Why Elin's Plan to Rip Tiger's Kids Away is A Disaster!

Apparently, Elin, your plan is to return to your homeland with your children - for good, according to RadarOnline.com. You want to divorce Tiger and leave Florida behind, for good.

Yes, Elin you may be furious with Tiger and disappointed with his efforts to turn around his behavior as a husband and father, but if you try to force Tiger to let you and the kids return full-time to Sweden you'll only hurt all of you!

Legally -- you won't have a leg to stand on and emotionally you will be doing serious damage to Sam and Charlie.

Virtually every psychologist I consulted thought it was a bad idea to permanently put such a large physical distance between your children and their dad.

Elin -- you have to remember that even though Tiger cheated outrageously and he may not be the best father in the world, it's still better for your kids to have a dad in their lives versus no dad.

Click for why Elin needs to suck it up and stay put!

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Comments

[SonyaInTx]

09:50 PM on 05/04/2010

It took 30+ years for Tiger to become the womanizer he is. 28 days in sex rehabilitiation won't undo it.

Tiger said that he wanted to be a better person and go back to "his Buddhist roots..." He then turned around, went back to the Masters, cussed and threw temper tantrums like he always did. So much for rehab.

I don't blame Elin one bit for leaving Tiger to head for Sweden with the children. Other than money and her children, what is she getting out of the marriage? Nothing. If it were me facing the same situation, I would leave too. Forgiving means going back to the marital bed. I would never trust him to not bring home some dreadful, incurable disease from those porn stars or cocktail waitresses.

No, no....Elin needs to go to Sweden and have the love, support and respect of her family, so that her children have the chance to grow up to be responsible adults.

[jajenkins]

10:26 AM on 05/01/2010

If Tiger can travel across the country picking up hookers and strip-club dancers then he can also make time to travel to Sweden to visit his kids.

He has plenty of money, the world is shrinking everyday. I say Elin should go to family-friendly Sweden as fast as possible.

[Sobeton]

03:43 AM on 05/03/2010

fortunately, the law does allow her to just pick up kids ,and take them where ever she pleases.

[jajenkins]

10:20 AM on 05/01/2010

Elin -- you have to remember that even though Tiger cheated outrageously and he may not be the best father in the world, it's still better for your kids to have a dad in their lives versus no dad.
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Uhhh, no actually. And I speak from experience - thank you Mum, for leaving my idiot father and finding me a great step-father. And thank you also for never saying a single harsh or unkind word about "bio-dad" (as I like to call him) in front of me and letting his actions speak for themselves.

[Sobeton]

03:40 AM on 05/03/2010

you can only speak to your own experiences.

[Zen0469]

06:25 PM on 04/30/2010

This article is a complete disaster on many levels. Please stick to topics that fall within your area of expertise.

[Sobeton]

03:46 AM on 05/03/2010

why don't you point out what's wrong with the article; other then you don't share the writers opinions.

[DinkSinger]

01:58 AM on 04/30/2010

Ms. Fuller is wrong on the facts and wrong on the law. Tens of thousands of divorced parents move from one jurisdiction to another every year. When a parent objects to such a move, the courts frequently take into account the availability of family support in each location. In the very unlikely event Tiger contests the move, since Elin Nordegren has no family in the United States, she will almost undoubtedly be allowed to move back home to Sweden, where her mother is the Governor of Gävleborg, one of the twenty-one counties that make up the country and her father is a radio talk show host. Tiger is frequently absent from the Florida area where the marital residence is located and his family is primarily in California. He travels all over the world for his business, including making regular appearances in Dubai, China, Germany, Thailand, Japan and the United Kingdom. Traveling to Sweden to visit his children on a regular basis will impose no hardship, given his life style and resources.

Since Elin may already be in Sweden with the children, it may well be Swedish courts that make the decisions on the children, who are Swedish, as well as American, citizens.

[Sobeton]

06:00 PM on 05/01/2010

Ms. Fuller is correct. she actually did her research, and spoke to attorneys. since your not an attorney, your comments are mostly irrelevant emotional babble.

[plzchuteme]

08:22 AM on 04/29/2010

Let me get this straight. Elin Nordegren was unfortunate enough to be married to a guy who bedded every tart he ran across and lied every day of his married life, exposed her to the possibility of contracting some dreadful diseases, caused great public humiliation and breach of privacy, and you believe that the grand prize should be being forced to live in a foreign country where she and their children will be hounded incessantly by the boorish just so "King Tiger," will have unfettered access to his children? That is, when he is not busy playing golf, shooting commercials, gambling, and searching out new female conquests. He had unfettered access before and chose to spend his time with ska*ks and neighbor girls rather than his family. Elin need to think of, and take care of, the children and herself. Tiger surely hasn't shown the ability or desire to do it. He's a big boy and if he ever grows up, he knows where Sweden is. It's on all the maps.

[RobinSeattle]

04:41 PM on 04/28/2010

Bonnie, minding one's own business is a good thing.

[Altoids]

11:14 AM on 04/28/2010

Get a life and start reporting on issues that matter. That will probably mean disbanding your website.

[KTJAZZ]

11:08 AM on 04/28/2010

Elin is very immature. Women have to realize a man is only as faithful as his options. Maybe Elin wasn't performing her wifely duties. Women act different after they have children. If she tries to move to Sweden, Tiger will fight her tooth and nail. A divorce will be the best thing for Tiger and his quest to pass Jack Nicklaus' record. Marrying Elin was a huge mistake and it is going to cost Tiger just like it is costing Shaq O'Neal and many others who have to pay big money to get out of a bad marriage. If a woman wants to be married to a celebrity then she has to understand there will be other women. Elin didn't have nearly the lifestyle she is living now before she met Tiger.

[plzchuteme]

08:31 AM on 04/29/2010

"Wifely duties??" "Elin is immature??" WTF?? If anyone is immature, it is Tiger, and the mistake was not Tiger marrying Elin, it was Elin marrying Tiger.

[edejan]

10:00 PM on 04/29/2010

Are you seriously implying that if Elin had done her "wifely duty", Tiger would not have had to find 120+ women to fulfill his "needs"?

[Swede girl]

08:25 AM on 04/28/2010

1. Elin should be the one to file. She is the one who was dumped on 2. Elin deserves full custody, physical custody 3. Tiger deserves visitation that is reasonable, workable, in the children's best interest 4. Elin should be allowed to live wherever she chooses 5. Tiger has full access to a plane(s) and he can visit the children wherever they live 6. When the children are older Tiger can arrange for secure travel to bring the children to him for visits that work with their schooling 7. Elin should receive one-half of the family assets 8. The custody agreement should state that NONE of Tiger's mistresses can be in the presence of his two children at any time I wish Elin the best and I hope that Tiger can stand up and be a man, be more than fair and treat Elin with the respect that has been missing since their marriage.

[Lohikaarme]

06:22 AM on 04/28/2010

There is no better place in the world to raise children than Scandinavia. Nordic countries rank at the top on child well-being in rich countries (Unicef report). Among 28 countries Sweden ranks 2nd and US 27th. Tiger has more than enough resources and opportunities to spend as much time as he wants with his children no matter where they are. If I were him, Sweden would be my choice. I have raised my only child in both places, Scandinavia and the US. I have been able to directly compare both places.

[13fatdogs]

06:50 PM on 04/27/2010

Perhaps it would be too difficult for the Hollywood rags to track her every move if she moved the kids to Sweden

[Golfer59]

05:45 PM on 04/27/2010

Tiger cheating on Elin doesn't equal Tiger being a bad Dad!!! I don't care how much money Tiger has or his ability to travel around the world to see his kids. He shouldn't have to do that!!! I think Elin should leave him and God knows if my wife did this I would tell her to take a hike!!! But the kids are ours, I'll say it again, the kids are ours and they would need their mother even if I think she's a
_ _ _ _ _ for cheating on me. It not only about me, it's also about the kids needing their mom. And it's about Sam and Charlie needing Tiger.

[McMarcia]

10:39 PM on 04/27/2010

children are not things or possessions. None of us know what travel arrangements Elin and Tiger have made for the kids. Just because she is visiting Sweden does not mean she is withholding visitation from Tiger or even planning to move to Sweden full time.

[Golfer59]

10:45 AM on 04/28/2010

"Children are not things of possessions" you think? Why don't you skip your happy _ _ _ over here and try to take my kids and lets see if my wife will treat her children like somethin she owns or possesses!!!

[BP1]

02:43 PM on 04/28/2010

Fanned!

[McMarcia]

01:45 PM on 04/27/2010

None of us know what Ms. Nordegren's plans are. She took a trip to her homeland with her kids. Big deal, plenty of separated women do the same. The kids have a right to visit the home where they have dual citizenship. should a mother be prohibited from traveling to her home country with her kids based on pure speculation from a former gossip publisher?

Tiger could easily play on the European golf circuit part of the year and see his kids all the time. The kids could live in Florida during their summer break. But ultimately wherever the kids are based - dad will be absent on a business trip 70% of the time for golf or his sponsors.

[Sobeton]

01:47 AM on 04/28/2010

they don't have dual citizenship.

[DinkSinger]

01:34 AM on 04/30/2010

Yes, the children do hold dual citizenship. Since 1979, all children born to a mother who is a Swedish citizen anywhere are Swedish citizens at birth and since 1868, all persons born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States. They would hold triple citizenship, but Tiger declined Thai citizenship.

[CLOB]

12:23 PM on 04/27/2010

I would not be surprised if Elin Nordegren, eventually, decides to live in Sweden with the children. After all, Sweden is Elin’s country and it is there where they have the love and support of family and friends. Tiger has the means to visit the children anywhere they live. Tiger has caused too much pain and suffering to his wife and children and they need time to recover and live a more normal life again. I think that in Sweden Elin and the children can achieve a sense of normality and get privacy from the frenzy media that have hounded them relentlessly for several months. I wish Elin and her precious children all the best!