God I was a pig headed, grubby little preteen I relate to this in spirit so hard.

Pushing boundaries by never doing exactly what you’re told: always put your own idiotic spin on it, or else the adults win!

Also if he worked proactively with his partner to make sure they were both doing it for the right reasons and their kid was taken into account and made sure they all three came out of it happier

It’s almost like people who work together lead better, more fulfilling lives