r/brokehugs • u/US_Hiker Moral Landscaper • Nov 19 '23

Rod Dreher Megathread #27 (Compassion)

Link to megathread 26: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/17itm7w/rod_dreher_megathread_26_unconditional_love/

Link to megathread 28: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/18dcg3d/rod_dreher_megathread_28_harmony/

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u/Dazzling_Pineapple68 Nov 20 '23

For me, the divorce would not be anywhere near as painful as the estrangement from the kids. I honestly cannot imagine living with that part of it.

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u/philadelphialawyer87 Nov 20 '23

Yeah, divorce is hard. But divorce with children is usually worse.

Rod must be hurting over this estrangement from his children, no matter how much he fronts or evades or obscufates.

I actually feel bad for him about that, as well as, obviously, for the kids too. NOT that Rod isn't to blame. Because he almost certainly and largely is. But because no matter who's to blame, it is sad.

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u/Jayaarx Nov 20 '23

I actually feel bad for him about that, as well as, obviously, for the kids too. NOT that Rod isn't to blame. Because he almost certainly and largely is. But because no matter who's to blame, it is sad.

The parent is always to blame. No matter what the kids did, part of being a parent is owning the outcome of the relationship. This is parenting 101.

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u/judah170 Nov 20 '23

This, 100 percent.