tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post4011950147795693374..comments2024-03-03T03:46:33.934-05:00Comments on Skylark Blog: Is it Moral? Is it Legal? These are not the same Question.Kelsey & Trask, P.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05241677623102829217noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-46752781481203304392011-08-15T19:48:54.816-04:002011-08-15T19:48:54.816-04:00Anonymous, Thank your for your comments. I'm ...Anonymous, Thank your for your comments. I'm glad you found a fair amount of sarcasm under your bed while searching for the boogeyman. <br /><br />Regarding the comparisons you have made, I do not agree that two wrongs make a right. The Mother's alcohol abuse is of great concern and endangers the children. I looked again but couldn't find any part of our post which indicated the Mother's behavior was acceptable. I also reread the transcript of the court hearing which is the source of the controversial order by the Judge, and at no point in that hearing did the Judge say the Mother's alcohol use was okay. In fact the Judge ordered the Mother not to consume any alcohol. <br /><br />That's an important and overlooked fact in your comments. The Judge, who you imply doesn't care about these children, ordered the Father to essentially shut up and ordered the Mother to stop drinking alcohol. Drinking alcohol is a legal activity protected by the 21st Amendment. Should we be concerned about her rights or the danger she poses to the children?<br /><br />Frankly, reading both transcripts of the court hearings it is obvious the Judge is concerned for these children and wants to find the best way to protect these children from the bad behavior of both parents. I don't think the Father should be quiet about any bad behavior of the Mother, but there is a time and a place. He has every right (and responsibility as a good parent) to bring those issues to the attention of the Judge. But he shouldn't discuss these accusations with his children, especially in a way that denigrates the Mother. I still believe that printing the same on a public forum is no different than telling the children directly.Kelsey & Trask, P.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05241677623102829217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-24191653706828344272011-08-15T16:39:46.635-04:002011-08-15T16:39:46.635-04:00The judge wanted to protect the children huh? Pro...The judge wanted to protect the children huh? Protect them from words written on a blog but not from the damage caused by an alcoholic mother. Pity that our society has a problem with someone writing about an issue but not the issue itself. I find it disgusting that people want this father to sit quietly and let his ex and her family damage the sons even more. Anyone really think the boys would have been ok if the father just would have turned a blind eye to the mothers drinking? That is how the latest court started out right? The father tried to protect his sons after they asked for help. Oh wait let me guess, the father's blog caused the mother to become an alcoholic? I need to check under my bed for the blog, I hear it's the new "boogie man".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-49768559911327221162011-08-15T14:49:27.812-04:002011-08-15T14:49:27.812-04:00Anonymous: Thank you for your thoughts. I have o...Anonymous: Thank you for your thoughts. I have one question in response: Would Mr. M's constructive 2/3 still have been useful without the destructive 1/3 of posts?Kelsey & Trask, P.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05241677623102829217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-78413158957560814252011-08-15T14:46:43.059-04:002011-08-15T14:46:43.059-04:00"He claims he chose this outlet as a way to h..."He claims he chose this outlet as a way to help others, but there is a distinction between wanting to tell the world how bad your ex is and trying to find solutions about how to deal with those problems."<br /><br />Mr. M has helped countless individuals with solutions he has offered. Obviously you are hung up on the 1/3 of the anonymous posts that have anything to do with his ex-wife, and are completely ignoring the other 2/3 of the postings that offer suggestions on ways to REDUCE conflict with a former spouse that is determined to destroy you and your relationship with your children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-31306799612711050172011-08-11T15:46:53.205-04:002011-08-11T15:46:53.205-04:00I completely agree with you. There is no way, if h...I completely agree with you. There is no way, if he were truly thinking about his children, that he'd say this is about his 1st Amendment rights. He and his ex need some parenting classes. I feel bad for the kids!Amanda Glinskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-665321982567298352011-08-11T12:46:16.690-04:002011-08-11T12:46:16.690-04:00It seems that society has come to believe that all...It seems that society has come to believe that all rights, especially free speech, involve no corresponding responsibilities. There seems to be a more and more prevalent belief that because I think something that I have both the right to say it, regardless of the harm it will do to others, and that others "have" to listen to me. <br /><br />Yet many of these same individuals would, probably, also take offense if such language was directed at them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com