“I Was a Starter Wife”: Inside America's Messiest Divorce (2010)
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#2In case you guys haven't seen it, there is some great discussion of (bootstrapped) startup life here: http://zenfounder.com/ - not all the episodes cover things that interest me, but there are some good ones.
Edit - I don't get the downvotes - to me my family is the most important thing in my life, and anything I can learn to make things better for us is well worth it. I figured it was sort of relevant to an article about a divorce, especially since Sherry has advice for regular people who are not billionaires.
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#3A perfectly unbiased text :D
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#4It seems she changed the color of her hair several times. That sounds very messy indeed. At least typical women's magazine readers can probably relate to the extreme emotional turmoil that signifies.
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#5A perfectly unbiased text :D
Since she's one half of the divorce in question, wouldn't it be a little sociopathic if it were unbiased?
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#6Pretty conflicted about this story. I am... not surprised by any of the details in it, and I'm not fond of startup founder hero worship. But I'm uncomfortable with this kind of public airing of grievances.
If Musk wrote this kind of piece about her, he'd come across as a massive asshole. But then, he's clearly the one with far more power, and he'd be punching down the power gradient, kicking her when she's down. Does that make a difference? I'm genuinely not sure.
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#7It seems she changed the color of her hair several times. That sounds very messy indeed. At least typical women's magazine readers can probably relate to the extreme emotional turmoil that signifies.
I think it's probably more the constant belittling, criticism, and massive power imbalance that was stressful? sigh
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#8Elon's perspective: http://www.businessinsider.com/correcting-the-record-about-m...
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#9There's a lot of pain here, and the article is of course one-sided and feels rather unnecessary to me (but I'm sure necessary to her).
All that said, surviving the loss of a child is rare. It's a nuclear explosion of the rawest emotion and pain that I've only, luckily, observed from the outside looking in. If things weren't rock solid before, it's difficult to imagine they would survive what must be the most horrible experience a human being can suffer.
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#10What an awful title. "Messiest divorce"? The only thing that makes it messy is the staggering amount of money involved and the fact that Elon lives in the public eye. It sounds like there is no dispute over the kids, which is what really makes a divorce messy.