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My Husband Went to the Store and Never Came Home, Deserting His Two Kids
Yahoo Parenting ^ | February 16th, 2016 | Eden Strong

Posted on 02/16/2016 3:28:15 PM PST by Mariner

I saw my ex-husband in court last week. It was the first time I had seen him in longer than I could remember; the exact date lost in an 8-inch-thick legal file of court proceedings that is currently lying on my desk. In fact, I could count on one hand the number of times I have seen him since I started that file four years ago.

Up until just a few days ago, I literally could not find my ex-husband.

But before he disappeared four years ago, I was a married, stay-at-home mom of a 3-year-old daughter and 7-month-old son. Then overnight my world turned upside down when my husband said he was going to the store and simply never returned.

Not only was my marriage over, but he left me with two very young children in a position where I was unable to instantaneously support us.

Quitting his job and leaving his work vehicle (his only car) in the parking lot of his employer, he turned off his phone, moved out of town, and became untraceable. His actions were not just an exaggerated statement that he no longer wanted our marriage, but it was a heartbreaking declaration that he also no longer wanted our kids.

And I’ve heard it all; the judgments that people love to throw my way. “Didn’t you see this coming,” and “what did you do to make him leave?” Or “this is why you never should not have been a stay-at-home mom without your own career,” and my favorite, “you had kids with him, you did this to yourself.”

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To: HiTech RedNeck; gaijan
"yanks the institution out of God’s hands and it can only become a cynical, selfish game"

How many church women do you know that would vote to end fault-based divorce, or decline to accept what the state formula says is "owed" to them?

Maybe only 5%...in the church? And none outside.

81 posted on 02/16/2016 4:08:40 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: JudyinCanada

MGTOW:

Men Going Their Own Way.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MGTOW-Sticker-Men-Going-Their-Own-Way-Mens-Rights-Political-decals-/301613813657?var=&hash=item4639958f99:m:msFdMfT0kJpp6R5q-d_cWEw&vxp=mtr


82 posted on 02/16/2016 4:09:22 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Mariner

I said out of GOD’S hands...

Not the church’s hands...


83 posted on 02/16/2016 4:09:41 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Mariner

Well, thank God, you never had access to my four sons who don’t have a warped view of the concept of male/female relationships and sex. Life and Sex is sacred and to use it frivolously and carelessly without true commitment (virtue) is stupid and will end up in tragedy and child-killing and child-desertion.

Can you “know” the ethics of the person you marry or engage in a “sexual” immoral relationship?. Absolutely. That risk is YOUR choice and when you choose some evil witch because you can’t control your base urges, you are dumb and will suffer. But worse, any children you create will be totally damaged.

True love is selflessness-—and you can never truly love “the Other”—true diversity, without virtue (maturity/sacrifice). It is impossible. Christianity created the only “system” of ethics which is based on true “Love”.

If you choose a person incapable of “love”, you will be a loser always, even in our evil Marxist system which destroyed the marriage contract to make males and females hate each other and children distrust “commitment”. Children will be so emotionally crippled from lack of loving role models (destruction of true marriage) since they need both male/female role models to be rational, and be able to “love” and interact successfully with all people and understand Reality/Natural Law.

You are witnessing the deliberate destruction of culture by Socialism (which destroys virtue and embeds dependency). The destruction of the Natural family and all the dysfunctional, immorality of both male and female children, raised and damaged by the system which forces and normalizes selfish, evil, dysfunctional, addictive narcissists so the State becomes god..


84 posted on 02/16/2016 4:10:29 PM PST by savagesusie (Right Reason According to Nature = Just Law)
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To: JudyinCanada

Ever talk to today’s “children of broken homes?”

Usually the parents are in a contest to see who can be the kid’s biggest BFF..

Two christmases, two Easters, two or more birthday parties; kids learn quick to play their parents like fiddles.


85 posted on 02/16/2016 4:11:53 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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To: rwilson99
"Sounds like a couple of great ways to permanently avoid being a man."

You be your kind of man and the rest of us will be ours.

And, you'll be glad when our paths don't cross in a contentious way.

86 posted on 02/16/2016 4:11:56 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: AbolishCSEU

Yes, all my kids are productive too. I feel bad that I had to work so much but at least I taught them the value of an education and work ethic.


87 posted on 02/16/2016 4:13:31 PM PST by Rusty0604 (oh the stories I could tell. but I really don't think scalia's death is suspiciou.)
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To: Mariner

I wish you the best in your efforts to remove yourself from the gene pool..


88 posted on 02/16/2016 4:13:45 PM PST by rwilson99 (Please tell me how the words "shall not perish and have everlasting life" would NOT apply to Mary.)
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To: AC86UT89

So, best course, take the hidden bank account and hit the trail


89 posted on 02/16/2016 4:14:21 PM PST by Thibodeaux (leading from behind is following)
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To: Mariner

As the song says, “When Rita leaves, Rita’s gone.”


90 posted on 02/16/2016 4:14:31 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: savagesusie

Um, it seems you are so proud of your religion that your faith has nowhere to go....


91 posted on 02/16/2016 4:14:50 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Mariner

Can’t dodge God. You can dodge the church but you don’t meet the church when you die.


92 posted on 02/16/2016 4:15:55 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: savagesusie

People change. Or people fool you.


93 posted on 02/16/2016 4:16:28 PM PST by Rusty0604 (oh the stories I could tell. but I really don't think scalia's death is suspiciou.)
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To: Mariner
While I suppose it happens, I would guess it pretty rare that a man would abandon the support of his kids and undertake such a deliberate effort to avoid Child Support.

As a triage interviewer at a local food/clothing bank I can tell you this is a very common occurance.

I've had women tell me their ex-husband committed a crime, got caught and was sentenced to prison just to avoid having to make child support payments.

Irresponsibility is running wild.

94 posted on 02/16/2016 4:16:30 PM PST by upchuck (Killary is the poster girl for everything wrong with our government. h/t Mister Da)
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To: Mariner

http://j-nelson.net/2015/01/twenty-writers-dashiell-hammett-the-flitcraft-parable-from-the-maltese-falcon/


95 posted on 02/16/2016 4:18:59 PM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: MeanWestTexan

Terrifying story. It’s the entire “accountability problem” that government has that’s the reason I hate it. It is self serving. It’s hard to distinguish from organized crime at times. Even when it’s wrong, you have little recourse and if there’s money involved good luck getting it back.

Sorry to hear your troubles.


96 posted on 02/16/2016 4:20:52 PM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Mariner

What a creepy thing to say. You and other unsuccessful old men with your nasty opinions have destroyed many a young man by seeding bitterness at their core.


97 posted on 02/16/2016 4:20:53 PM PST by livius
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To: Rusty0604

I know, right? Meanwhile hubs ex-shrew is a BFFer, remarried a sugar daddy and has never had expectationa for her kids.

Oldest, 19, was told by mommykins that he was going to be an American Idol sensation—barely graduated HS with a 1.7 GPA, is now a pot fiend, working part time at a vid game store and living back with mommykins
The younger two are worse. Fortunately I caught the fact that the oldest moved out. Ex-shrew was going to stay quiet about it and let CS continue till 21 for him (CS goes to 21 mandatory here in NYS) Took 7 mos through the court system with a lawyer to get him emancipated


98 posted on 02/16/2016 4:23:26 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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To: savagesusie
"If you choose a person incapable of “love”, you will be a loser always, even in our evil Marxist system which destroyed the marriage contract to make males and females hate each other and children distrust “commitment”. Children will be so emotionally crippled from lack of loving role models (destruction of true marriage) since they need both male/female role models to be rational, and be able to “love” and interact successfully with all people and understand Reality/Natural Law."

Too complicated.

Simple is to father no children and never marry.

99 posted on 02/16/2016 4:23:28 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Mariner
it was a heartbreaking declaration that he also no longer wanted our kids.

Why is that so heartbreaking? Kids, like marriage, can be and often are mistakes. Walking away from one shouldn't mean that walking away from the other(s) is any big deal. Get a grip, woman

100 posted on 02/16/2016 4:23:43 PM PST by Ahithophel (Communication is an art form susceptible to sudden technical failures)
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