some definitions

agile- 1: (adj) marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace 2: having a quick resourceful and adaptable character

bitter- 1: marked by intensity or severity 2: accompanied by severe pain and suffering 3: exhibiting intense animosity 4: harshly reproachful 5: marked by cynicism and rancor.


coddle- 1:to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness 2: to cook (as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point

compromise- 1: (a) settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions (b) something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things.

dastardly- 1: (adj) characterized by underhandedness or treachery.

doldrums- 1: (n) a spell of listlessness or despondency 2: a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump.

fester- 1: to cause increasing poisoning, irritation, or bitterness 2: to exist in a state of progressive deterioration.

hope- to desire with expectation of obtainment.

hypocrisy- a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not ; especially : the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion.

joint legal custody- both parents having the right and the obligation to make decisions about a child's upbringing. Parents with legal custody can make decisions about schooling, religion, and medical care, for example.
"If you share joint legal custody with the other parent and you exclude him or her from the decision-making process, your ex can take you back to court and ask the judge to enforce the custody agreement. You won't get fined or go to jail, but it will probably be embarrassing and cause more friction between the two of you -- which may harm the children. What's more, if you're represented by an attorney, it's sure to be expensive." quoted from
here.

ludicrous- amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity.

metamorphosis- fundamental change in appearance, character, or circumstances, particularly by magic or witchcraft.

parent- (n): a person who brings up and cares for another (v): to be or act as the parent of.

parental alienation- any behavior by a parent, whether conscious or unconscious, that could create conflict, estrangement, or a withdrawing of a person's affections from a position of former attachment, in the relationship between a child and the other parent. Parental alienation can be mild and temporary or extreme and ongoing. Read more here...

power- 1: ability to act or produce an effect 2: capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect 3: legal or official authority, capacity, or right 4: possession of control, authority, or influence over others

powerless- 1: devoid of strength or resources 2: lacking the authority or capacity to act

recompense- (v)1:to give something to by way of compensation. 2: to pay for 3: to return in kind

smother- (v) 1: to overcome or kill with smoke or fumes  2: to overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of air  3: to stop or prevent the growth or activity of  4:to suppress expression or knowledge of.

transition- (n) passage from one state, stage, subject or place, to another.

volition- (n) the power of choosing or determining.

vulnerable- (adj) capable of being physically or emotionally wounded.

wicked- 1: (adj) morally very bad 2: (adj) going beyond reasonable or predictable limits : of exceptional quality or degree 3: (adv) very, extremely.


zen- (n) a Japanese sect of Mahayana Buddhism that aims at enlightenment by direct intuition through meditation

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