The news is no longer as shocking as it should be, and this in itself is shocking.
To hear about a child losing their life at the hands of someone who was supposed to be their source of security is no longer an exceptional event, but a recurring alarm bell that rings louder each time.
Is it conceivable for a dispute between partners to become a battleground where an innocent child pays the price?
Is it conceivable for children to become a means of pressure, a tool for revenge, or a casualty of uncontrolled anger?
The painful truth is that children do not choose their families, nor do they have the capability to escape a harmful environment—they are always the weakest link, and the most honest too.
They grow up believing that violence is a language, that cruelty is a natural reaction, and that love is conditional.
But the most important question is: Until when?
Until when will we continue to treat the institution of marriage as a mere formal social contract, without a real readiness to bear its psychological and educational responsibilities?
Until when will it be permissible for emotionally immature individuals to be parents without any training or awareness?
The problem does not begin at the moment of explosion, but much before that.
It starts when dialogue is neglected, when anger is suppressed, when small disagreements turn into silent accumulations, and when there is a lack of awareness on how to manage conflict.
We need to redefine the meaning of family.
A family is not just a roof that gathers individuals, but a safe, healthy environment based on respect above all.
What must we change?
First: Awareness.
We must spread the culture of proper upbringing, and affirm that parenthood is a responsibility, not an absolute right.
Second: Preparation before marriage.
Marital relations are not just instinctual, but are a skill that requires learning: how to communicate, how to disagree without harm, how to contain our anger.
Third: Real intervention when violence appears.
Silence is not a solution, and covering up protects no one.
There are children who pay with their lives for this silence.
Fourth: Support for mental health.
Many cases of violence are the result of pressures, disorders, or inability to express and ask for help, which is not a weakness but an awareness.
In the end, children are not party to our conflicts, nor a means to vent our anger but are a trust and a reflection of what we instill in them.
Anyone who kills a child loses their humanity completely and this crime has no story to tell nor any excuse to hear.
