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To think Madonna is being slightly out of order?

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MadSprocker · 03/03/2016 08:23

Probably going to get a flaming, but reading a news report this morning about the custody battle about Rocco, she doesn't seem to take her son's feelings into account at all. He is happy in school with his father, whereas she is on tour in various places around the world. The judge also condemned both Guy and Madonna for playing this out in public, when it could be resolved in private.

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Funinthesun15 · 03/03/2016 14:15

He is 15 and old enough for his wishes to be taken into high consideration.

He wants to live with his dad, not some random stranger.

seedmefeymour · 03/03/2016 14:27

Slightly off topic, but my Mam has 11 brothers and 5 sisters. No twins or triplets, so all together my Granny was pregnant for almost 13 years of her life Shock

coffeeisnectar · 03/03/2016 14:33

My friend has 6 boys, a ss and is expecting again. I'll find out tomorrow if it's a boy or girl. So that's pretty close to ten.

MissBattleaxe · 03/03/2016 14:42

Putting aside what we think we know about GR and Madonna's parenting. The bit that really stands out for me is this:

Madonna wants him in New York even though she is not there. He has been with his Dad since October and she has not visited him. At the court case hearing, she phone in from New Zealand and she still hasn't finished her tour. So what this says to me is that she wants Rocco in new York to presumably be looked after by a Nanny, rather than with his Dad, StepMum and siblings where we can assume he is having a family oriented life.

Even if she "wins" she won't even be with him. She will be abroad.

This isn't a sexism issue. If GR was abroad I would be leveling the same criticism at him.

All PR aside, it looks likes Madonna just wants her own way but won't actually fly anywhere to be with her son.

Zariyah · 03/03/2016 15:34

I only read this thread because I was intrigued to find our if Soup did indeed have ten sons. Now I know she doesn't, I can carry on with my day. :)

BillSykesDog · 03/03/2016 15:49

I'm disappointed. I wanted to find a family with 10 daughters to marry of to soups 10 sons and then make a musical about it.

ouryve · 03/03/2016 15:51

Madonna's whole MO is being out of order. She thrives on the attention.

Unfortunately for poor Rocco.

MissGintyMarlow · 03/03/2016 15:55

How do we know Madonna "won't" fly to London to see him. I doubt that. Rocco also has siblings in New York, so I can see why she might want them to be together. We simply don't know enough to make judgements about either of these two as parents and both have been using social media to twist public opinion. I just don't like these inferences that Madonna is a bad mother simply because she travels for work and imposes discipline on her teenage son.

wannaBe · 03/03/2016 15:58

Everything to Madonna is just a commodity. Remember this is the woman who wanted a baby from Africa so she went over there and bought adopted one.

Regardless of who is the better parent, the fact is that living with his father means actually living with his father, whereas living in New York means living with the nanny. I know which I would find preferable.

BillSykesDog · 03/03/2016 16:06

How has GR been using social media to twist things? He hasn't made any comment on the situation, it's entirely Madonna.

FoggyMorn · 03/03/2016 16:15

Soup, I'm a little disappointed Wink I read the whole thread to see if you really did have ten sons.

I have 4 sons, 3 hulking great big ones, and a smaller one, the baby of the family. Oh yes, the food bills...

MissBattleaxe · 03/03/2016 16:22

How do we know Madonna "won't" fly to London to see him. I doubt that

We know that because she hasn't done so. He's been there five months.

spanky2 · 03/03/2016 16:27

Madonna has been putting photos of him online in bunches and the one of him in swimming trunks with the #nosausage written underneath. I'd be pissed off if that was me.

megletthesecond · 03/03/2016 16:40

If you had ten sons you wouldn't need a big fridge, you'd need to move into the supermarket.

ssd · 03/03/2016 17:04

if I had ten sons I'd need to move into a padded cell

BippityBoppityBullshit · 03/03/2016 17:08

squoosh I rarely laugh out loud but your lynx comment really gave me the giggles.

coffee you must update us on the sex tomorrow. I'll be watching this thread!!!!!

MissGintyMarlow · 03/03/2016 17:21

Maybe she hasn't flown to London because he won't see her, I very much doubt she wouldn't fly to London if necessary. And GR in a lower key way plus his wife have also been on Twitter etc

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MadSprocker · 03/03/2016 17:22

Been at work and only just got in. Ooo Mumsnetter on 5 news about World book day.

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MadSprocker · 03/03/2016 17:23

I didn't think of it as women shaming, or whatever the term, only Madge coming across as a control freak!

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amysmummy12345 · 03/03/2016 17:25

soup do you live in a shoe??!! Wink

MissBattleaxe · 03/03/2016 18:39

I very much doubt she wouldn't fly to London if necessary

But you don't know that. It says a lot that she wants him in New York even though she is touring round the world. She didn't even come back for the court case.

BillSykesDog · 04/03/2016 01:41

Guy Ritchie hasn't tweeted since August! Well before this kicked off. His wife hasn't tweeted since 2011!

GreatFuckability · 04/03/2016 02:19

I have 9 sisters (and 2 brothers), we don't all share the same parents though We are all within 14 years of each other so at one point there were a shit ton of hormonal teen girls in our family. Family holidays were fun...

diddl · 04/03/2016 06:37

"I very much doubt she wouldn't fly to London if necessary"

Wasn't it necessary as soon as he didn't want to return when he should have?

NickiFury · 04/03/2016 09:48

We can't know whether she's visited him or not for crying out loud. Unless one of you are in directly discussing it with her you cannot possibly know how much contact she is having with her son.