Originally Posted By: bright_new_day The things you dislike that your wife does with the kids are not any better when done for your purposes.
I think you lost me here. Are you talking about alienation against the other parent? Or something else?
I am talking about the negative comments about the other parent. They are hurtful to the kids, whichever side they come from. Saying that your X's new marriage is pointless because she does not value marriage is just hard for them to hear, and serves no purpose.
"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." Jon Kabat-Zinn