That's a weak defense at best though. "No, no, he's lying to appease you... see.. he's hiding terror as he's cuddling that snake and going out of his way to have you show them off"
Lol. People can be so ridiculous.
And ditto with your other statement about it being stupid to automatically say the moms should always have the kids. I know a guy whose wife always pawns the kids off with people while she goes off and does stuff but throws a fit about them staying with him.. Sad