Any man or woman who enters into marriage is entering into a partnership, divided up any way the partners see fit. In any partnership there are roles and responsibilities. Juanita Jordan has three kids. I don't even have to know her to understand that raising three kids while the husband is on the road, making deals, etc. is a hard job. So is playing sports. But that was the partnership and each person is responsible for that, including deciding when to break up and what the terms are.

People don't value marriage or see it for what it really is. It's not an easy way out. The partnership itself takes hard work, especially the first few years. Regardless of what Michael Jordan does for a living he is/was someone's husband/partner and what he and Juanita decide about their marriage is their business. It's beyond the basketball court, the stadium, etc.

>Marriage is a contractual agreement to
>build a life together -
>romantically, financially, spiritually, & physically.
> We do not know
>any of the particulars of
>the romantic or spiritual aspects
>of their marriage, but we
>do know that physically they
>brought 3 lives into this
>world AND financially they are
>worth an estimated $400 million.
> Yes, *they* are worth
>$400 mil. not just Michael.

And if you don't like the financial aspects of marriage then don't get married or sign the pre-nups.

>We brothas need to stop whining
>& accept responsibility for our
>decisions. Micheal decided to
>wed Juanita. Michael decided
>to have 3 children with
>Juanita. Micheal knew the
>ramifications of each of those
>decisions (& countless others) regarding
>Juanita.

Why do people care?

>Yes, Juanita deserves whatever a court
>of law will allow her
>& much more. Do
>not marry anyone unless you
>are able to understand the
>legal aspects of such a
>partnership. Do not have
>sex (protected or otherwise) unless
>you are prepared to be
>connected to that person for
>the rest of your life
>(i.e., baby-makes-three).

Tell it!

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"It's quite an experience to live in fear isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave." - Roy in "Blade Runner"

"Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own."
--Paulo Coelho, "The Alchemist"

"Know thyself."

"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path"
--Morpheus in "The Matrix" (and a Buddhist philosophy)

"It's our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"- Dumbledore to Harry Potter "Chamber of Secrets"