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When protecting children makes you the bad parent

I gave my cheating ex-husband supervised visits with our kids and he tells them I am keeping him away from them and now they are angry at me instead of understanding why.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Safety measures that limit access to harmful parents often get reframed by both the restricted parent and confused children as the protective parent's cruelty.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Punishment consequences and natural boundaries?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.