In my profession I get to see a lot of what not to do almost, every day; from videos, texts, and emails to actions and sometimes inaction.

So, I have compiled a list of what terrible people do.  If you want to be terrible do these things, in no particular order.

• Curse and scream at your spouse, as loud as you can, as often as you can.
• Curse and scream at your children.
• Make false abuse claims.
• Lie about the false abuse claims even when it’s clear they are false.
• Bad-mouth your child’s other parent to the child.  (Hey, it’s the truth, right!)
• Interfere with their time with the child.  Just do it.  Sure it hurts your child too, that’s what makes it even more terrible.
• Abuse your spouse or child. (Any form – all are terrible, some more-so than others.)
• Refuse to support your family.
• File suit when your ex paid 5 days late, even though they told you. It’s the principal, right?
• Threaten to make public private images. (and mean it when you say it, at least in the moment.)
• Refuse Christmas visitation.  Just because.

There you have it, 11 mean, hate-filled things that you can do to be terrible.

“Oh, and if you don’t want to be terrible don’t do these things.” – Matthew Thompson

Matthew Thompson is a Family Law Attorney in Mississippi and tries not to do terrible things or give terrible advice.

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