"An adult has the right to tell her adult siblings something that was foisted on her by an abusive mother. "

Abusive!?

Making a stupid mistake and saying something very inappropriate to your 10-year-old is unfortunate but understandable, if you are a sobbing wife who has just found out your husband is cheating on you. The mother is dealing with the aftermath of it wrongly now, too, for certain.

However, if you really think this is a case of child abuse, it clearly shows that you have never seen REAL child abuse. I have, and all the abused kids I have met would GLADLY trade their situation for one with two fundamentally loving if flawed parents.

Freki