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by Hunchback on 07:08 AM May 13th, 2006 EST (#1)
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All in all an amazingly fair article by a woman who obviously has some fem leanings (note the regurgitation of the wage myth). A brief e-mail in recognition is perhaps in order, but by all means, fellas, don't make it a gushing one. Women WGI, esp. fem ones, are a bit of a rarity and should be cultivated, but they should also be corrected:
Obviously, there need to be restrictions. Men, like women, should have a certain period of time after conception to make their decisions (enough time to allow the woman to safely get an abortion). And after the child is born, opting out is, of course, not an option.
This above restriction will lead to mothers who want to force support simply withholding knowledge of their pregnancy from the men until the child is born, then presenting him with the tab. It also doesn't address the fact that women have postpartum options that men currently don't, such as adoption and safe-havens. In the event of lack of notification, a similar choice should be present for the man.
I would suggest gently pointing out the above in any e-mail—a mild constructive criticism. In other words, acknowledge her integrity but don't kiss her a...
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by Phanto on 05:41 AM June 4th, 2006 EST (#4)
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"And after the child is born, opting out is, of course, not an option."
Why not?
Is it not true that a woman can 'opt out' by having the baby adopted and thus deprive the biological father of his 'right' to a relationship with his child?
Even if a woman decides to keep the child why can a man not 'opt out' at any time after the birth. Why can a woman not 'opt out' any time after the birth?
The responsibility of either or both biological parents is to care for the child not to parent it. If the child's needs can be met by someone else who is willing to do just that then why can biological parents not 'opt out'? Many perfectly balanced human beings have been raised by adults who were not their biological parents. It is obviously not necessary. If it is not necessary then why can it not be a legitimate choice for either biological parent. Parenting should not be a 'sentence' - it should always be a choice and a choice that is made every day of a child's life until it can care for itself.
You can have win-win situations for everyone if you really want to but if your aim is to punish one biological parent then you will not even bother looking for them.
Michael
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by Davidadelong on 09:44 AM May 13th, 2006 EST (#2)
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Maybe I will see real change within my lifetime! This kind of article by a Woman would have been unheard of years ago, way to go. She is definately on the right tract regardless of some of her comments she states that Men should have equal rights with Women, not bad Folks, not bad at all............
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by Sick Boi on 11:35 AM May 15th, 2006 EST (#3)
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I would say to be sure to show your support to the Viewpoint staff as well when sending out your email support here. You know that the man-haters will be flooding the staff with demands that this article be taken down as it "offends" them. Make it known to the staff that you support this article and the author.
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