Put your kids first. I just don't understand parents that use their kids as pawns in their war with each other. This morning at school a large group of students got to see this in action. One parent had the kids by the hand and was walking away with them. The other was running across the grass screaming and complaining that she had driven 750 miles to see her children and he couldn't take them away (or some such.) It doesn't really matter what anyone was saying. The fact is that they were fighting over these children, in front of a busload of other children including their best friend/sister who was scared to death and crying so hard she was about to throw up.
The police were called, order was restored, some semblance of calmness was achieved - but really. Can't we, as adults, put the needs of the children above our own needs? Can't we put their welfare and well-being ahead of what we want or what we think we deserve. I've never had to deal with that as a divorced spouse, but I hope that I could be the grown-up in the situation. I seriously just want to smack both of those parents in the head and yell at them, "BE PARENTS! GROW UP!"
But I can't really do that. All I can do is take care of the children while they're here. Hug them and love on them and pray for them. It just hurts my heart. So I need to get down on my knees and pray for them and thank Heavenly Father that I don't have to deal with that type of situation at home. We may have a lot going on and it may be difficult, but we have much to be grateful for.
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