Offering this for thoughts and opinions…

I’ve read and responded to a few threads lately on the subject of the children’s relationships with the WS (or WP…Wandering Parent as I like to refer to them).

Many of you seem to go the extra mile to try hard to facilitate your children’s relationship with their WP.

I understand why…I’m just not sure if it’s the right thing. Is this an extension of Plan A?

So – here’s for discussion’s sake.

You guys only have one spouse.

Your children have another parent. If their relationship with the WP is too painful because of the A – well lucky for them they have a backup! You!

Not the same as having both – but not as devastating as it could be if they lost all parent person(s) in one hit.

So, from a kid’s pov – “I have even less of a reason to sustain my relationship with WP” Because I still have my mom or dad who is sticking in my corner. So why shouldn’t I lash out, call my WP names and refuse to have anything to do with them? I have the “freedom” to do so, because I still have mom (or dad) – who has not been lost to the fogbound masses.

Does that make sense?