Posted on 01/03/2008 7:16:39 AM PST by grjr21
The kids need support but its high time that fathers have equal protection under the law.
From the get go this was a sick situation.
Their mother should support them.
bttt
“Their mother should support them.”
I’m a firm believer that children need a mother and a father. Not two mommies or two daddies. Step parents are ok but the ideal should be mom and dad.
This woman should not have done this deal unless she could afford it. Its tragic for the children who will probably be supported with our tax dollars BUT men always seem to get screwed in these situations.
IMO, juding from the “previous relationship” they had the woman thought this would bring him back into her life. When it didn’t she had to go to plan B.
Yes, that’s exactly right. I have never understood how a man could agree to such a thing in the first place.
Wow. What a mess.
Here’s the bottom line....the guy NEVER should have agreed to such a thing. NEVER. The repercussions, besides this interesting one, go on forever.
Parents....tell your sons.
Yup. Fathers need to make it clear to their sons that the wallet on their hip is tied to their whip.
I agree. I think that this whole situation is dreadful and should never have happened. If there were some way to penalize the man for being an absolute dingbat, without allowing the woman to stick him up for lifetime earnings, I think it should be done. (Maybe he could contribute to a fund to inform other men of how stupid it is to donate sperm outside of marriage?)
It's tragic for the children who will probably be supported with our tax dollars ...
What's tragic is that they don't have a father in their lives. The mother presumably has a job, since she and the donor were co-workers, so there's some level of self-support.
No way would I support this in actuality, but...
If a woman has the “right to choose” and chooses to give birth to a baby when the sperm donor chooses NOT to be a father - he should have NO responsibility for supporting the child.
“The children point and say, ‘That is our father. He should support us,”’ Eakin wrote. “What are we to reply? ‘No! He made a contract to conceive you through a clinic, so your father need not support you.’ I find this unreasonable at best.”
In other words, ‘never mind the settled matter of the underlying contract; my feeeeeelings as a judge are more powerful. And I am above the law’
Infuriating.
“The children point and say, ‘That is our father. He should support us,”’ Eakin wrote. “What are we to reply? ‘No! He made a contract to conceive you through a clinic, so your father need not support you.’ I find this unreasonable at best.”
In other words, ‘never mind the settled matter of the underlying contract; my feeeeeelings as a judge are more powerful. And I am above the law’
Infuriating.
This is another reason why I’m hesitant on dating.
In another situation, a relationship could be going fine for a few months, at least to me, yet failing to her. One day she could suddenly cry rape to somebody, and have me thrown in jail for a while. Then I’d be the one in jail screaming rape, while security guards don’t help me.
It's getting to a point where guys should start thinking of freezing some sperm for future considerations of parenthood, then getting a vasectomy to protect themselves from women looking for a free ride.
Of course there is another way which works very well, but considering children are being taught to think of sex as a recreational activity, rather than a part of marriage, love and the completion of God's design.
I don't think that this is what my father had in mind when he taught me that a woman is always allowed to change her mind
You mean, "Don't donate sperm unless you want to be a full-time father for the rest of your life."?
In my opinion, any legal provisions that make it easier for either men or women to evade responsibility for the children they conceive should be eliminated.
Eve was suckered in by her own desire ... suggested by evil ... and induced Adam to fall.
Same ole / same ole ..
Now, we're not talking spiritual application here, but all scripture IS given (to us) by inspiration of God, and is profitable (among others) for instruction.
The law is given for the law breaker, and in this case .. the law sides with the man.
Eve wanted a baby from Adam and induced him to give her one ... she promised everything just to have his baby.
This time Adam was smart enough to CHA, and Eve now has two lovely kids that will probably suffer because of her dementia.
Sticky wicket, eh? ... but dems da' breaks, baby.
GOOD POINT! Most are unaware that the overwhelming MAJORITY of rape victeims are MEN...sodomized by force in prison, and swept under the rug by the Fed.gov and State.gov . Not a good place to be!
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