"A WOMAN LIKE EVE" "Quiet." "careful, guys." "Good morning, Mum." "Good morning," "Here, oven cloths." "First a big kiss." "This is also for you." "ShouIdn't we get up?" "It's Mother's Day." "You can stay in bed all day." "It would be quite a mess if I did that." "It would be like camping." "Can you pour the tea?" "Why me?" "Because it's Mother's Day." "Yes, she's a little mother too." "I'II do the sugar, you do the tea." "We'II have to go see your mother, but that's alright." "Oh, come on." "Pour the tea, Sander." "I want to know, Mum." "Two hands." "Very good." "Now the sugar." "Not so hard." "Britta gives the gift to grandma." "You can give a speech." "On Mother's Day, on Mother's Day..." "We wave our flag, we wave our flag." "And don't get up from the table all the time." "And don't keep asking what time it is." "You're late." "Do you know what time it is?" "Congrats, mother." "Traffic was very bad." "Everybody's on their way to their mother today." "Have the others arrived yet?" "Margreet has a delivery." "Very appropriate on Mother's Day." "Hi Margreet." "glad you could make it." "Brit, can you put these flowers in a vase?" "Nice, aren't they?" "New shoes?" "High heels." "Can I sit here for a moment?" "Let Mummy through, dear." "Coffee, mother-in-Iaw?" "Gerrit?" "No, thanks, ticker." "Ah, your health." "I wish father could have been here." "AII the children and grandchildren." "AII together on a day like today." "AII healthy, all working." "He would have enjoyed it." "Did you hear from Bert and Joke?" "Yes, look." "beautiful and right on time." "Very nice of them." "On Mother's Day, on Mother's Day..." "Do we stand on the chairs here?" "We wave our flags." "No, on Mother's Day, we wave our flag." "beautiful." "Now better sit down." "He knew it by heart in the car." "He's a bit shy." "Sander, come back to the table." "Give him a break." "Hey, what's that, big fellow?" "You don't need to hide." "Big fellows don't do that." "And what are you doing now?" "telling me off, sister?" "Find yourself a big fellow first." "Then we'II talk again." "Not that again." "But big fellows are very hard to find." "That's a good point." "Maybe they don't want a stuck up woman like you." "Let me be." "I can handle it." "It's always the same thing." "Give me a break." "Hear who's talking." "You'II never get any smarter, will you?" "She isn't pregnant, is she?" "Excuse me for a moment." "Eefje, what's wrong?" "Eefje!" "You can't just walk away from all these people." "What's wrong?" "Stop crying." "Don't be hysterical!" "Come on." "Eef, what's wrong." "If you can guess what this is, you can keep it." "A suitcase." "Damn, did Ad tell you?" "Anyway, for you." "What do I need a suitcase for?" "Sun and sea." "For my overworked darling." "Enjoy it." "Ad." "well?" "Don't you Iike it?" "Isn't that great of him?" "To send us off together." "I don't like to be sent off like that." "Don't be so difficult." "Look into the mirror." "Look." "Isn't that a face that needs a holiday?" "well, what do you say?" "I can't just go." "What are you doing?" "I can do that later." "Just let me." "Don't forget to turn off the gas." "And turn this off too." "AII the dinners are here." "Just put them in the oven." "And this is some ice cream for the children." "It's all fine." "Where's Sonja?" "We have plenty of time." "We'II miss the train." "This is the one." "This is it." "That way." "Don't make me trip." "Bye darling." "Eefje, what's wrong?" "My passport." "I forgot my passport." "Don't worry." "Sonja has it." "Get in." "I don't want to go." "What about the children?" "Don't worry, enjoy it." "You'II come back refreshed." "Ok, go in." "Sander!" "We're not taking the train." "Bye, Mum." "Brush your teeth well." "shall we give Mummy a present?" "Can I give it?" "Yes." "Don't unwrap it yet." "If you don't know how it works, ask Sonja." "Sander, will you be nice to Daddy?" "I'm glad you're leaving." "They'II have a good time." "Don't worry about anything." "Bye." "finally, I can sit down." "Here we go." "Sweet of Ad." "I wonder what it is." "A camera." "Here, what's this?" "flashes." "You put them on top." "One, two... easy." "Wait, me." "Femme fatale." "Fun." "I wonder how the children are." "What?" "I wonder how the children are." "They'II have lots of fun." "Don't worry." "It's the first time without the kids." "I Iove it without Wouter." "No responsibility." "Don't you?" "You should look forward to it." "Sun, sea." "The other day, Ad went to work and I felt very jealous." "As if he went to another woman." "I shouldn't feel that way." "I should be very happy with the kids and all." "I know what you mean." "I used to feel that way when John was still alive." "A strange, vague feeling." "Unhappy." "And now I don't understand how I couId be so unhappy." "But I'm not unhappy." "hello, bella." "I don't understand." "What's your name?" "Dutch." "They're waiting for us in La CorbeiIIe." "Hurry." "What were you doing?" "We always have to wait for you." "will you visit us in the mountains?" "In La CorbeiIIe." "should we do it?" "She asked us." "Yes, you're right." "Let's go." "How does this work?" "Primitive, isn't it?" "Is that it?" "I don't know." "I think that's her." "I forgot her name." "Come." "Mind the potatoes." "Do you understand?" "Sounds interesting, but not our cup of tea, right Eef?" "They're beautiful." "delicious." "Try it." "Do you Iike it?" "beautiful." "Sun and sea." "I bought something really nice." "Let me see." "Did you see this T-shirt for Britta?" "Cute." "That bike." "BicycIette." "Ladies, wait." "Keep walking as if you don't notice it." "Let's have fun." "You're on holiday." "Take their picture." "That's funny." "Where did you get it?" "Look who's coming to help?" "A baby that slept well." "Are you going to help us clean the peppers?" "Let's put that thing away." "Keep working." "Look at her face." "She's shocked." "Put it in." "That thing's hot." "Thanks." "Eve, there you are." "What kept you?" "Hi." "We were waiting for you." "Didn't you hear us?" "No, not at all." "I honked the horn." "How can you stand those people?" "And all those dykes." "What do you mean, dykes?" "Just dykes, Lesbians." "homosexual women." "Where did you get that idea?" "There are children too." "Eef, don't be so naive." "Do you think they don't go to bed with each other?" "No, they're just gay women." "I just like the campfire and the singing." "You should have joined the girl scouts." "They sing a Iot too." "Come on, Eef." "They've been waiting for a Iong time." "I've got to tell you something." "Who wants cognac with the coffee?" "Yes." "Me." "Not you." "You get a glass of 7 Up." "We should do this more often." "Cook together and eat together." "AII of us in one big house." "Yes, where Mummy and Sonja have been." "We'II come to, Wouter." "Sun and sea." "I have a present for you." "That's nice." "That was a good present I gave you." "Eef takes really nice pictures." "Who's that?" "LiIiane." "And the mermaid?" "LiIiane as well." "She wrote me a letter." "She's coming here for a festival." "Why didn't you show me the letter?" "You don't know her." "You still look very good." "Yes, I'm very busy." "I'm studying." "Studying what?" "French." "That's nice." "ParIez-vous franacais?" "Oui, un petit peu." "Look, each their own groceries." "Each their own bags." "Each for their own." "We should do something about it." "Me, me." "Some for you and some for you." "Don't forget the top ones." "Give him a chance too." "Don't fight." "Do you think anyone's going to respond?" "glass of cognac?" "whole bottle?" "glad you're all here." "It's a good idea." "It's Sonja's and my idea." "I wonder what my husband will say." "Does he have a say in anything?" "Can I join you?" "Hi, Mum." "What did you do to your hair?" "Like it?" "What's all that?" "Come in." "We have a Iot of people over today." "This is my mother." "please sit there." "Can you make some room?" "hello, Sonja." "Eefje, what's the idea exactly?" "Sonja wants to work." "She does the groceries and I'm home." "I cook and do the laundry, so I have more time to study." "We want to organise it with more people." "If we all take turns cooking and doing groceries, life will be easier." "And the men do the dishes." "I'm having visions of pans this size." "That's a matter of organising it better." "I have five children." "How does that work?" "It's a matter of looking at it properly." "Eefje, look who's here." "They all responded to our invitation." "Fantastic, but I haven't eaten yet." "Sorry, I forgot." "Have some crisps and check the fridge." "See you next week then." "Yes, sorry I forgot." "That's alright, child." "hold this." "As long as you know what you're doing." "Don't take on too much." "What do you mean?" "A family needs a routine." "The children need to go to bed in time." "The husband needs to eat in time." "The woman has to make sure of that." "If you drop the routine..." "Mum!" "I'm just warning you." "I'm not judging." "For your own good." "Bye, child." "Bye, Mum." "Do you know where Ad went?" "He went to get a bite to eat, I think." "Let's hope so." "See you next week." "And the next week and the next week..." "Do you want to pay?" "No, a coffee and some ginger." "A coffee and a ginger." "Eef, come on." "Your French lesson's fun..." "But?" "I can learn a language, but..." "I can take pictures, but..." "The children have to be fed and hubby has to be pampered." "exactly." "And where's my red sweater?" "My red sweater." "In the laundry basket." "In the laundry basket, bloody hell." "You know I wear it every weekend." "Wash it yourself then." "I don't have the time." "You just can't be bothered." "I'm getting fed up." "It's all about you lately." "You party at night, but during the day you don't care about your family." "AII because of these frustrated women's fantasies." "You're hurting us." "That's not true." "I don't want to hurt you." "AII I want is a little bit of room for myself." "A bit of peace in this enormous house." "One small bloody corner." "This entire house is yours." "AII the money I make is yours." "I work my ass off to buy you anything you want." "clothes, holidays, stuff." "And still you want more." "You're a greedy-guts." "More, more, more." "And where does it come from?" "Do you think I Iike to always be working?" "Those women don't even ask themselves that." "No, all you do is whine." "And they think it's our fault." "Look at that LiIiane." "You can see her hatred of men in her eyes." "As if we have a choice." "But I'm not whining about it." "Because I do it with love." "Crazy, ain't I?" "Because I Iove my family." "I Iove you all." "That's it." "WOMEN'S FESTIVAL" "At 4 o'cIock there will be a football match between women." "I have to go." "My husband's waiting." "Are you coming tonight?" "Maybe." "Goodbye, Eve." "I've been waiting for hours." "Where are you going tonight?" "I'II tell you later." "Where are the children?" "They're in the tent." "There was no spot for the car." "I've been waiting for hours." "We had fun playing outside." "Was there a puppet theatre?" "No." "What was so much fun then?" "Here, guys." "ParasoIs." "Nice, isn't it?" "Such nonsense." "Can't you make something decent?" "Are you in a hurry?" "Yes, I don't want to be late." "Mummy, can I go too." "Where are you going?" "No, Sander." "Men aren't allowed there." "It's women only." "So I can go." "No, you go to bed early." "What time will you be home and how will you go there?" "What does it matter?" "I may get a ride." "It's about time I drive that car myself." "Don't think you can use my car." "My car?" "It's our car." "I paid for it so it's my car." "If I got paid for my work, I'd buy a big bus and everybody could get in." "Except you." "Enjoy your meal." "Can I have that piece?" "Can I have a white wine?" "Never mind." "Can I get a white wine?" "shall I give you a ride then?" "Yes, please." "sleep well." "I'm coming." "Mum, the girl's leaving." "She doesn't want to." "I already asked." "Where she lives, they only eat organic vegetables." "And fish from the ocean." "They don't eat meat." "I wonder if she eats beefsteak tomatoes." "That's not funny." "She doesn't understand." "translate it into French then." "Or haven't you learned about beefsteak tomatoes yet?" "That's enough." "Sit down." "It could be true." "Get out of here." "It's all superstition and hasn't been proven scientifically." "Do you believe that nonsense?" "Shit." "Are you in love with LiIiane?" "Come on." "It's not that strange." "In love..." "When I see her..." "I get confused." "And I get excited." "And then I go to bed with Ad." "She understood." "It's just a logical reaction." "But she wants to know how you feel about her." "Because she's in love with you, as you know." "I wish I knew." "I know." "It took me a Iong time too." "With boyfriends and sex." "And pretending to like it." "But I didn't." "I was so relieved when I couId admit to myself that I Ioved women." "Yes, but..." "Be honest to yourself." "But I don't think I'm particularly..." "You're the only one who knows what you can do with your feelings for LiIiane." "Nobody else." "Maybe you're right." "LiIiane's going back to La CorbeiIIe tomorrow." "Do you know where she is?" "At my place." "Don't take off too much, so they fit in the frames." "A shame you're never in them." "Some of them are beautiful." "This one?" "A bit dark." "This one's nice." "Very light." "Who'd have known you'd learn to magnify pictures." "You're enjoying my camera." "That was a good gift." "It's becoming quite a collection." "Ad?" "Let's hang them all in the hallway." "I think I'm in love." "If we..." "What?" "I think I'm in love." "In love?" "With whom?" "Do I know him?" "Who is it?" "LiIiane." "With LiIiane?" "With a woman?" "You had me worried." "I thought you were in love with another man." "A woman." "Don't worry about it." "It's actually in fashion." "I read in a magazine that it's an epidemic." "A necessary step towards greater independence." "That's what you're doing." "Is she also in love with you?" "I don't know." "Look at Britta." "She's grown up so much." "Are you coming, Eef?" "I'm not coming with you." "But we agreed." "Aren't we going to the movies?" "I have to go somewhere else." "What kind of nonsense is that?" "Where do you have to go?" "When do we get out my birthday decorations?" "When I come back." "You have to go to bed." "First tell me where you're going." "She'II have her reasons, Ad." "Where are you going?" "To LiIiane." "She's going back to La CorbeiIIe tomorrow." "Good that you came." "hello." "Have a seat." "Do you want a drink?" "Yes, please." "Here you are." "Thanks." "LiIiane, there's someone to see you." "Because I Iove you so much that I can't live without you..." "I'd rather not see you make any friends." "Did you sleep with that woman?" "Yes." "Do you think that's normal?" "Do you think I find that normal?" "That you can do anything..." "I've tried to explain." "I tried telling you." "Stop it!" "Get lost!" "I'm in love with that woman!" "Crazy!" "Bitch!" "What are you doing here?" "I wanted to decorate my room." "Forget it." "Your mother's busy with other things." "Don't talk about it in front of her." "What's there to talk about?" "It's all clear after one night." "crystal clear." "Very good." "I'II have another drink." "I Iove you!" "Forget about the hurray." "She fucked me over badly." "And everyone can know about it." "Stop it." "She's a snake." "Stop it." "Finished." "Eve, formerly my Eefje, is in love." "With someone else." "Stop now." "With someone called LiIiane." "LiIiane!" "A woman." "Ad, please." "Stop it, please." "My wife isn't a woman but a dyke." "A dyke!" "A lesbian dyke!" "Sonja?" "Hip, hip, hurray." "Did you already get up?" "children are part of the social context." "The father works in the factory and the child is locked at school." "When it comes home, it finds its parents, its toys and..." "It's not easy to provide a happy childhood to a child." "But as long as they have a childhood." "Do you mean a childhood that is adapted to the little adult." "A successful childhood..." "I want to talk." "I want to talk to you." "I have to stay here." "It's important." "It's also important to me." "What's wrong?" "I want to talk to them." "Yes, but it's very important to me too." "I'm thinking all day long and I want to talk." "Let's go then." "Are you feeling bad?" "tell me." "hello, carla." "How are you?" "You look good." "How are the children?" "Sander's fine." "And Britta?" "Britta has suffered because she didn't hear anything for so long." "Yes, sorry." "I was so involved in everything, I couldn't even write a letter." "It's so completely different there." "How's LiIiane?" "Fine." "She lives in La CorbeiIIe and has her life there and I..." "And you're here." "Eve, listen to me really well." "AII these months, while you were gone, I've done some thinking." "What I did at Sander's birthday was all wrong." "Other things too." "It was a good lesson that you went away, because the children... and I, we know that we can't live without you." "I've missed you too." "Oranges in the fridge." "A nice bottle for our patient Ad." "Nice?" "hello, Sonja." "Mummy!" "hello, Brit." "hello, Sander." "Are you staying with us forever?" "You're not leaving anymore?" "I think I'm no Ionger needed here." "Sonja." "What's wrong?" "What's wrong?" "Don't you realise what's happening?" "You come back after months." "Nobody heard from you." "You abandoned your children." "I didn't mean it like that." "I'm sure you didn't." "Can't you see it made Ad sick?" "Sonja, that's very sweet of you." "But the main thing is that Eve's back." "So I'm not needed anymore." "I'm only here to get some clothes." "I'm only here to get some clothes." "You're coming back here with us." "You don't understand." "Let's start again." "We'II make sure you can do anything you want." "I really can't come back now." "Give me time to find out who I am and what I'm feeling." "please." "But we love you." "You can't stop an avalanche halfway." "please." "please, don't be sad." "Mr Boswijk and Mr Leedsma." "I'm here to see Mrs Van Dijk." "please wait there." "Eve?" "Hi." "I'II be right back." "You'II have to be careful." "Don't be emotional." "always emphasize the interests of your children." "Nervous?" "Yes, I don't know what to say." "About LiIiane?" "Yes." "Mrs Van Dijk, Mrs Verheij." "Mr Koster, Van Heusden." "Come in." "Why is one of the children with you and one with your husband?" "First they were both with my husband." "Because their mother abandoned them." "But my daughter wanted to be with me so I took her with me." "And your son?" "I see him occasionally." "He's afraid." "He thinks his mother doesn't love him anymore." "occasionally?" "Are you in a new relationship?" "children can find it hard to accept their mother's new boyfriend." "Do you call that a boyfriend?" "That's beside the point." "Not at all." "It's the root of the problem." "It's why we're here." "The gentleman has a point there." "I'm in a relationship that's very important to me." "With LiIiane, a woman." "And what a woman." "A frustrated lesbian feminist." "Because of her hatred of men, she tries to destroy..." "And I won't sacrifice my children to her." "Do you live with this lady?" "No, LiIiane lives in a collective, in France." "They deliberately live very modest lives and she loves that." "We try to see each other as much as possible." "She doesn't depend on you financially?" "Not at all." "Do you think that will be a Iong term relationship?" "I don't know." "It doesn't really matter." "It doesn't have anything to do with how I feel for my children." "I think I've been given sufficient information." "We are talking about temporary provisions... for the duration of the trial you both are involved in." "I think these children should stay together." "And I think these children need the care of their mother." "The mother is given custody of the children." "I thought you'd give priority to the interests of the children." "When two parties disagree, the judge has to decide... and one party will feel wronged." "Wronged?" "This is discrimination of men." "Why can't a man care for his children?" "I've often taken care of them." "When my wife was overworked." "And I'd do it again." "I won't have my children destroyed by a couple of dykes." "That went well." "Thank you." "It's only temporary." "Yes, but still." "It's positive." "certainly." "I'm very happy it went this way." "I have another case." "I'II see you." "Britta, come." "The flowers are ready." "Give these to Eve." "careful." "Because Sander's coming back." "That's sweet of you." "They smell nice." "A real party." "Tea?" "Yes, please." "I'm going to do more drawing." "How do you feel, mother?" "A bit strange." "Very heavy." "Sander coming back means a Iot of organising." "A new house and work." "Don't get all depressed now." "Be glad those two will be reunited." "You saw how happy Britta was when she heard." "You're right." "I'm really very happy." "LiIiane." "Is she coming?" "Yes." "Isn't that nice?" "What's happening?" "She's coming." "Who?" "LiIiane." "I don't want to." "You try it out." "What a nice kid." "Is he yours or yours?" "He belongs to both of us." "Is that how it is?" "That's 45 guiIders." "Here you are." "Thank you." "will you put it on the back of the bike?" "Can you carry that?" "Yes." "Here you are." "Thank you." "I'd Iike to know how it..." "How it goes with two women." "Yes, I'm glad you understand." "I understand." "Excuse me for being so blunt, but it's the first time I've seen lesbian mothers." "You read about it, but in reality..." "I understand." "And with two women..." "goes really well." "Don't do that, Sander." "What's wrong?" "She took my hammer." "Let Sander help too." "It's his bed after all." "He only takes the nails and the hammer away." "I'm also always cleaning up your mess too." "clean up that mess, Sander." "I can't receive that woman in a mess, can I?" "It's your own mess, isn't it?" "Are we going then?" "No, that woman comes to see if we're nice to each other." "And if we clean up well." "Who of you is Mrs Van Heusden?" "I'm Eve Verheij." "Mrs Degenkamp." "And this is my girlfriend LiIiane." "hello, Mrs Thingie, I'm Sander." "I've cleaned everything up." "hello, Sander." "I'm Mrs Degenkamp." "Do you want to see my bed in the air?" "Yes, that's fun." "That'II be a beautiful bed." "What a nice pussycat." "What's its name?" "Ninka." "It's name's Ninka." "What a nice name." "How do you Iike it on the boat with Mummy and LiIiane?" "I can have two mothers, can't I?" "Yes, you can." "Do you Iike that LiIiane lives here too?" "Do you Iike her?" "Yes, but she speaks english and I can't understand her." "Yes, that's a bit difficult." "You've done a Iot of work here." "LiIiane helped." "And Sander too." "My compliments." "would you Iike a cup of tea?" "Yes, please." "And you." "What's your name again?" "Britta." "You must be going to a new school." "Yes." "Do you find that hard?" "No." "No?" "Are you that good?" "I had to repeat last year." "Did you make new friends yet?" "Yes, she has a boyfriend, Marco." "Shut up." "Stupid idiot." "You shouldn't have said that." "Go drink your tea in your room." "Take the cookies." "How are the children doing together?" "Fine, as you can see." "Sander had a hard time." "He was upset." "He's always been crazy about Ad." "Does he see his father often?" "Yes, every two weeks." "He gets all excited." "But the Iast time he was very happy to be home again." "He got into bed with us." "How does your girlfriend feel about the children?" "LiIiane's not used to children." "She doesn't want to be responsible for their upbringing." "She says she's in love with me, not with my children." "How do you feel about that?" "I find that very difficult." "To be honest." "I automatically thought of LiIiane as some kind of father." "LiIiane knows very well what she wants and doesn't want." "She's very honest." "could your girlfriend be present at our next meeting?" "If she wants to, that is." "I'II ask her." "I think so." "Don't forget she's only here for certain periods of time." "She doesn't want to live here permanently?" "We don't know yet." "She has many reasons to stay there." "Work, friends, the collective." "I'd love it though." "I'II see you next time." "Can I have another apple?" "Need a skipper, ladies?" "We can look after ourselves." "Sander, your turn." "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." "And the earth was without form, and void." "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." "please behave normally, Mum." "And then God created paradise." "And everything was already there." "The trees, the flowers, the plants and the animals." "Nothing had a name yet." "Nor did Adam." "And God said to Adam:" "You can name everything." "And then Eve came and Adam said to Eve:" "Your name is woman." "Woman?" "Why not just Eve?" "Because he was a man and he wanted her to be called Woman." "And everything was beautiful in paradise." "But there was one tree that they couldn't touch." "The tree of good and evil." "It bore great apples and Eve wanted to bite one." "But God had said that wasn't allowed." "And then the snake said:" "It's nice, eat it." "And Eve couldn't resist and took a very big bite." "And she gave the apple to Adam and then they felt very guilty." "They found it strange to be naked." "And then God said:" "Get out of my paradise." "He was very angry and told them paradise was closed." "What did you do?" "What did you do, Sander?" "You threw the apple out, silly." "Yes." "More orange juice, guys?" "Do you want honey or jam?" "Honey." "Here." "Can you give me a hand, Mummy?" "I'm writing a letter to LiIiane." "Later, alright?" "Do you want a sandwich, Sander?" "No, thanks." "What did you write, Mum?" "That we're fine and that we miss her." "And that you went for a swim." "And that I still don't have any work." "Did you tell her I've done a Iot of knitting?" "I forgot." "Let's add it on the back." "Draw it here." "please sit down." "We'II be taking a decision about the custody of both your children." "I assume you're aware of the council's report." "Does the representative of the council want to elaborate?" "The report recommends to let the children stay with their mother." "Madam, I assume you agree with these conclusions?" "Yes." "Now I'd Iike to hear the lawyer of the father." "I'd Iike to show you proof of the severe stress the children have lived under." "It's an evaluation from Britta's school." "Are you aware of this?" "Yes." "Her grades were fine but around Easter, they deteriorated." "That was when the mother abandoned her children." "Then the grades improved again because a friend looked after the children." "These are young children in an unusual living arrangement." "An arrangement that we're not used to in the netherlands." "There is severe psychological pressure from the outside world..." "There's not even a man around." "My son cannot identify with anyone because he only sees women." "The same would apply to Britta if she had to stay with her father." "There is a new fact, not yet included in the report." "My client is engaged as of last Tuesday." "Sonja." "Does this mean you will start a family again?" "Yes, Your Honour." "As a result it wouId be best to give custody to the father." "My client's future spouse also looked after the children... when the mother so sadly abandoned them." "She's brings a young son into the marriage." "This way two incomplete families will become one complete family." "I think this information gives us reason to not follow the council's advice... and to grant custody of the children to the father." "Thank you." "I will now listen to the lady's lawyer." "I'm very suspicious of this marriage." "I don't know if it has anything to do with the interests of the children... and the love and the bond between mother and children." "Of course I have a bond with my children." "I always will have." "But that has nothing to do with this." "I ask you to understand my difficult situation." "Why do children have to live in a traditional family?" "Nobody has ever doubted my qualities as a mother." "Never." "I Iove them!" "I can't look after my children well because I'm now a lesbian mother?" "My sexual orientation has nothing to do with my love for my children." "It also doesn't matter if I Iive with a man or a woman." "I'II make sure Sander and Britta will become valuable people." "I will always try to keep you involved." "The court understands this is also a difficult case for you." "The court will now deliberate." "LiIiane, this has to come too." "Don't forget your boat, Sander." "Britta, this dress has to come too." "Then I'II have nothing when I'm at your place." "But that could be a while." "Give it to me." "You're now going to live with Daddy for a while, so you can get used to it." "Why?" "So that we can all calm down a bit." "I think we all need that." "But you're going with LiIiane." "No, we're not going with me." "Eve comes to La CorbeiIIe on her own." "Because I want it and LiIiane too." "But also because it's now possible." "Because the judge said Daddy will look after you and not me." "Do you understand, Sander?" "Britta?" "It's not your fault, Mum." "Bye, LiIiane." "Bye, Britta." "Why aren't you coming?" "I don't like to say goodbye." "Here, Sander." "Don't come up with us." "Ok." "Can I come to you soon?" "Of course." "As often as you want." "Don't forget that I wanted you to stay with me." "And I'm sure Daddy will look after you very well." "Be sweet to him." "Have a good trip." "Bye." "Have fun." "Have a nice holiday." "Bye!"