#parental-alienation

#parental-alienation

Rory sat in her car, dreading what lay ahead. Another day off work and another day in court with her whispered who was fighting her for custody of their son. An hour later, the judge looked from Rory to her ex. She could practically hear him saying, "What now?" in his sigh. Her ex's lawyer rose and began a long soliloquy about his "poor client," now saddled with debt he can't pay off: "Ruining his credit, no doubt." Then, there was "this woman," who insisted on painting his "poor client" as a bad father. "All he wants to do is love his son," his lawyer continued. "What she is attempting is parental alienation."

When one parent shares their negative emotional perspective of the other with a child, it may deeply disturb the child's perception and relationship with that parent.