Saturday, January 3, 2009

Father’s Rights: Oprah Doesn’t GET You Guys

It is a few days after New Year’s Day, andI am looking on the web for ideas for posts for this blog.  What’s happening in the news, maybe.  What are some current strategies in court.  And who is the one person in America who has her finger on the pulse of trends, and who actually sets trends?  OPRAH!

So I actually went to oprah.com.  As painful as that was, I decided to check out the site. Well constructed. Colorful in a girly kind of way.  So I typed in “fathers” in the seaarch box, and sorted the entries by relevancy.  Here are the top 10:

  1. Fairness On Father’s Day
  2. A Holistic Approach To Childbirth
  3. Fairness On Father’s Day (yep. It’s on twice)
  4. Dad Almighty (fathers as rule-makers)
  5. A book that celebrates African-American fathers
  6. Ten Ways To Be A Better Dad
  7. A book that celebrates African-American fathers (same one)
  8. Happy Father’s Day
  9. Happy Father’s Day (twice also)
  10. A Course In Miracles

So why is this bothersome?  There is nothing here on mothers interfering with Dad’s parenting time. Nothing on parental alienation. Nothing on paying too much child support.  The “Ten Ways To Be A Better Dad” has Number TWO: Spend Time With Your Kids.  I doubt that Oprah has EVER had a show on why custodial mothers MUST make sure this happens.

This is why it is up to you, guys.  Lawyers can write books.  Groups can protest and get on TV.  But ultimately, none of that is going to help you.  The state I practice law in primarily recently overhauled the child support calculations to give fathers credit on their chidl support fo rhow much time they spend with their kids.  So guess what haappened? Moms have tried like hell to limit dad’s time with the kids!  And do you think ANY court has acknowledged that this is happening?  Not on your life!

The only one who can fight for your case is you and your lawyer.  Pick your lawyer well.
And get a copy of The Father’s Rights Library.

P.S. If Oprah has done shows highlighting the struggles of non-custodial fathers, please let me know.  I have enormous respect for Oprah and what she has accomplished.  I just wish she understood better what non-custodial fathers go through.

Posted by Freeman at 20:24:34
Comments

3 Responses to “Father’s Rights: Oprah Doesn’t GET You Guys”

  1. driver detective says:
    March 12, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    i love your blog, will keep looking you blog every day.

  2. sdrhsadgaser says:
    May 16, 2009 at 9:20 am

    good blog, come on.

  3. KMC says:
    June 12, 2009 at 5:41 am

    As a woman, I applaud this blog entry. A lot of mothers seriously don’t understand the impact their interference has on the children as we become adults. It haunts us for life.

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