Disrespect and Child Custody Reaction

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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0:29.6	I just want to start off with a couple of quick emails.
0:34.3	Judy said, I heard your caller about her daughter being disrespectful.
0:40.6	"'I have three brothers.
0:42.7	"'My dad would not tolerate any disrespect for my mom.
0:47.1	"'If any of my brothers even started to roll his eyes,
0:51.4	"'my dad would stand up and say, watch yourself. She was my wife before she was your mother.
0:59.3	Needless to say, we all towed the line. Masculine and feminine. Polarity necessary.
1:25.5	Okay, Michelle, I have been watching YouTube videos with court cases on Zoom,
1:29.4	and there are a lot of full-length and abbreviated videos on child custody cases. It shows all of the negative things that happen in what people deal with,
1:35.7	and more importantly, what the kids go through when parents get divorced with young children.
1:41.8	All of the issues you talk about where people move in with a new boyfriend
1:45.4	and girlfriend, step-parents, kids being in unsafe situations, and also the reality of how
1:51.2	hard it is financially for parents to manage. Many people go to divorce with false expectations
1:58.1	about how it's just going to be okay now. As soon as we divorce, everything's
2:05.7	going to be smooth with custody, child support, and what the courts expect parents to do. It also
2:12.6	shows that even young babies are being given 50-50 custody because the courts do not consider what is in the
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