In having read this article, it appears to me that the first paragraph stated above, was IN fact, the whole purpose of Mr. Maas' article. Because it was written shortly after another article that bombshelled the website for a couple of days, it should not take away from the point of what Mr. Maas had to say. Not only has Mr. Maas tried to make the public aware of a topic that is prevelant in todays society, but he was allowing others who had words of wisdom to share as well. Best selling authors sell their books on many a person based on their life, and it includes their dirty laundry as well. If Mr. Maas had written under an alias, no one would have associated his story with the previous story.
I personally know Mr. & Mrs. Maas and they are anything but the nutjobs, loonies, or bad parents that some of you have called them. I use their computer, as I write this, since mine is not working, and have got to know them quite well. They are good people. I see nothing in this article that mentions any names and it talks about what custodial parent/non-custodial parents should/shouldn't be doing when it comes to the CHILDREN.
Because Mr. Maas chose to write his story from what he has experienced, it does not make his story any less credible in my opinion.
I've noticed from being fairly new to this site, that there are a few selected people on here that seem to want to control what the topic of discussions should or should not be. I certainly don't read the articles that don't interest me and I don't feel the need to run off others who disagree with how I feel.
maco1-to claim that Mr. Maas wrote this article after trashing his ex to gain sympathy is pretty innacurate about the type of person he is. Pretty judmental on your part as well, since you don't know him.
Bluetooth- I think Mr. Maas made it quite clear in his forum of what he felt was right and wrong. Not once did I hear him say "i was the perfect parent." It seems he was talking from "experience" and what he found that was or was not helpful when it came to the children involved in divorce. It seems he tried to get his point across by using his own experiences as the topic.
Instead of those of you chastising Mr. Maas for his article, how about offering some words of wisdom on the problem at hand and stop pretending if we don't talk about the problem, it will go away.
If Mr. Maas helps ONE divorced couple to see what involving the children in divorce disputes does, then I say, it was well worth it.
I remember reading that the children involved were banned from this site, along with the EX. However if they are still reading I do not feel that Mr. Maas bashed anyone in this article. I too was a divorced parent and EVERYTHING that Mr. Maas stated in his article is what ANY judge will tell the couple upon granting their divorce. Our judge specifially talked about preventing the children from having a realtionship with BOTH parents as being wrong, denying visits, "bribing" kids to see one parents view over another, etc.
Last but not least, just remember the old saying, "unless you have walked a mile in that persons shoes, you can't honestly say how you would have reacted either."

Sissy