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Fathers 4 Justice: Two Parents Are Better Than One
26 Responses | 13124 Plays | 23% Agree | 0% Disagree
Started by MattO'Connor on
November 07 2007
The founder of Fathers 4 Justice, Matt O'Connor gets the message across in plain English. It is common sense, anyone can see that two parents are better than one!
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added November 08 2007
i am in agreement that two parents are better than one. in my little community, a single family is considered handicapped. it takes a whole community to help raise a child. parents need to take ownership of the huge responsibility of teaching your children values, social ethics and mostly respect for themselves, for others and for society as a whole. one parent alone cannot effectively teach a child from both perspectives as well as a father and a mother within the family unit.
added November 08 2007
yes i agree 2 parent ARE better then 1 but its never as simple as that some women dont have the choice....some men are not fir to be a parent.
added November 08 2007
Why are some men not fit to be a parent and all women are? That's a pretty bigoted, prejudiced thing to say and our kids are paying with their lives. I thought we all believed in equality or did I misss something? Matt O'Connor
added November 11 2007
I know several men AND women that should never have been allowed to breed. And just because someone is a female certainly does not make them a parent. Times have changed considerably in the last 30 years on this issue. At least 75% of the men I know are just as good if not better parents than their female counterparts.
added November 11 2007
two parents are better then one i think as then the children have got some kind of stability in there lives and mums and dads weather they hate each should always work together for the children
added November 14 2007
i dont see my kids anymore because the mother was aways trying to get me arrested for things that never happened in the end i had to get her arrested for asault on my self she then moved away and i have not seen them since mothers have too many rights in this matter and dads can't do anything for their kids and by the way it was my ex that was seeing someone else at the time which coursed the split infact she was seeing more than one at the time one of them been my brother thats family for you also went for DNA after that on all four of the kids turned out two of them was not mine the eldest was my brothers if all dads went for the DNA test i wonder how many would find out that the kids they think are theirs are not
added November 14 2007
mate thats terrible im saddened too hear that some sort of brother he is
added November 15 2007
Two parents ARE better than one, and I say this as a divorced mother of two. Just because my ex-husband and I couldn't live together any longer doesn't mean that my children only have one parent. I work hard to ensure he plays a full and active role in their lives and they spend as much time as possible with him. Too many parents put theselves and their emotions and needs before those of their children. Nothing would make me happier than to never have to see him again but I dont have that luxury as it is my duty as a parent to ensure we maintain a civil relationship for the children's sake.
added November 18 2007
thanks mate i had a feeling that my ex and brother was seeing each other this went on for 15yrs they made it out that i was paranoid they also turned the rest of the family and my friends against me with their lies . the real sad thing about all this is i've met a new partner and had a child with her but i dont feel like a parent anymore the word means nothing to me now. the man in a childs life is just a part of the biological process . i went to the register my daughter with my girlfriend the woman at the office just looked passed me and said to her you dont have to put the baby in his name. whats that all about . even the law states that the man is not a parent only a provider . i found out that a dad can't go to his childs school just to find out if things are ok with his or her school work they dont have to tell you anything a mother can a dad can't even authorise or sign a consent form at a hospital if the child needs surgery there is a lot of things the dad can't do. i read on the net once somewhere can't remember now it was before all this happened to me but a dad gave his child a hug after she had fell and grazed her knees he got arrested for it someone reported him loving her in a wrong way this was in daylight on the street even bob geldolf was told not to say he loved his kids when he went to court for custady of his kids the list goes on .
added November 18 2007
and by the way does anyone know if this is right please . if you work for the goverment like the prime minister for example does he get automatic custady of the kids in a split and does not have to pay the maintenance thats out because they are exempt from paying it