If ER were constantly belittling and complaining to her kids about MR and what a lowlife etc he was and the kids can see , with their own eyes, who he really is and he was none of the things ER said he was but instead was a kind hearted easy going, even tempered saint of a father, wouldn't the kids just discount ER"s words of him and shrug it off and still enjoy a relationship with their dad? My point is MR says basically the only reason CRs upset with him is ER has turned him against his dad. But if you're a great dad , no one can turn your kids against you with language , especially if it contradicts what you can see with your own eyes. Right?