I'm not sure if this is an OT blog or not.

I was googling along my merry way and I came across a site, http://www.divorcebusting.com, where a woman is selling marital advice over the phone at the rate of $150 for 45 minutes. If this woman has any educational credentials they are well hidden on the site.

We have skids this weekend.

On the Tues/Wed before we have them I start trying to plan things to keep us away from home during the time they're here. I don't care what or where it is. I just dread the idea of being home with them there. I've found that it's better to be out somewhere. Maybe it's because when we're home I feel like I've lost control of my own home. Maybe if we're in the car or if they are doing some activity it's easier to tune them out. Maybe it keeps them from constantly having to be hanging on daddy.

I'm interested in everyone's opinions but in particular if those of you with a professional background in the area would answer I'd appreciate it.

I have a friend who has some issues with her skids. I've been around enough to see first hand what she's talking about and I agree there seems to be issues.

The BM and BD don't get along. BM is quite the drama queen/control freak.

The kids are 9 and 7. BM and BD have a 5 year old.

There's a (valid) argument that kids or skids can't be held accountable for certain behaviours because it's a failure of the parent to teach them properly. It comes up a lot here, that we shouldn't resent the kids, they are upset, confused, etc and they are the way they are because they haven't been taught any better, right?

These kids who lie, bully, demand, manipulate, lack compassion and so forth grow up to become people who lie, bully, demand, manipulate and who lack compassion, don't they?