A fathers plea (sparc by Alex Baldwin's woes)

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I woke up the other morning at 6AM to my alarm clock. The radio broadcasted Alec Baldwin's rant to his daughter Ireland over a scheduled phone call. I'm not so much posting to agree or disagree with what he did. He had a moment of insanity or maybe an extreme surge of feelings; however, his situation is not uncommon. I too am a divorced father. I only saw my daughter every other weekend. Though the message was, you can see your daughter whenever you want, the actions carried a different message. I was made out to be the bad guy because I left my wife. She had hurt and her revenge came in the form of slander with my daughter as the audience. I was manipulated by way of guilt for any financial misfortune my ex-wife may have experienced even though I paid a hansome some for one child. Enough to take care of her on my potion alone. At any rate, I'd like to hear from other fathers or even mothers that have experienced the same types of situations or maybe you just have a good point of view on the subject. Why are these kids used as a pawn to inflict hurt? How can we stop it and how do we, as fathers or even mothers, heal from the hurt? How do we take care of ourselves and rid ourself of the guilt and pain for having a failed marriage.