Exactly my thought. Cannot blame this one on the millennials.

Is irrelevant to this discussion because no one coerced these women or exploited them, and sure-as-fuck nobody is profiting off them. But hey, its edgy and hip to dismiss any form of devotion and discipline as a cult, so good on you for having the penetrating insight of a smarmy 18-year old.

I got overwhelmed and now I’m drinking prosecco in my bedroom, with my vibrator, hiding from my family.

He's popular because the people who believe him are high? I could see that.

I hate this lady, but moreso I hate the fact that there is a market for such a thing as a “YouTube talent manager”.

This is exactly how my ex-husband and I do things. We’ve been separated two years, divorced for one and share the house equally. Its worked out beautifully and has been the most stable option for our 5 year old.

My ex pulls the petulant, emotional vampire crap. The kids are now 16 and 19; we divorced when they were 4 and 7. I don’t know where you are, but where I am state law says that by age 13 if the kid doesn’t want to visit the non-custodial parent, they don’t have to. Law says I can’t KEEP kid away, but if kid chooses…

Same here. Those darn kids seem to also have brains. Who knew? 😊

In place of Christmas cheer, I shall spread the great word of twunt.

“Young man, you are a member of this ent0ur— I mean, family — and you will do as I say.”

No kidding. I’m no parent, but I know it’s hard enough to raise a kid when you’re not in the spotlight. That he (at least not that I’m aware of) isn’t a drug abuser, showing his ass constantly, and acting like an entitled shit, she and her ex have done a great job raising him. If he wants his space now, as hard as it…

He is 15, though. No matter which way around, it seems like the judge should listen to him. Kids under 10 don’t know better, but I’d say after 10 they should be heard.

Hey thanks! And if she’s not, well, I hope they let me get to keep her in a specimen jar if they excise it. That’s my mass, and you can’t have it! And twunt is an awesome word, isn’t it? I’m not a fan of the c-word, my mom hates the t-word, but twunt is just beautiful. I even have my mom saying it now.

I really hope Kristen is benign! I suppose Christmas doesn't sound nearly as bad in comparison. And thanks for teaching me the word “twunt”!

One year I had to cancel Thanksgiving with my family because my son was ill, and it was pretty great. So great that I stopped feeling obligated to spend holidays with people who stress me out.

I thought that once a kid reached a certain age, they were allowed to decide which parent they want to live with? Maybe that’s different if the other parent lives in another country.

We had a 3week/3week set up initially and I NEVER had what I needed at either house. And, no shit, sometimes I’d leave a trail between two houses. Ballet slippers in the road? Mine.

Not if the father was a person famous for being a self-involved thirsty jerk who doesn’t seem to care about other people and the kid has spent the past few months following the aforementioned sled-involved thirsty parent on tour. For example, Tom Cruise. Very few people seem to support any bid he may have for custody…

Plus it’s not really “winning” anything if you have to force someone to spend time with you.

I am reminded of a case, years back, in which a very wealthy couple used their children as pawns in a divorce battle (if I have any lacunae in my memory of this, I am sure some J-belles will let me know); and the judge was finally so tired of their shenanigans that she ‘awarded’ the house to the children, and ordered…