I feel Ms. Basinger's pain; my ex used the same tactics with our daughter. It's very frustrating because you want to protect your children from abusive people, even when that abuser is a parent. I just recieved a text message from my daughter asking if I had heard this tape, which I have not. She replied, "It will sound very familiar." She has often commented on how much Mr. Baldwin reminds her of her father.
Like Kim, I had to allow visitation, and it turned out for the best.
IF Kim was successful in cutting-off visitation, it allows him to play the victim...."too bad we don't have a relationship...it's all because of mean mommy." BUT, what happened in my case is my daughter had ample time with her father, and as she grew, she made her OWN moral judgements about him.
Long story short, she just landed in CA where she will start her first year of law school this fall. Because of her grades and LSAT scores, the school has granted her "legal scholar" status, and they paid for her to fly there today to see the campus and meet with a personal mentor, awarded her a fantastic merit scholaship, are paying for her books, etc. So, despite her "situation," she has done well.
OH, BTW, did I mentioned she has not spoken to her father for over three years? Alec will pay; Ireland herself will come back to bite him.
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