Just because you say it’s a fact, does not mean that it is. California legalized joint custody of kids in 1979, which is before Goldie and Bill got divorced. In 2009 NYT posted an article reporting that 50% of fathers who asked for custody got it. Certainly, 30 years ago that was likely not the case, but if he had…

Whether she lies or not is also irrelevant.

This is just terrible.

For all that is holy and good, where did the one in the pic come from? I need to eat that one stat. Will travel New England!

How is her having an affair relevant to him seeing his kids?

Yes! So manipulative. I got married a couple years ago and I asked my paternal grandfather to walk me down the aisle because he is awesome and my dad is decidedly not. My dad threw a temper tantrum and never RSVPed to the wedding. I told my grandma (his mom) that that was a privilege that was earned and not his right,…

YES! I struggle with this too.

Then get evidence and take her to court. If she doesn’t hold up her piece of the custody arrangement, then she has to face the legal consequences of those choices. But there is no evidence of that, just interviews where he makes her out to be a manipulative slut and him the innocent victim of her wiles. Cry me a…

Yes. She cannot be blamed for his actions or lack of actions. It is personal accountability and personal agency. If she did try to prevent him, then it was his responsibility to make sure that he maintained a relationship with them. They are his kids. He clearly did not care enough about them if he made no effort to…

And seriously? You have a bad relationship with your kids because your ex is a slut? Fuck you, man.

A-fucking-men! It was 100% his responsibility to make sure that he had a relationship with his own children. Even if Goldie did try to prevent him from seeing them, he should have gone to court to at least get visitation. He didn’t because he didn’t care, but now it is convenient to play the victim.

Them being rich and famous has nothing to do with it. Oliver and Kate are his children. When they were little, it was on HIM to maintain a relationship with them. If Goldie did try to prevent him from seeing them, then it was on HIM to go to the courts to get at least visitation. He didn’t care enough to do it, and…

Well, a part of it for me was that when people googled my name, they would also get the arrests of my father and brother. I just don’t want to be associated with the name or with them.

I am in the exact same boat as you. People that know me, know my shitty family situation, but casual acquaintances do not. Some person who I had met at my future sister-in-law’s bridal shower told me that I was so “retro” for changing it...

Seriously. Be a grown up and don't just let swinging strings hit you in the face.

Yes please! I did NOT marry my best friend. We both married other people and it’s better that way. The idea that one person can fulfill every relationship role for a person is ridiculous and only ends in disappointment!

Yes. Exactly. I am a prenatal genetic counselor and I talk to a fair number of people who have been sold on PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) and then they come and talk to me and I still recommend diagnostic testing (CVS or amniocentesis) because PGD is not 100% and I have had different couples that did it for…

Actually ~90%, but yes, pretty accurate.

If you think that every woman who wanted an abortion could have one, then you are not living in reality. There are so many factors that limit access, and the repubs are only trying to make it harder and harder.

ADORABLE!