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8. I have been the child in the middle of a horrific separation and custody battle.

Reply to jazzimov (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 11:59 PM

Feb 2014

Where both parents pitted myself and my brothers and sisters against one another. Where it became the principle objective of my mother and father to emotionally and financially ruin the reputation of the other. It was a disgusting, incredibly traumatizing point in my life and I can say with complete confidence that I am permanently damaged because my parents acted like despicable human beings.

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Dylan Farrow was abused - of that there is no doubt. [View all] jazzimov Feb 2014 OP

"I know what a woman is capable of in order to gain advantage" - Swing and a miss. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #1

Have you been through a divorce? nt jazzimov Feb 2014 #3

As a father who had the " they aren't comfortable being alone with you" shit thrown in my face.... pkdu Feb 2014 #5

Seriously? Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #26

Hell hath no fury..... pkdu Feb 2014 #32

I have and I left him in much better financial shape than I was in Warpy Feb 2014 #7

I have been the child in the middle of a horrific separation and custody battle. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #8

Oh Gravity, Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #27

I have Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #25

A divorce/separation/custody battle... Spider Jerusalem Feb 2014 #28

Big miss kcr Feb 2014 #4

Women can be just as evil as Men. jazzimov Feb 2014 #6

Women are human beings. Who knew? kcr Feb 2014 #10

Good point! jazzimov Feb 2014 #14

There is no conclusion to "jump to." There was no trial because Dylan was deemed too fragile. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #22

A while back I heard a shocking statistic on the percentage of men cpwm17 Feb 2014 #20

That's where he lost me too Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #24

Either Way, I Believe Mia and Ronan Are Exploiting Her Now Upward Feb 2014 #2

Welcome to DU! jazzimov Feb 2014 #9

Thanks Upward Feb 2014 #12

Angelina Jolie had the first kid Maddox for 3 years before she got involved with Brad Pitt JI7 Feb 2014 #13

Do you really think this is all for ratings? Inspired Feb 2014 #30

The abuse allegations weren't made until after LibDemAlways Feb 2014 #11

I agree, and I was very anti-Woody until jazzimov Feb 2014 #15

The thing that bothers me about Soon-Yi justiceischeap Feb 2014 #29

Mia suggested he spend more time with Soon-Yi kskiska Feb 2014 #33

I guess you've never heard of the straw and the camel's back. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #23

I don't see the memory planting as "just as likely" treestar Feb 2014 #16

There's a big difference between 7 and 19. An ocean, in fact. El_Johns Feb 2014 #18

It is not "just as likely" that Mia coached her BainsBane Feb 2014 #17

On Saturday night, shortly after the letter's release, Lena Dunham, in the El_Johns Feb 2014 #19

You ignore that Dylan was seen at the time by psychologists. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #21

Seems like a false dichotomy. Vattel Feb 2014 #31

It's awfully strange kskiska Feb 2014 #34

Actually, he does have quite a history of being skeevy about young girls CrawlingChaos Feb 2014 #35