tug of love
noun /ˌtʌɡ əv ˈlʌv/
/ˌtʌɡ əv ˈlʌv/
[singular] (British English, informal)- a situation in which a child’s parents are divorced or no longer living together and are fighting over who the child should live with
- Children often become caught up in a tug of love between warring parents.