I could not agree with you more. I have spent the last 9 years trying to overcome the campaign of hatred by my ex. She has sabotaged my relationship with my two children (18 & 16) to the point where I have no contact with them at all. My son just sent me a contract to sign threatening me with emancipation and changing his name to remove me from his life. The courts haven't helped either. My ex was found guilty of contempt on two different occasions and yet nothing has changed. No one will hold her accountable for her actions in a way that makes a difference. Now the children are at an age where they declare their independence - they profess their rejection towards me is their own decision and their mom has exercised no influence. If that is true, then why do the children despise their grandparents, their aunt and uncle, and their cousins...despite having relationships with them before. Hatred by association