Tiger Divorce: Elin gets $750M!

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Yeah, think of the amount of times that this happens every year with people that aren't famous though. I hate to sound shallow but they'll be taken care of one way or another, though money doesn't necessarily fill in for emotion. There are definitely children in much worse scenarios that won't have hardly any type of support. Doesn't mean that their pain doesn't matter though, it really is a shame for them.

My parents split when I was in the midst of high school and my brother was around 11. It's definitely not easy. In my parents' case it was the right choice for sure, but the transition was pretty tough. More so for my bro than me, but those are trying times for families, and as we both know firsthand.

Lack of money always makes life hard, and certainly there are worse scenarios than what Tiger's kids are facing. But they are now officially from a broken home, and their father is a world class athlete and world class scumbag at the same time. A hero and a failure all wrapped into one. As they grow up, life will be confusing and tough for them, regardless of the quality of the roof over their head. Money matters, but they still have a hard road ahead.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

You have nothing of substance to support your argument. Point blank period.

As far as the law.. probably not. As far as common sense, that's all that it takes. Look I don't care if he lost the money or she got it, it just shows how flawed the system is. I know that this was mostly taken care of outside of the courts but that's crazy. Maybe if she had some LPGA wins under her belt she'd be worthy of it. She definitely deserves enough to take care of the kids but nobody ever needs 750m for ANYTHING. I mean if they earn it, someone is willing to give it to them, fine.. it's just mind-blowing.

[12thMan]

What gets me is the sexist nature of how this is being spun by the media and perceived by the public: Tiger loses his fortune to his money-grubbing wife. Truth is Tiger Woods' life will go on. At some point he'll win another major. He'll continue to be revered as a legendary golfer. Scandal or not his life, at some point, will transition to some semblance, if not entirely, of what it once was. Look, Tiger faces the media anyway, so he's comfortable in that element regardless of the topic being discussed.

Elin, on the other hand, will now live a sequestered life away from the public eye with her every moved scrutinized by all. She'll, rightfully or wrongfully, be looked upon with disdain by many. And to that end, I think the dollar amount here is not all that significant. Sure on it's face it's an outrageous amount, don't get me wrong! But you can't quantify in dollars how her life and her children will forever be turned upside down.

[MTK]

It's almost rare to run into someone that doesn't have divorced parents. My parents broke up when I was 8. Gotta say though they handled things pretty damn well. We lived with our Mom but spent the summers and pretty much every major school holiday with my Dad. They never talked trash about each other (at least not when we were around) and they kept things very amicable.