The Disney Divide: When Co Parenting Becomes Corporate Coercion A recent advice column from Dear Prudence highlighted a disturbing trend in co parenting: when one parent uses their financial resources to manipulate the other into subsidizing their own desires.
In this case, Wicked Witch's ex husband threatened to cancel a Disney vacation unless she paid $3,700 for her share of the costs – or used his influence to convince the children that she was being "mean" by not participating.
This situation reveals a more insidious dynamic at play: one parent leveraging their financial resources and relationship with the children to control and manipulate the other.