Divorce Poison
Protecting the Parent/Child Bond from a Vindictive Ex
Chapter One
The Delicate Balance
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair.
--George Washington
Fred slammed down the phone after his ex threatened to take him to court if he did not pay his child support on time. He turned to five-year-old Marty and said, "We can't go fishing this weekend. I have to work because your selfish mom is spending too much money."
Fred regretted his words almost as soon as they left his lips. The divorce was hard enough on the boy; hearing such criticisms of his mother only added to his stress. The hurt look on Marty's face confirmed that Fred had, in that moment, failed his son. The father resolved to do better in the future. The divorce was not Fred's idea and he was still bitter about it. Every now and then he would burden his son with some barb directed at the boy's mother, often blaming her for "leaving us." Each time he did this he was sorry afterward. But he n ... read full excerpt from: Divorce Poison ebook
