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In reply to the discussion: From Julian Lennon's page on Facebook [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,904 posts)I never, ever claimed that Yoko was in any way responsible for his horrendous treatment of Cynthia. In order for that to be the case, she would have had to have had a time machine to show up in his life at the time he first knew and married Cynthia. And he is responsible for his treatment of women, not anyone else. Hell, there were times that he didn't even treat Yoko all that well, which is one reason for their year-long separation before they got back together (I think it was before they married, but I can't remember for sure).
But, sorry, I call things as I see them, and Yoko bore a lot of responsibility for his piss poor treatment of his own son. Whatever his issues with and feelings toward Cynthia, he should have left them out of his relationship with Julian and he didn't do that, he didn't separate the two. And Yoko not only did nothing whatsoever to stop that, she encouraged his ignoring of his own son because she resented said son's very existence (it was a reminder that he had another marriage and life before her) and didn't want to have to deal with it. You would think she'd want to encourage a relationship between her son and her son's half brother, but no, she wanted to act as if he didn't exist. She also pretty much cut him out of any real share of his father's estate, even any share at all of royalties. As a stepchild myself, I consider that a very, yes, bitchy, thing to do and that makes her a bitch in my book. I will NEVER understand stepparents who do such things and there is never any excuse for it.