2.27.2008

Love and Marriage


While waiting to enter a plea this morning in district court, I had to wait until some "temporary orders" were entered in a divorce case. It's not that unusual. A couple, normally with lawyers, dictate their agreement into the record regarding property and children until a divorce can be finalized.

This one was unusual because the young soon-to-be-ex-wife was crying pretty hard. It was sad. I looked out in the gallery and saw a couple of people wiping their eyes.

Upon reflection, I surprised I don't see that more often.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

that made me wipe my eyes...

that's so sad

Anonymous said...

I can't remember rejoicing in either of my divorces.

Anonymous said...

those were tears of joy

Anonymous said...

BG

Did you plead guilty?

Or insanity?

Anonymous said...

There is absolutely nothing funny about divorce. Ask anybody who has gone through it.

And the fallout goes on and on, especially with the children.

Very sad.

Chupa4mechupa4u said...

Women suck!!!
If she's anything like my EX (AKA The Devil) she cried alright... ALL the way to the bank! Stupid women.
Oh and,chupacabra.

Anonymous said...

Did you get her phone number???
Most divorced women are good house keepers. they get to keep your house.

Anonymous said...

Stupid men - especially the ones that leave evidence like letters from the girlfriend lying around for the wife to find.

Been there & yes, I took him for all I could get.

Anonymous said...

Barry, do you know why a divorce cost so MUCH? - [they are worth it]

House of R & R said...

A divorce attorney friend of mine always says that before anyone wants to get married they should be required to go through a big ugly divorce first.

Anonymous said...

Divorce is sad ~ even when you are the one initiating it. It is an end to dreams once shared and the beginning of a long, difficult period when raising children.

Anonymous said...

2:41 - so true.

It really does take a long time for the divorce to make any sense to the children.

Some folks handle it with maturity and sensibility.

Others just keep on fighting, only worse than before, and the children are caught in the middle.

Anonymous said...

1:08pm.....now that was funny.

Anonymous said...

I'm curious how many men that go through those divorces were willing to go to marriage counseling...to make changes in order for the marriage to work. So many men want the flower but then they don't want to water it.

Anonymous said...

11:47, the fallout only goes on and on if the divorced mom and dad allow it to. If both parents end up in truly happier situations and put the interest of their kid or kids first, you find some VERY happy and well adjusted "children of divorce".

Anonymous said...

I don't care how good the guy is he don't stand a chance in most Texas Courts. You might as well save yourself the extra money and hours of your life and give her everything you have- don't bother with a lawyer and hearings and all that, then cut your own wiener off with a dull butter knife and shove a red hot fireplace poker up your butt. The End

Anonymous said...

8:49 - but how many divorced couples actually PUT the children first?

A family member has been divorced for twenty five years and still indulges in lambasting her ex husband before her grown children, every chance she gets.

The blame game never works especially with adult children of divorce. They can see that there is always two sides and both are equally to blame.

It is the little children that I feel sorry for. Some of these kids think they are to blame and many divorcing couples can not afford counseling for them.

Anonymous said...

in most cases the women use the children to line their own pockets with money. I was the one that was abandoned and I was the one that tried to be nice about it. Her Christian lawyer took full advantage of that fact. He got 1/2 of everything for her then he took the other half. life over.

In retrospect I could have and should have cut her throat.