-old baby, delivered via C-section, and no one from my family has come to visit us. My mom wanted to come, but she's elderly, doesn't speak English, and couldn't travel four hours alone. This is my second Ramadan without them, and I'm truly sad, missing everyone deeply. I visited home for a week last Ramadan, but this year I can't go because my in-laws don't want me or the baby to visit since my dad was rude to my father-in-law. I haven't been home since last July when I went to see my brother's baby. My brother also doesn't allow my four-year-old nephew to FaceTime me, saying I've brought 'shame' to the family by marrying a Bengali. Spending Ramadan with my in-laws just isn't the same. I miss my family so much and kindly ask for your duas that my dad can set aside his ego and pride to reunite with his daughter.