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My best friend is loseing his son to his ex!!!  

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As many of us know, having a loving careing attentive involved father is critical in the ubringing of any child. and unfortunately, some men do not take an active interest in their children. Some even walk away completely from the responsabilty.

My best friend and his ex-girlfriend had a child. He moved his life from NY to LA. No friends, no family. He ceased his career, spent every cent on the baby and became the full time caregiver to his son. She missed not one day of work. She weaned ds at only a few weeks. He asked her to consider pumping, she declined. Formula is fine she said.

Then the woman became so impossible, he had to leave her. But he did not leave his son. He fought in court to remain in his sons life.

She did everything in her power to remove him, including lying to courts and police, but was found out and her lawyer quit the case and the father was granted 50% custody. But behind his back, she got the child vaccinated and never calls him in on medical decisions.

Now she springs that she is moving her son, without consulting him, to another state. He is out of money. Out of time and facing a serious operation. His lawyer says there is nothing much he can do.

My question is , is there anyplace you guys know of on the web where DADS who think like "us" (Mothering mag readers) have a real say about being an influence in their childs life???


post #2 of 3
Hi,

As far as a webplace like this one for dads, I have yet to find it. Most of the Dad's Sites are lacking the influence of women. As you might guess, males really do better when females are around. Not the usual chest-beating competition thing, but instead it keeps us honest and focused. Plus we really don't talk all that much so gentle proding by females really does us good.

If you put some keywords into a Google.com search, words like dads, fathers, discussions, etc. you will come up with a pile of choices. Fatherdirect.com has a weak but present area on their site for single fathers, and they did start up a discussion board recently.

Now that I think about it, one of the reasons other "dads" sites turn me off is that they often place a heavy emphasis on some of the very things your friend is dealing with. In retrospect, some of the non-mothering sites may offer more in the way of the courts, legal stuff, rights, and other non-cuddly solutions to parenting.

Good luck.
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Thanks! We are gonna try everywhere. Google it is.
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