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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]And this from the parents who couldn't even manage to keep their family and marriage intact. A bit like letting the patients run the asylum.[quote]

I think this is really unfair.  Sometimes the combination of two people is just not right - that doesn't mean that they are incapable of being in a good relationship with someone else, or that they are bad parents.[/quote]

Nor, though, does it mean that the people who put their kids through a divorce should have the right to ask another adult (a new spouse) to have his or her marriage be secondary.  People keep posting that step-parents know what they are getting into hen they marry a parent.  I'd say the same is true for parent who remarries.  If you are going to have a healthy, respectful partnership with your new spouse, deciding to make decisions (other than legal obligations) without discussion, consultation and compromise should be off the table.  Why for goodness sake should your new spouse be viewed as an enemy of sorts when you were the one who screwed up, big time, in the first place.  Everyone screws up sometimes, but it surely doesn't mean you get to ride on a high horse and not consult with your new spouse about matters that directly impact him or her.  [/quote]

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