Imagine being Denise and Gabe's children and someday finding out about all of this. Imagine finding out that your father hugged Heather F., the woman who has said such horrible things about their mother, on national television.

Apparently, nobody bothered to imagine that.

Some of the other reunion-goers do express fear for Denise's feelings. Louanne in particular tries to intervene. But when she tells the sophomores that Gabe and Denise are working on their relationship, the three laugh derisively.

But nobody mentions those kids. Heather F., who is well aware that Gabe and Denise have two children, actually says, "I want to laugh like she laughed at me because she's divorced with two children from Gabe, her high-school boyfriend who had two other girlfriends. I don't want to yell at her. I want to laugh at her."

Congratulations, Heather. You may be the most horrible person in reality TV history.

If no children were involved, all of this would be childish, petty, vicious and nothing short of cruel. Given that there are children involved, this verges on child abuse.

The WB, the producers and everyone involved should be deeply ashamed.

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