Quote From: senior_editor To Mom:
You made several mistakes here: 1)You agreed to a divorce in order to help defraud your collective creditors; 2)You also agreed to remarry him after cleaning up your collective finances; 3)You let YOUR mother get in the middle of your relationship with your husband; and 4)You allowed your mother to convince you to take the opportunity at hand to permanently bag the family and marriage all together.
First, you are no better than your ex-husband for agreeing to file in order to defraud creditors. You are NOT the more upstanding person because you have an equal responsibility for your fraudulant actions.
Secondly, you betrayed your husband by NOT keeping your word to remarry after things were cleared up. I understand that it may have been an ideal opportunity for you to not have to struggle with him to actually get divorced if you wanted. But there was no indication on the show that you ever wanted out of your marriage to him. You stayed married to him for at least 8 years while know of his ways; why was there no effort to leave? I understand the fear of his background. I was married to a nut with a cabinet full of high powered guns; but he also knew he should not challenge me in the area of gun use because I have no problem rounding up brothers and uncles to take him behind the barn. I find it hard to believe you would stay with a man that you deeply feared.
Lastly, and most importantly to mom..... IF you love your kids [and I believe you do, then WHY on earth would you EVER let your own mother into the middle of your marriage to create and stir up a constant family drama? Your children will not calm down [even if you get sole custody...I know, I have sole custody UNTIL you get YOUR MOTHER OUT of the entire situation. She is a trouble maker. I'm sure she loves you, but SHE LOVES THE DISCORD MORE..... She will never stop telling horror stories to your children; she will never let anything die, pass or be forgiven..... Frankly, she needs her butt kicked! ..... Again, unfortunately I know too well what I am talking about here.....we have had to kick out my ex-mother-in-law AND my mother just to give our child an opportunity to truly love all of us..... We do not leave him unsupervised with ANY of the grand parents, and all of the grand parents are cut out of our family's conversations and decision making.
To Dad:
You say you love your ex-wife and would like to remarry her. Well, frankly, you need to ACT like you mean it. You have some serious and deep apologies to make to her. My husband made similar comments as yours concerning child birth. Your wife put her full soul into bringing your children into the world and this is the best you can do? You think you are justified or funny to say demeaning things about the birthing process or her body? You can NEVER expect her to DESIRE you when you have only horrible things to say about her. A husband's ugly comments about his wife's body NEVER quite leave the wife's mind. You should not expect a quick or easy healing; in fact, you should not expect anything from her at all. YOU should be the one to approach her with a contrite spirit and ask forgiveness...... and IF she agrees to try to forgive you, don't be an ass and go behaving and speaking to her in the same manner next week, next month or next year. Examine your heart, prayerfully and continually until heaven moves on your behalf.
You, dad, have some real issues about your manhood and your sexuality. If you love your wife and your children, then invest the time and effort to seek healing.... Oh, and I know this may be unpopular, but try the throne of God rather than the counselor's chair. Direct communications with heaven will yield positive results that no man on earth can adequately provide. And don't kid yourself to think that your problems will all be healed over night or quickly. Prepare to spend several years seeking permanent solutions. Your children and your wife [IF she ever agrees to be yours again deserve a dad who isn't always replaying twisted images in his mind when he interacts with them.
To Grandma:
Shut your hole; keep your opinions to yourself completely; and don't expect to be consulted or have information given to you. If your daughter wants to love her ex-husband [or remarry him while heaven works out healing in his heart and life, then that is between them. NOTHING about this family concerns you; not even where the grandchildren are spending their time. You know that dad has no explicit abuses toward his children, and you are cooking up this crap and stirring the pot constantly by keeping everyone upset all of the time. IF you love your daughter, then shut up and give her peace. IF you love your grandchildren, then shut up and give them peace while mom and dad work out their problems. YOU HAVE THE MOST TO LOSE...... I have an ex-mother-in-law JUST LIKE YOU, and to this day she doesn't get to visit or know anything. We do not visit, and her other children and grandchildren do not visit. And, my dear grandma, that's what a meddling spirit and a non-stop mouth will get you.
That you are a senior editor to a Christian publishing house scares the BeJesus out of me!