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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I'm on vacation in a beach town in Central America and one of the bartenders tells me there's a new local in town who's from Maryland and introduces me.  We politely chat.  The woman soon tells me tells me she's from Bethesda, is divorced, and has a 14 and 16 year old.  She then says that she had custody but that her kids recently insisted on moving in with their father.  She said she thought for sure it would "blow over," but when it didn't she simply packed up a few months ago and moved to Central America to "start a new life."

How f'd up is that?[/quote]

I don’t get it. Why is it f-ed up?[/quote]

It's screwed up because she is the mother of minor children and has opted to move to another country where she will have no parental responsibility whatsoever. If something happens and her kids need help she will not be there for them.  She has basically abdicated her responsibility as a parent and has run off to do her own thing.

When you are the parent of a minor child you simply do not have the luxury of running off to another country to do your own thing.  Part of being a grown up means being responsible for the children that you brought into this world.  Sending them off to live with dad while you leave the country and live the good life is irresponsible.  It just is.  And, yes, I do judge people who abdicate their responsibility to their minor children.  [/quote]

But kids with their dad right? Dad here... I must be missing something. She wants to live her life and kids are with their dad. Appears everyone involved is okay with the arrangement. Exactly what is the issue?[/quote]

She is their mother.  Unless she has been banned from seeing her kids for some reason, she should be in their lives.  Their well being is her responsibility, too.

You can't just dump them off on the other parent and take off.  What if something happens to their father?[/quote]

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