Reviewing Perils of a ‘Me-First’ Upbringing
Barbara Bronson Gray’s story on self-involved parents and children truly hit the mark. As a family law specialist and mediator of divorcing couples, I witness firsthand how the anxious intensity and self-righteousness of being “first” often gets acted out between parents in destructive custody court battles.
I often wonder whether such parental behavior may be a cause for the divorce itself.
It is sad to see such parents who truly love their children cause pain and emotional damage to their children and to themselves.
FORREST S. MOSTEN, Los Angeles Chairman, Dispute Resolution Committee, Beverly Hills Bar Assn.
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