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Denise Richards, Charlie Sheen put kids in therapy

by Jennifer Jordan (Subscribe to Jennifer Jordan's posts)
Oct 31st 2007 7:04AM

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Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Divorce & Custody, Activities: Babies, Health & Safety: Babies, Development/Milestones: Babies, Celeb Kids, Celeb Parents, Behaving Badly

In an interesting move that will surely still give the press more fire for the fodder, warring former celebrity couple Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen have ended their public custody battle and are putting their children in therapy. At least that's the story today. Given the amount of mudslinging between these two it makes Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin look like kittens playing with yarn.

I gotta tell ya, if either of these couples were my parents I'd be begging for therapy. Say what you will about the practice--some think therapy is a real lifesaver that gives insight into one's true self and sets them on a course toward understanding and healing, others think it's a crock and another way to make a ton of money at the expense of someone's emotional well-being--but, if what Denise and Charlie say is true, at least they're taking some step toward trying to repair their relationship with their daughters.

Both girls are relatively young, but obviously old enough to understand how much her parents hate each other. I mean, when I was young, my parents had their share of disagreements. There was no name-calling and bashing, however, nor was it public and turned over to the media circus.

Sam, 3, and Lola, 2, will be taken to therapy by their mother under agreement from their father, who is pleased with the turn of events. I hope for the best for the broken family. Divorce is ugly enough when the parents part amicably. When it becomes the all-out war that occurred between these two celebrity parents, however, I'm not sure the damage is repairable.

Actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure who's worse: Denise and Charlie or Kim and Alec. Both sets should be ashamed at the very least for the unbelievable--and totally avoidable--pain they're causing their children. It's just... selfish. Who do you think is worse???

Tags: Alec Baldwin, AlecBaldwin, celebrity parents, CelebrityParents, Charlie Sheen, CharlieSheen, Denise Richards, DeniseRichards, divorce, Kim Basinger, KimBasinger, Lola, media circus, MediaCircus, name-calling, public, Sam, therapy

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