It’s the kids, stupid
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- January
- 21
I heard another horror story today about a divorced couple and the nightmare they’re putting their young daughter through. I hate these stories, but there’s no denying they’re way too common.
In this scenario, the parents are feuding over custody time and several other details. The father listens in on phone conversations the little girl has with the mom, and took away a cell phone the mom bought the girl  at the child’s request so mother and daughter could talk privately at her dad’s house. The mom, on the other hand, has made unreasonable demands in the custody schedule.
There’s really no winner in a situation like that. And divorced parents need to take account of the lingering emotional distress this causes children even in adulthood, long after they have built their own lives. I can count several close friends who have dealt with the dysfunction of a broken home for years, some more intensely than others.
I think that’s why it’s vital that parents who go through the separation or divorce process check their own emotions when kids are involved. With that in mind, the “Single Parents Network”:http://singleparentsnetwork.com put together a good check-list for parents to keep in mind when going through a divorce. It’s not necessarily the definitive list, but the “tips for divorcing parents”:http://singleparentsnetwork.com/Articles/Detailed/130.html falls into the category of food for thought.
It seems like such a small thing to consider for the sake of a child  and the adult they’ll become.
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on Monday, January 21st, 2008 at 5:34 pm by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon.
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