What does the word Cooperation really mean?

Now a days divorce is happening at least half of the time. Which in the world of helping parents deal with this - brings on the new buzz of "cooperative parenting" and what does it mean? Collaboration, assistance, mutual aide, working together...........for the good of the children. Children are 100% of the time better off if the most important people in their lives cooperate. Now that's a no- brainer to me. So often couples forget about this idea. Moreover, the rest of the folks in their lives forget about it even more. You know that t-shirt? It says "It's All About ME." While everyone is crying in their soup - the little ones are absorbing all of it - every last drop. I mean if a grown up in your life - especially one of our parents -can't move on and put the past behind - why should you right? You have just provided your child with a perfect excuse for all kinds of rebellious behavior. The rules allowing people to get married are pretty darn simple. As long as you are not kissing cousins its pretty much okay. No one really cares. Now, if that same couple wants a divorce 5 years and 2 children later - NOW we have a problem. They had a license to get married - but as you know - did not need one to have the kids. NOW what? HUmmmmm who gets what and who did what to who and who better and who is worse and me me me me me me me! ooops....forgot about the kids.....I want them. No, I want them. Preferably everybody wants them and the kids are allowed to love both parents. And hopefully the parents will say - this has nothing to do with the kids - its about "US" not working anymore. Lets share the kids and both take responsibility for them and love them to pieces, together, separately. What a concept.......and you can do that with out permission.