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Lindy — 2/1/2006 5:11:20 AM (archived)

Of course most kids from divorced parents would like to see their parents together. It's the notion they're brought up with. To have their "family". It's on TV, it's in books, but sorry Tom, it's just not reality.

My mom tells ME she stayed with my dad for me and my brother.
And she was miserable and DID get cancer. I saw her struggle. It was no picnic living at home and I couldn't wait to leave.

I vowed never to put my kids through an untenable situation like that. Better they have two households to go to with reasonably content separated parents, than be in one big miserable one.

You wrote this after my quote:
>"Like I said. It's about her, not the kid."
And I take major umbrage with that because I was giving you something from MY perspective. And it was never about "me"; it was always about the kids.

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Want Grandma? Get an appointment. - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2006 10:57:31 PM
- Sounds like just another Baby Boomer singing the song... - Larry J - 1/30/2006 2:05:49 PM
- Why sad? (n/t) - R.L. - 1/29/2006 11:35:42 PM
  - Loss is always sad. - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 1:00:44 AM
    - Thanks, Mary Anne. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2006 5:19:41 PM
    - The social dynamics are changing.... - R.L. - 1/30/2006 1:34:01 AM
      - "Would Tom find it as sad if it was a Grandfather?" Yes. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2006 5:03:47 PM
      - Don't have kids, do you? :-) - Tony - 1/30/2006 2:09:33 AM
      - ...but children are not. - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 1:58:30 AM
        
        Again.... - R.L. - 1/30/2006 4:50:17 AM
        
        Child care = wasted life: interesting concept - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 2:17:13 PM
        
        No, that is not what I said - R.L. - 1/30/2006 3:32:53 PM
        
        OK... - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 5:14:50 PM
        
        What do you want to bet... - Larry J - 1/30/2006 7:46:06 PM
        
        I have to agree 100%with MA on this. - Lee - 1/30/2006 3:52:49 AM
        
        Of course you do, but then- you ARE a neanderthal - R.L. - 1/30/2006 4:53:08 AM
        
        Wisdom from a "Neanderthal". - Lee - 1/31/2006 2:42:57 AM
        
        Thank you. - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 2:19:08 PM
        
        Cut R.L. some slack. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2006 5:23:05 PM
        
        I read that article a couple of months ago.... - Lindy - 1/30/2006 5:39:37 PM
        
        Even more disturbing.... - dtb - 1/30/2006 6:45:03 PM
        
        "Becoming pregnant in an old fashioned way....." - Lindy - 1/30/2006 8:08:50 PM
        
        these were MARRIED women - dtb - 1/30/2006 10:57:00 PM
        
        re: these were MARRIED women - Lindy - 1/31/2006 12:52:09 AM
        
        Kids do best with two parents. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2006 8:42:09 PM
        
        Single moms having babies after 40.... - Lindy - 2/1/2006 10:10:30 PM
        
        You're not doing much to convince me. - Tom Brosz - 2/2/2006 1:13:38 AM
        
        re: You're not doing much to convince me. - Lindy - 2/2/2006 5:03:07 AM
        
        "It's her right!" Sorry. Still all about what she wants, not the kids. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/2/2006 5:12:23 AM
        
        You've got a problem with women being women? - Lindy - 2/2/2006 2:48:58 PM
        
        re: Kids do best with two parents. - Lindy - 1/31/2006 1:03:36 AM
        
        re: Kids do best with two parents. - Tom Brosz - 2/1/2006 4:45:39 AM
        
        Kids - Lindy - 2/1/2006 5:11:20 AM
        
        re: Kids do best with two parents. - SDG - 1/31/2006 9:34:06 PM
        
        re: Kids do best with two parents. - Lindy - 1/31/2006 10:39:50 PM
        
        Was _MARRIED_ women -- just too busy for sex (n/t) - dtb - 1/30/2006 10:57:45 PM
        
        LOL - R.L. - 1/30/2006 3:35:39 PM
        
        A prime example of what happens when kids aren't given enough love. - Lee - 1/30/2006 6:33:21 AM

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