In a landmark Supreme Court case, the justices were unable to nail down a specific definition of “obscenity” for the purposes of determining whether certain language is protected as free speech by the First Amendment. However, Justice Stewart, speaking on behalf of the court, uttered this now famous phrase, “I know it when I see it.” Although I know it when I hear it, I too have struggled to come up with a precise definition of what I mean by crazy talk.
But here are a few clear examples:
Talking to your child(ren) about your ex’s late child support payments is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about your ex’s late alimony payments is crazy.
Taking to your child(ren) about why your marriage or relationship ended is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about your financial struggles is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about their father’s shortcomings is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about the problems you are having in your new relationship is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about what happened in court is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about what happened during their visits with their father is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about your feelings of betrayal is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about your fears about the future is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about your sex life is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about your unmet emotional needs is crazy.
Talking to your child(ren) about their dad’s mistresses is crazy.
Talking to your former in-laws about your ex’s transgressions is crazy.
Talking to your neighbors about the intimate details of your divorce is crazy.
Talking to your co-workers about the intimate details of your divorce is crazy.
Talking to the bank teller about the intimate details of your divorce is crazy.
Talking to the grocery clerk about the intimate details of your divorce is crazy.
Talking to the mailman about the intimate details of your divorce is crazy.
Talking to the pizza delivery man about the intimate details of your divorce is crazy.
Talking to your dry cleaner about the intimate details of your divorce is crazy.
Talking to your child’s teacher about the intimate details of your divorce is crazy.
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