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Tbh that part might be true, just venting about a situation a friend of mine is in.

So she has evidence, police reports and documented conversations profiling a history of domestic abuse by the guy. He loved the smack her around, send death threats and be generally negligent. You know, loses his fucking mind and starts screaming because the dishes aren't done, that kinda thing. That was just towards her.

After the divorce, he got custody every weekend, while she got every week. This meant that she organised dinners, took the kid to school, paid for every single expense, did bedtime, bathtime and basically every life lesson. His child support payments are $150 a month. Which I guess almost cover a week's worth of one of those things.

Towards the kid (4 years old) he was negligent at best, terrifying at worst. I don't think he's ever directly physically hurt the kid, but the kid talked about the time "daddy was angry and threw a plant pot across the room and i had to move out the way so it didn't hit my head". He also liked to watch horror movies with the kid, who is now terrified of the dark and has lots of nightmares. And any time he was at the dad's house, he'd be completely exhausted the next day.

After the plant pot incident, she contacted various support organisations who advised her to cut contact move 30 miles away with the kid. She did so. Now he's taken her to court and there is a possibility that she will have to relocate back to be closer to him, so that he can have equal parenting rights.

Equal parenting rights, but not equal parenting responsibilities. He doesn't want to be a dad, he wants to be fun uncle.

Probably the worst part about this is that the kid just thinks dad is the most fun ever. It's fucking heartbreaking.