"We were never the aggressors; we only defended our lands, women and children." – Sitting Bull.
(The way some parents describe their positions in custody battles.)
None of us realized we were living on a fault line of seismic activity that could
easily crack open and tear our family apart. None of us saw this; neither the
girls nor I. I especially didn't
see what our post-divorce situation had come to. But looking back, I now
realize I should have heeded the warnings that my ex's ceaseless attempts to
take my children away provided me.