Posted on 11/08/2013 9:58:20 AM PST by Kip Russell
No Happy Meal for this dad.
An Upper East Side father has filed a defamation suit against a court-appointed psychologist who branded him "wholly" incapable of handling his 4-year-old son because he refused to take the boy to McDonald's.
David Schorr, in court papers, said his son "threw a temper tantrum" on Oct. 30 when he said no to Mickey D's — and his soon-to-be ex undermined him later by taking the boy to the Golden Arches.
A former corporate attorney, Schorr said he drew the line at McDonald’s because his boy has been eating "too much junk food," the papers state.
Instead, Schorr gave the boy two options: another restaurant or no dinner at all.
“The child, stubborn as a mule, chose the 'no dinner' option," the papers state.
David Schorr has filed papers against a psychologist who deemed him 'wholly' incapable of parenting his 4-year-old son after being told by his wife that he refused to take the boy to McDonald's.
So the dad returned the hungry boy to his mother, Bari Yunis Schorr. And the angry boy ratted on his pop.
The mom then alerted psychologist Marilyn Schiller, who reported the "incident" to the judge and recommended that Schorr's visitation time be reduced after questioning the dad.
Schorr, who is separated from his wife and in the middle of a nasty custody battle, told The Daily News he usually takes his son the Corner Cafe and Bakery on 3rd Ave. and 92nd St. and is “kicking myself mightily” now for getting into a standoff with his son.
“I wish I had taken him to McDonald’s, but you get nervous about rewarding bad behavior,” he said. “I think it was a 1950s’ equivalent of sending your child to bed without dinner. That's maybe the worst thing you can
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I would thing NOT taking the kid to Mickey D’s would be a sign of good parenting! Esp. if he threw a tantrum.
And if he lets the kid eat all the junk food he wants, that’s also abuse in the eyes of some.
It figures...this worls is so screwed up that a father will be severly punished for good parenting and acting in the best interest of his child. I hope he wins his case and takes that quack to the cleaners!
Why is this even an issue. Seem’s to me, the man is guilty of good parenting.
Thank God I was raising kids 40-50 years ago.
Unbelievable.
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I support the Dad’s decision not to take the kid to McD’s, especially since the kid threw a tantrum to go. What I don’t support is him being a wuss-puss with all the regret and self-examination after he did the right thing. If he’s going to be a liberal style pussy and basically agree with those who criticize him, then why waste any sympathy on him?
Frankly, I think the ranks of psychiatrists, psychologists and government mental health workers has been completely infested with perverts with destructive national agendas.
The whole world is backwards right now
Garbage
I could count the number of times my Mom and Dad took us to any restaurant on Venus De Milo’s left hand.
When he was a toddler, I was a little more tolerant. Now that he's old enough to know better (and make it a control thing), I don't worry about it so much. So long as I'm willing to eat it, he can too.
Or, he can skip it, that's fine. He'll eat when he gets hungry, I figure. He's not starving by any stretch, since my fridge is emptied out on a regular basis.
AND......usually, his mind gets changed about dinner when he asks for dessert and I tell him "If you're not hungry for dinner, then you're not hungry for dessert, either." "Oh.........well, then this isn't so bad I guess.......".
You'd think he'd figure it out after the first half-dozen times. :-)
You are too kind, ...really.
Apologies to any “shrinks” out there - but 9 out 10 psychiatrists I know are nuts themselves.
He could dig in...and never see his kid again. Power does what it wants, and the Dad has no power in this case.
If you want to blame anyone, blame the Mother. She’s clearly using child welfare and the courts to bludgeon her ex-.
He should refuse to give his wife a “get”
I’d seldom encourage this practice, but it’s appropriate here.
You’d think he’d figure it out after the first half-dozen times. :-) “
Kids have things figured out and know just how far they can push the envelope and under what circumstances. When my son was growing up he absolutely would not eat vegetables and sat at the table one night for three hours before he gave in and ate one bite of green beans and then forced himself to throw up. If his son tried this he’d end up with a spanking and still have to eat the green beans.
this is only an issue because of the ugly ongoing divorce. woman using this as leverage against husband.
I knew a liberal who claimed that parents who don’t have televisions in their homes are somehow unfit.
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