Parenting is not a Chess Game

Children are not pawns. 

Children are not trophies. 

Children are not possessions. 

Children are not weapons. 

In many cases "Parental alienation syndrome" can look more like a syndrome the accusing parents have--than a malady of the children.

"PAS" has been generally defined as a child's denigration of a parent without justification. That last part is the key. How often can there truly be no justification? Children naturally love their parents and are often some of the most forgiving creatures on the planet. When a young person decides that they way their parent has treated them is unacceptable, it pours salt in the wounds of that child to dismiss the young person's feelings and label the child with a "syndrome."

 

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