Co Parenting Quotes

“Also, if Briar had a kid, it would basically be my kid, too... I don’t mean that in some like…nuclear family, heterosexual, we’re-registered-at-Hobby-Lobby kind of way. I just mean, you know, Briar is my family, and our family is whatever we decide it is.”
― H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper

“Don't ever talk badly about the narcissist in front of your kids. Understand the narcissist will talk badly to your kids about you. Children will learn to trust no one and be messed up forever if you don't keep them grounded. Put kids first to protect them.”
― Tracy Malone

“The best gift that a child can receive from their parents is a happy home and a thriving companionship between them. Of course, in some instances, the parents may choose to go their separate ways. Even so, harmonious co-parenting is still possible when both parents prioritize their child’s wellbeing over their own interests!”
― AVIS Viswanathan

“Her parents hate that she isn’t married,” Collin told Dr. Joyce.

“That’s unfortunate,” Dr. Joyce said. She hastened to add, “I mean, it shouldn’t matter if you’re married or not. What matters is you love each other.”

“Oh, we don’t,” Lucie said. “We’re just friends.”
― Lauren Ho, Lucie Yi Is Not a Romantic

“Doctor: You need to eliminate your stressors. It's not looking good.

Me: How exactly do I do that when I must see my stressor daily.”
― Niedria Kenny, Order in the Courtroom: The Tale of a Texas Poker Player

“You do not have to be a couple to parent your children together,”
― Dr. Jann Blackstone

“Details document patterns rather than people, supporting records can counter spin, and calm responses can meet escalation, so that my daughter's peace, not a parent's pride, sets the standard.”
― Neal Winsomer

“Balance rarely felt possible. We were going to look at it her way. In most instances, if an approach doesn't work with her perspective, it won't work for her.”
― Neal Winsomer, Calling Out the Shadows: Skimmer's Edition Ebook

“Regardless of your mother’s feelings toward me or what she has said to you, I will continue to love your mother. She gave birth to you, and she is important to you, which is important to me.”
― Neal Winsomer, Calling Out the Shadows: Skimmer's Edition Ebook

“Safety matters more to me than causing Anya to feel uncomfortable. What would bother me a great deal is if someone got physically hurt because I was too concerned about hurting feelings to ensure competency, safety, and protection.”
― Neal Winsomer, Calling Out the Shadows: A Father's Stand Against the Current

“overt actions that appeared strange at the outset evolved into concerning contradictions, leaving me to question not the conduct itself, but the impulse that fueled it”
― Neal Winsomer, Calling Out the Shadows: A Father's Stand Against the Current: Clarity over comfort. Transparency over secrecy. Structure over spin. Love over anger.

“Once accountability arrives, once I have the access to my daughter that I deserve, once I achieve primary custody of her, the first thing I will do is not retaliate, respond, or mirror the toxic behaviors, actions, and lies that my ex-wife used with me. I will not respond with her narcissistic actions, her toxic lies, and her efforts to sabotage my relationship with my daughter. Regardless of what I feel about her mother, regardless of how her mother treated me, I will never keep my daughter from her mother. And my daughter will know that she always has access to her mother.”
― Neal Winsomer

“Packing an iPad so my daughter and I can stay connected takes seconds, but after asking many times, her refusal or flat-out ignoring my requests reveals her true priorities.”
― Neal Winsomer, Calling Out the Shadows: A Father's Stand Against the Current: Clarity Over Comfort. Transparency Over Secrecy. Structure Over Spin. Love Over Anger.

“I don't want revenge. I don't want to humiliate my ex-wife in front of others, and I don't want her to be in pain. I have no desire to out her narcissism, her toxic behaviors, the parental alienation, or any of the awful things she has done to distance me from my daughter. Not to her friends, her family, her coworkers, or anyone else in her life. I do want to out her actions, behaviors, and traits, and to highlight the patterns and the evidence to the courts. No one else. In making this situation right, I am focused on her being held accountable for what she has done, to those who can make the changes that need to happen when it comes to my daughter.”
― Neal Winsomer

“Permanent records exist in every email and text. I write mine with the awareness that our daughter might one day be the audience. I question whether her mother ever considers this.”
― Neal Winsomer, Calling Out the Shadows: A Father's Stand Against the Current: Clarity over comfort. Transparency over secrecy. Structure over spin. Love over anger.