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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think he made a tactical error in not making a very generous financial settlement, very quickly. Things surely would have gone more smoothly if he had, and the chateau sale could have been part of it. It smacks of egotism and control. She's the mother of his six children and he should have been very generous. Just on principle, let alone his gross behavior on the plane.[/quote]

What does wanting a big lump sum payout say about someone? Did she want money or justice? [/quote]

I'm not saying she's an angel, far from it. But she was entitled to a huge sum for division of property and child support for six kids over 8 years, and it does seem like he withheld it to punish her for leaving and publicly embarrassing him. And she retaliated by withholding the kids, even when it seemed reasonable he was healthy and ready to co-parent. They both suck. [/quote]

What kind of mother does this? [/quote]

I'm sure she rationalized it to herself--he's an awful father and person, the kids were better off with her etc. Like most narcissists do.[/quote]

I was a little shocked when she had a member of her team basically admit she's been brainwashing the kids to think they had no voice because their father has privilege and power. What? The kids worked with court-appointed therapists, who represented their perspectives in custody proceedings. Only a sadistic mother would want to put her kids through testifying in court. Four are now adults and are free to speak out at any time. At least three seem to have dropped his name, out of loyalty to their mother not because he's been a terrible father as far as we can see. There is no evidence to suggest he deserved to have his parental rights severed. She's a vindictive nutcase who absolutely cannot see the harm she's done to her family (after his initial harm, which while terrible seems to have been short-lived). It's always been about her and what she wants, not what's in the best interest of raising well-adjusted kids who have healthy relationships with both parents.[/quote]

Here's the quote: “The kids have grown up seeing that some people have so much power and privilege that their voices don’t matter. Their pain doesn’t count,” a source close to the matter shares with Us Weekly.

A good mother would have helped them get past one terrible day eight years ago. Kids are resilient and would have been okay if she encouraged reunification, explaining he was sick but is better now and loved them very much. She wanted them to stew in it because it served her purposes. I can't think of much more horrible parenting than that. Unless there is somehow more to it than that, but I think Wasser would have continued to help her if she felt she was in the right.[/quote]

It wasn't just one day. That has been made abundantly clear[/quote]

She herself said she left him the minute he became abusive toward the kids. So that was one day. If you're talking about the alcoholism, sure, but look how well Ben Affleck's kids are doing. Why? Because of parents committed to co-parenting peacefully and putting them first.[/quote]

If she talks about her/their suffering so much publicly, can you imagine how much shes does privately? Those kids never had a chance.[/quote]

As the middle aged adult daughter of an abusive alcoholic father, i speak from experience and much observation from decades working in advocacy in both family and criminal courts that kids raised by immature parents with substance use disorder and abusive behavior in their roles as spouse and parent will all face lifelong challenges of one sort or another - no one emerges entirely unscathed and some are far more damaged than others, depending on the temperament of the child and other influences in their childhood and adulthood.

I don’t think Jolie is without blame but I laud her for standing up for her kids and for setting the example of standing up for herself. I suspect she gets far more negative response than she deserves - those kids had choices and they are choosing to stay away from Brad and that says something more to me than it’s all Jolie’s fault. The one time my mother spoke of possibly leaving my father, I immediately replied with encouragement and asking that I not have to visit him after the separation.

What happened on that plane didn’t come out of nowhere. Brad Pitt is not a good guy. I’d happily watch anything Jolie is in, but for years now I avoid Pitt films just like I do Cruise and Gibson and Eastwood films. I’d rather save my diminishing time for artists who aren’t abusers.[/quote]

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