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“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” 18th century English playwright, William Congreve, penned this immortal line. Many of us have heard this famous adage, but what does it mean? I believe it refers to the irrational level of anger a woman can reach; so much so she is obsessed with the idea of "getting even." Her senseless, petty, vengeful, hatful behavior may become so all consuming it can, in a sense, cause her to behave like one who is demonically possessed.
I consulted the 1962 edition of Funk and Wagnall’s New Practical Dictionary in order that I might expound on the key words “fury” and “”scorn.” I then developed a common sense description of “hell” to come up with the following:
In the place where pure evil lives, the abode of fallen angels and Satan himself – those who desire to inflict as much pain and suffering upon others as they can – none can be found there whose level violent anger, who expression of ungovernable rage and violence, or whose stormy fit of raving anger, can compare with the response we could get from a DeadBEATmom who believes she has been treated with disregard, or rejected; perhaps thinks she was snubbed, slighted or rebuffed; or supposes herself to be made fun of, laughed at or ridiculed.
I do not believe it's actually necessary for a DeadBEATmom to “be” scorned; it matters only that she “thinks” she was…the terrible power of skewed perception. Woe, anguish, and despair unto us former husbands whose ex-wives are deeply insecure and unfortunately and continually misinterpret much of what goes on around them! This “distorted lens” view of life causes them to renounce life’s normal daily activities and conversations. Vengeance becomes synonymous with power. Years of emotional damage and misery for the “scorned” DeadBEATmom, her former husband, and above all their children make up the bitter harvest.
Deadbeat moms usually have an over-inflated ego, or sense of who they are. In other words, they often think they are some sort of super-mom, but in reality they are a horribly destructive force in one of the most important areas of a child's life.
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