Friday, July 2, 2010

Elin Woods Is Not Worthy

Let me refresh your memory on the sequence of events. Elin Nordegren was a nanny for PGA golfer Jesper Paernevik. Tiger Woods, the face of golf and the athlete of the decade noticed her from afar at a golf tournament. He thought she was cute so he took her out on a date. The date went well, they started going out, and then they got married. During that marriage the two of them had two kids, Tiger Woods was unfaithful, everybody found out, and Elin filed for divorce. Now for the crazy part. Elin Woods is due 9 figures in the divorce settlement. 9 figures! She never picked up a club, never endorsed a product, and never carried a professional sport on her back. In addition to Tiger Woods losing a huge chunk of his wealth Elin will retain full custody of their children. Tiger Woods will have to ask permission to see his kids and invite them to the Masters. They may even be raised in Elin's home country of Sweden. Something is terribly wrong with this picture. What kind of country do we live in where a glorified babysitter can have sole control over the heirs of a future billionaire and pocket a couple hundred million to boot? This is the come up of the millennium. I'm not condoning Tiger Woods behavior, but the punishment far exceeds the crime. Tiger Woods was wrong for his infidelity, but INFIDELITY IS NOT A CRIME! INFIDELITY IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR LOSING YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS! INFIDELITY SHOULDN'T BE PUNISHABLE WITH A $200,000,000 FINE! Elin Woods feels a sense of entitlement because she was cheated on, but that doesn't give her the right to take a man's children and fortune. Her accomplishments and contributions in life don't warrant that kind of pay out. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! Tiger has found out in a painful way.

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