Hello all- while there's a lull, I’ll introduce myself and then fade away again! Wanted to let everyone know I’ve enjoyed reading different perspectives and opinions- it’s been what’s made this whole story impossible to stop following.
Only reason I became aware of these people was re: Hoarse Whisperer on twitter, and the exchange with Alice. Crazy stuff! And I'm not certain how I heard about this next phase in the divorce saga, but like most of you have been unable to look away. I’ve changed my mind several times on AE- thought she was a clown, felt badly for her for the Twitter girlfriend reveal, completely disgusted by her Twitter trash talking, and then trying to determine if she was some master manipulator who would achieve some big end goal from being so vocal? I really hope she is calming down, but based on history I would say it’s unlikely.
I’ve judged the other two as well. For some reason, AE's photo of her older daughter at Halloween really affected me. I remember that age, everything changing physically/mentally/socially. To have the acrimonious divorce of your public parents added to that would be misery. It made me judge IG more harshly- perhaps unfairly. But these two kids have a parent with a diarrhea mouth in complete meltdown, and I wanted the other parent to be on his A game. He’s only human, retrospect is 20/20, but the reveal when you’re away from your daughters + bringing the girlfriend back to (apparently) live with him, disappointed me. Just my opinion, but I do also think there was an affair happening earlier- I actually hope it, because if he made this decision to start a serious committed relationship all based on zoom calls and a two month stay in France, I would be more concerned. Just wish he would have gotten out of this marriage sooner. Alice certainly couldn’t have been easy to leave, but from my high horse I wish he had bucked up and done it for those kids. BW seems like a nice person with a supportive family, who has unfortunately started dating a public person, and if you spend any time online you know that social media is full of people with lots of things to say. If she has been following AE since 2018, I would hope that she also had some heads up that Alice was not going to go quietly into the night.
I come from a family that had it’s share of divorce, complete with step siblings/parents and emotional baggage. As someone stated earlier, working out these new relationships takes gobs of time and patience, as then still may not work. One thing we had going for us was our extended family- grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins –helped keep us grounded. I worry these kids don’t seem to have that stability close by, but who knows if that would make a difference.
Anyway, thanks to all of you. I feel a bit like I know all of you after spending so much time following these threads! Let’s see what happens next, and hoping for the best for those kids, stuck in this only due to their parents decisions.