Question #2 - if she's so rotten then why did you have kids with her?
Well, okay. But what if she's a serial adultress? What if she becomes addicted to drugs? Becomes abusive herself? These things happen, and more than you might be inclined to think. People always change, and sometimes it's for the worse.
Question #3 - if you love your kids so much then why did you break up?
See above. There are occasions (though they're not THAT common) where it's actually healthier for the parents to be separated.
Question #4 - did you decide to go for custody *before or after* you found out how much child support will cost?
Because that's the only reason men ever go for custody, right?
Question #5 - is it possible for you to realize how hard custody battles are on the KIDS and do your best to act like a mensch for a change?
I suppose your definition of being a mensch is for men to just roll over and take whatever screwing might be planned for them?
Question #6 - did you ever realize that normal people don't have knock-down, drag-out custody ordeals? Even when they get divorced, they treat each other with respect and work out a cooperative arrangement with the kids' best interests at heart
Eh, you might be surprised at what a small percentage of divorces actually work out this way. Oftentimes, one spouse or the other is a whack-job or just plain vindictive. Sometimes both. I dunno what's worse - a divorce where one or both parties try to screw the other over, or one where one parent just doesn't care.
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