Refuting Myths About Fathers

	posted by Scott on Tuesday January 23, @09:14PM from the fatherhood dept.
	This letter to the editor of the Oklahoman is great to see - the writer doing a point-by-point refutation of many myths about fathers, including "Fathers abandon families," "Dads don't want custody," and "Dads do not pay child support," among others. I like to see people speaking out in their local media on this - we need to encourage it as much as possible.

	Source: The Oklahoman [newspaper] URL: http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=626300&pic=none&TP=getarticle Author: Gregory J. Palumbo Date: January 22, 2001 Keywords: fatherhood myths, child custody, child support

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Refuting Myths about Fathers (Score:1) by fritzc77 on Wednesday January 24, @12:14AM EST (#1) (User #28 Info) I have no children of my own, but I do work in the education field, and see many kids each day, many of whom are products of divorce, and I must agree that we must do all we can to encourage letters like these.       The fact that there are still many divorced fathers who want to be good parents is heartening, but on the other hand, that so many of these are ignored in order to perpetuate stereotypes, is no doubt one of the great tragedies, if not THE greatest tragedy, of modern times. fritzc77

Good letter (Score:1) by Mars on Wednesday January 24, @11:07AM EST (#2) (User #73 Info) The letter to the Oklahoman could be considered a concise introductory statement on the need for a mens movement. The mens movement is served by letters like this that set the record straight; in contradistinction, the movement is not so well served by the current featured article "Mens Rights: Backlash or Movement", which lacks the clarity and forcefulness of the Oklahoman letter to the editor and which bogs itelf down with the peripheral concern of what the mens movement shouldn't be.

Ok here is the real Crime (Score:1) by elcunado26 on Monday January 29, @11:37PM EST (#3) (User #123 Info) Single Mothers get all the Press when was the last time you heard of a single father and he wasn't prtrayed as a SOB

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