IT was truly a heart-breaking and painful scene when a single father was forced to send his three children to a home as he was no longer able to care for them.
Huang, a lorry driver from Kuala Lumpur said he was unable to care for the children aged five, seven and nine as he only earned RM2,600 monthly.
According to reports in China Press and Sin Chew, the man married a Vietnamese woman who worked in a coffee shop in Teluk Intan, Perak, in 2016.
They then had 3 children, 2 daughters and a son, together but were divorced in 2024 due to constant disagreements.
The court had approved the divorce and given custody of the 3 children to the man.
Huang claimed that before the verdict, his ex-wife and her relatives would often harass him and demand custody of their son.
Due to the harassment, Huang initially sent his children to a non-profit children's home in Kuala Lumpur for RM400 a month.
But as his financial situation worsened, he made the difficult decision to transfer them to the home in Perak.
His children were previously attending church classes instead of regular primary school and kindergarten.
He hopes that by placing his children in the hew home, they will have a better life and a good education.
Though his children expressed their willingness to live in an orphanage in an understanding of their father’s situation, it did not mean that the separation was easy.
On Oct 13, members of the orphanage went to Huang's house to pick up his three children.
He was visibly emotional and gave his three children words of advice and could not speak several times after getting choked up.
He told his children to be obedient and to study hard so that they could chase their dreams as they grew up.
His eldest daughter and his son burst into tears while his younger daughter wore a saddened face and nodded silently.
Huang’s eldest son then began clinging tightly to his father’s legs and refused to let go.
He eventually had to carry his crying son to the car himself, as the boy sobbed uncontrollably.
“I told him to study hard and become a police officer,” Huang said, fighting back tears.
He then decided to go with his children to the orphanage in Teluk Intan to drop them off.
Staff from the home later said they will apply for assistance through the Department of Social Welfare so that the children can attend school.
They said they would also arrange for counsellors to provide psychological counselling for the children and only the father of the children could apply to visit them.
Huang said he will return to Kuala Lumpur for work but plans to visit his children whenever possible.
“I just want them to have a better life and proper education,” he said.
“Some fathers may not be wealthy, but they possess the greatest paternal love. He travelled so far just to give his children a safe home. This home will become a haven for these children," said the home. - October 15, 2025
