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my (former) best friend got involved with a divorced man with twin teenage kids. she hated them- accused them of theft, complained of their slovenly habits, and refused to stay at his house on "those weekends".
i was horribly disturbed by her attitude. i figured that she would soften over time, that the kids were soon going to go off to college, that luckily they didn't have to be exposed to her very often.
when charlie's son needed to move in with his dad because of escalating conflicts with his mother, my former best friend turned into a banshee.
i was so appalled by her behavior that i had to tell her what i thought. straight up- just like you told your letter-writer. her lack of compassion was - yea- i'll say it again- apalling. even now i am dumbfounded by the logic. how could any woman want to be involved with a man that would abandon his children?
luckily, i didn't hear from her until she needed a favor. it forced me to take of our friendship and realized that i had really glossed over her many character flaws for many years.
