On Divorce, “Broken Homes,” and Kidnappings

People act as though parents who act strange about custody of their children is just the most puzzling thing. They act as though children acting out over such situations is just downright uncalled for. They act like parents, children and and everyone else involved are just supposed to just hand over their rights to their loved ones to a judge and jury as though it were the most natural thing in the world. People act like fathers,mothers and children who violate the mandates of such judges are just obviously unfit to be viewed in a positive light.

But frankly, I’m more frightened that people don’t see anything wrong with this. It is completely unnatural for parents and children to live apart. For days, weeks, months, years. I’m more likely to think a child needs counseling if he or she doesn’t freak out. And frankly, any man who pathetically sits by and lets his family be destroyed in such a manner is not a man in my book. And any woman who encourages such a travesty, well, frankly, she ought not be called a woman. Obviously the divorce is unnatural, and unhealthy. But the living situations that result… even worse! I don’t see how one might justify such a thing, much less defend it, or be confused when it doesn’t work. 

I don’t know. Maybe I’m nuts, but I hardly consider it possible for a non-abusive, well-meaning, capable, upstanding citizen, and respected parent to kidnap their child. How ridiculous. Are parents to be commended for abandoning their children now?