Coming from a woman who's husband and ex-wife have been in and out of court fighting over their rights to their children for years and still to this day, without any peace or resolution, I SO Agree w/your post! The root of the problem in these cases is the parents' lack of willingness to put their kids first and GET ALONG no matter how hard it is in order to make their kids' lives better. Heck, their kids have suffered enough already!
Hasn't been easy to swallow my tongue all these years about my son's father but I have. He had to learn about his dad on his own and w/o my interference. I left the door open and my son decided what to do next, when he was old enough to figure things out. So glad I never pushed him either way. I know he'll love me for that instead of resent me and want the hell away from me someday!