The alienator was jealous of the kids' relationship with their father and did anything possible to keep them from seeing him when it was "her time."

It was January 26, 2010.

And one of the first times I remember seeing up close the devastation of alienation in real time.

At a band concert.

There she sat.

The alienator with Mary and Liam.

Waves were followed by screams of “Daddy! Daddy!” as soon as we arrived.

Little faces adorning smiles quickly started to make their way to the aisle.

Like a cheetah springing into action, the alienator lept…

We Stopped Fighting Parental Alienation and Walked Away

Originally published in Stepparent Magazine December 12, 2018

Somewhere along the way we made a conscious choice to preserve ourselves. To cut them loose. To let them go. For good.

No more war. No more deceit. No more what ifs.

Just gone.

It was freeing. And painful. And soul wrenching.

And there are days I can’t begin to comprehend their loss. I’m raw and sad and inconsolable.

I…