<p>shennie - very thought-provoking. You really have insights into this.</p>
<p>kirmum - I have seen what you are referring to, way too close to home. In this case, a mother found “love” (it did turn out to be that, but that is beside the point) on the Internet and left her H and pre-teen S for new squeeze. And when I say left, I mean picked up and moved over 500 miles away. She truly believed that all was ok because “S and I have a great relationship. We talk all the time.” Totally clueless about the abandonment on so many dimensions because she firmly believed she was a good parent who “communicated” with her S and he “understood.” An 11-year old boy understand his mother taking off???!!? I don’t think so.</p>