[dmac]

Based on the handfull of cases that make the news it's become a general public misperception that men are wife beaters, and most divorces are because of this. Most divorces are initiated by women, but so they can "find themselves" or some other selfish bull$hit, enabled by their ability to milk their ex- for a living, all at the expense of the kids. In my personal life I know countless examples of this - and none of the wife/child beating variety. My friends in the medical and legal professions back-up this assertion.

Ahh - but what are the long term effects on a woman? My ex- enjoyed a free ride for many years. But the system actually set her up for a big fall. When custody of my son changed to me she lost $800/mo in "child support", and she had to start paying $250/mo! A big income swing ($1050/mo) for a clerical worker! Think about it - all those years she was freeloading she had no motivation to improve her lot in life - a welfare addict. When the gravy train stopped, she crashed! Recently she was fired from her long term clerical job (due to lazyness), and she will likely be unemployed/underemployed for a long time due to lack of skills and low motivation. The femi-nazi system created her downfall - from beginning to end.

It took a few years for me to recover - but I have a kind second wife, my son, a beautiful stepdaughter, and a delightful exchange student/daughter. I have two college degrees, live in a great house, great job, and have an old Porsche 911! It has been a long, rough, road to get here.

I'll stick with my story: it's the "system" (laws, courts, Judges, court services, "Child Protection", attorneys, and the left-wing femi-nazi influence on these) that's broken, not women.