02/05/2026
There’s a hard conversation that doesn’t get enough space.
When children become leverage in financial disputes, everybody loses—especially the kids. Support, expenses, and responsibilities matter, but love and access should never be conditional on money. A child should never feel like they are something to be withheld, traded, or used to settle adult conflicts.
Parental alienation is real. It happens quietly, over time, through words, silence, and repeated narratives. It doesn’t always look like hate—sometimes it looks like “protection,” control, or justification. But the end result is the same: a child slowly being pulled away from a parent who wants to love them and be present.
This isn’t about blaming mothers or fathers. It’s about accountability, fairness, and putting children first. Kids deserve relationships with both parents whenever it’s safe and possible. They deserve truth, not pressure. Stability, not loyalty tests.
Healing starts when we stop weaponizing pain and start choosing what’s best for the child—not what feels like revenge, control, or power in the moment.
I hope we can do better. For the kids. Always.
