Here's your hope. Your hope is in striving towards cooperative

co-parenting. Sometimes I hear people say, well, you know, we're divorced. I can't do

anything about that. Therefore my kids are sunk. No, that's not true. There's a

lot you can do even under these circumstances to improve their overall

well-being and it has to do with how you manage the co-parenting relationship

between the homes. That's what we're after. That's why we're talking about this

today.

Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships

that matter most. I'm Ann Wilson. And I'm Dave Wilson. And you can find us at

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Have you ever been in a circumstance where you were standing near two people and

they started hitting each other in a fight?

Yes, several times. What?

Detroit Lions locker room. Really?

Half time. Yes, half of a couple times in a locker room between players, one

time between a player and a co-. Anyway, all I could tell you is we lost the

game and it was one of the scariest things I've ever been around. When you're

around, I mean, they were swinging and landing some punches. There were a

couple times where I saw violence in my own home when my mom and dad were going

through a divorce. Either way, when violence is that close to you, it is not only

scary. It can be traumatic and leave marks for a lifetime. And I think today we're

going to talk a little bit about how that affects a home and affects a blended

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