Kristal Kinsela, 35, moved to Sydney four months ago which means she only sees her nine-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter every second weekend.
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A descendant of both the Jawoyn and Wiradjuri nations, Kristal’s decision goes against the Aboriginal culture she was brought up in.
“There were very few jobs for someone like me in Port Macquarie, unless I wanted a really mediocre job,” she says on tonight’s episode of Insight.
Kristal explains why she only sees her children every other weekend
After her marriage ended in 2012, she and her husband decided to share the care of their children 50/50 until just four months ago when she decided to move to Sydney.
“My kids told me they loved both parents but they found the weekly changes over from house to house was too much,” Kristal, a supplier diversity expert, said.
“They enjoy living in the one home and their happiness is the most important thing.”
She hopes that her work will set a good example for her children but she worries “about what people think of me as a mother.”
“I want to set an example for them and make a change for other Aboriginals.”
Kristal will appear as a guest on Part 2 of Insight’s special on mothers who leave, tonight at 8:30pm on SBS.
