Brian,

We can agree to disagree here.

As you would agree, all of my questions are to nudge M into digging deeper and delving into her thought patterns. These questions are valid and reasonable to bring up here. You cannot ignore the fact that H is their Dad even if he is being a dickwad. The kids ARE NOT in a danger as far as we know here. I mean...what is the difference here when H was in the house and now that he's out of the house. M entrusted the kids to H when he was in the marital home...right? The only difference is that H's is really angry that M filed for S...and both Bug and I have been encouraging M to disengage herself from H's anger/rants.

Yes, it is uncomfortable to ask difficult questions here and I am not about to handle M with kid gloves just because I am firmly on her side. I am all the way.

The one thing we all agree here is that H is being a "dickwad" to borrow from one of Bets' gems. That doesn't change the fact that he is the childrens' father. Not one iota.