There were three interesting court decisions this week related to fatherhood--one bad and two good. On the bad side, the New Jersey Supreme Court opened the door for alimony for the mistress. The court ruled that a couple does not have to live together in order for one partner to sue the other for palimony... »
We've discussed on many occasions the massive violations of men's and fathers' rights that occur under the guise of fighting domestic violence. Nowhere is this more true than with restraining orders--all a woman has to do is tell a court that her husband "threatened her" or she is "in fear of him" and the... »
When fathers are unable to pay their child support, the government employs numerous abusive tactics against them, including seizing their driver's licenses and passports, and even jailing them. Here's a new one--a Tennessee law prevents some men from voting based on child support. The ACLU, to its credit, is fighting the law. Ned Holstein, MD,... »
When fathers are unable to pay their child support, the government employs numerous abusive tactics against them, including seizing their driver's licenses and passports, and even jailing them. Here's a new one--a Tennessee law prevents some men from voting based on child support. The ACLU, to its credit, is fighting the law. Ned Holstein, MD,... »
One of the more bizarre and unfortunate aspects of the controversy over family law in the United States is the insistence of many misguided women's advocates that Parental Alienation does not exist. To learn more about Parental Alienation and the controversies surrounding it, see my co-authored column Protect Children from Alienation (Providence Journal, 7/8/06)... »
A reader recently reminded me of a great father-son story--the Derek Redmond story. According to Wikipedia: Derek Redmond (born September 3, 1965 in Bletchley) is a retired English athlete...As a 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres runner, he won gold medals at the European, Commonwealth, and World Championships. His career highlights included a fifth... »
Attorney Tim Murray, a frequent commenter on my blog, has an interesting perspective on the new Supreme Court decision on child rape. We have often discussed the problems of false allegations of molestation, particularly in the context of custody battles. Here, the Supreme Court cited this problem as one reason for declaring that the death... »
From Sumner County Teen Says She's The Rape Victim (KWCH, 6/29/07): A Sumner County teenager wants her identity hidden, but she wants everybody to know what's happening to her. She's charged with rape and criminal sodomy after a gathering with three friends. "It was Saturday night and we were all just sitting around watching a movie, just... »
...Racist. In my recent blog post Obama Again Bashes Fathers I wrote: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama decided to mark Father's Day by bashing fathers, particularly black fathers. Obama said fathers have "have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men." He is pictured above during the speech...Obama put all blame for family breakdown... »
A recent letter from Mike McCormick, Executive Director of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, concerning progress on family law in Illinois: The Illinois state legislature has formed a committee to study family law reform related issues. HR 1101 is the establishing resolution and lays out parameters related to scope of investigation and committee member... »
A few months ago domestic violence defense expert John McLaughlin of Borders, McLaughlin & Associates sent me a story about teacher Gregory Abbott, whose wife apparently conspired with her boyfriend to frame him as part of a custody dispute. She and her boyfriend planted a shotgun and some marijuana in his car while he... »
The woman is unhappy and guess who's the problem? Guess who needs to change? Guess who needs her advice and direction in order to rise above his lowly, slovenly status? To watch the ad, click here. Thanks to Dave, a reader, for sending it. To learn more about the problems with the way men and fathers are portrayed in... »
We can add Steve Whissell to our list of heroic fathers and husbands which includes Joseph Richardson, Albert Collins, Eduard Burceag, Robert N. 'Bobby' Klein and James Kim. From Quebec dad sacrifices self to save children from runaway car (National Post, 6/24/08): Father-of-five Steve Whissell sacrificed his own life to shove two of his children... »
"Assuming the worst possible motivation in women is a big part of misogynist criticism." The purpose of "The Feminist Dissident" is to give feminists a chance to speak directly to my audience, and my audience to debate the issues with them in a civil manner. To read previous entries, click here. If you are a... »
This story encapsulates many of the problems with the modern domestic violence system--it's anti-male bias, it's insistence on holding only men accountable and sweeping female violence under the rug, and "Zero Tolerance"-style idiocy. In this case, the woman says she was just as responsible as her ex was for the domestic violence incident, yet he's... »
From Alex, a reader: This ad depicts a single father who receives the product (Just For Men hair color) as a gift from his two daughters, as they encourage him to go back out into the dating world. In the longer version of the commercial, he says, "For my girls," as he sends a phone picture... »
Kevin, a reader, writes: Glenn, this is a great story concerning the type of women you want to be involved with. She did not sell out her husband when he was charged wrongly with child pornography. In fact he said this about her, "My wife is very, very understanding. She took the bull by the... »
From Ella Schwartz, a reader: Glenn, My husband and I are supporters of you, thanks for all your efforts. There is an actress who is considered a soap superstar. Her name is Deidre Hall (pictured) and she is on Days of Our Lives, which airs on NBC. On the cover of the July 1, 2008 Soap Opera Digest... »
I discussed the Gloucester High School pregnancy scandals on the Al Rantel Show on KABC AM 790 in Los Angeles last night. Many are drawing links between Gloucester and the way single mother actresses/stars are glamorized and extolled. I believe this is true, but one of the points I made on the show is... »
From Palimony ruling sets precedent in Jersey (Star-Ledger, 6/18/08): In a decision described as the first of its type in the nation, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a couple does not have to live together in order for one partner to sue the other for palimony after a breakup. The high court ruled... »
Fatherhood was a big issue in the media this week, and as usual, the treatment was mostly negative. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama decided to mark Father's Day by bashing fathers, particularly black fathers. Obama said fathers have "have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men." He placed all blame for family breakdown squarely... »
From Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Executive Director of Fathers & Families: The Sunday Times of London reports that large numbers of school children in Scotland were prohibited from making Father's Day cards a couple weeks ago in this article. School officials claim they didn't want to embarrass students who come from single mother and lesbian households. Is this... »
Tiger Woods recently won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines despite a painful injury, and there was a beautiful little scene afterwards. Tiger was walking while holding his little 1-year-old daughter Sam Alexis Woods in his arms. Given the media crush and his leg injury, he decided to hand the girl over to his wife... »
I recently discussed Barack Obama's Father's Day father-bashing speech with Joe Hicks on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles. Hicks is an African-American conservative who is normally very critical of Obama. But nobody unites left and right like beating up on "deadbeat dads," so Hicks (pictured) praised Obama for his Father's Day speech. To Hicks'... »
In this recent blog post I discussed my feelings about When moms criticize, dads back off of baby care (MSNBC, 6/12/08). Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Executive Director of Fathers & Families has a different take, and it's an interesting one in part because he's a doctor who's dealt with many babies, moms and dads. In It Starts with... »
Proof that statutory rape laws and prosecutions have gone too far--Paul Briggs apparently "feared he would be reported to police for under-age sex with Kyra Applin," so he hung himself. Their ages? 17 and 15. From the BBC's Teen father-to-be hanged himself: A teenage boy hanged himself after his 15-year-old girlfriend became pregnant, an inquest... »
A recent letter from Mike McCormick, Executive Director of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, concerning progress dads and West Virginia's recent election: Earlier this year West Virginian's saw their shared parenting legislation killed by Carrie Webster the House Judiciary Chair, despite the bill having strong support at the full committee level. On May 13th Ms. Webster... »
“So maybe fathers make a difference?” I suggested. “Absolutely, man. Absolutely.” “Why?” I probed. “What difference does a father make?” “He’s always behind you, man, pushing you. Keeping you in line.” “Yeah. Telling you what’s what,” driver and shotgun agreed. In my recent blog post Combating Gangs by Combating Fatherlessness, I wrote: My wife and I were at one of Hollywood... »
In my recent blog post Did Anne Heche Get a Break on Her Child Support Because She's a Woman?, I wrote: A Los Angeles Superior Court judge just lowered actress Anne Heche's child support obligation by 75% because Heche says she has fallen on financial hard times. Recently she was allowed to "skip" paying child... »
Sonia, a reader, writes: "Have you seen the newest Klondike Bar commercial, where the guy deserves a Klondike Bar for not looking at a pretty woman walking by? I was watching it with my husband and found it offensive." There are actually two Klondike commercials at the link she sent me. One of them--clip 2 "A... »
From Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Executive Director of Fathers & Families: Right on cue, real life illuminates the truth. As I described a few days ago, Senator Obama gave a Father’s Day speech calling for “responsible fatherhood.” He, like President Bush, lays all the blame for rampant fatherlessness on irresponsible fathers who are “acting like boys,... »
Last night I appeared on The Rollye James Show. James has been a radio host for 40 years and formerly hosted Coast to Coast AM. To listen to the audio of my appearance, click here. Among the topics we discussed were child support abuses, family law reform, shared parenting, paternity fraud, and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's Father's... »
From Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Executive Director of Fathers & Families: Boston, MA--In a sport that has had more than its share of poster boys for "bad dads," it was refreshing to see the prominent displays of positive fatherhood from the new NBA champions. As the Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in game 6 to... »
Recently criminal defense attorney Douglas R. Slain (pictured) had a great post about the disturbing Alex Phillips case--see my blog post Teen Boy Target of Outrageous Misuse of Child Pornography Laws. Slain has another case of misuse of these laws, and again (no surprise) the target is male. In his recent blog post Child Pornography... »
I was just contacted by a producer of a major television show who is looking for a man who's receiving alimony and would be interested in appearing on the show. If this is you, please email me at glenn@glennsacks.com ASAP. »
Nice lady--don't you wish she were your wife? From Family secrets: I wish I had married for money, not love (The Times, 6/17/08): When Bill and I got married his relaxed attitude to money amused me. He's a teacher and enjoys his job. I work in medical sales: more stressful, but it pays well. I... »
I've often discussed the issue of the rights of lesbian “social mothers”–women who agreed to employ a sperm donor so that they could have children with their lesbian partners, who are the biological mothers. I do believe that children fare best when they have both a mom and a dad, and that fathers offer much to... »
The other night my daughter dragooned me into watching Stardust, her new favorite film, and I have to say it was better than I thought it would be. It also had a nice message. The movie takes place in England about 150 years ago, and most of the film takes place in a magical realm on... »
"We had met at a shelter in the city and gave support to each other. She arrested three years into the relationship for trying to kill me by choking me."--Claudia, lesbian victim of domestic violence We've previously discussed the prevalence of domestic violence in lesbian relationships and how the domestic violence establishment... »
I've occasionally criticized Christian churches for man bashing--see my blog posts Anti-Male Bias among Christian Conservatives and 'Our pastor makes us husbands get on our knees on Mother's Day and beg for forgiveness...husbands write all the things we've done wrong and give it to their wives'. I recently received an interesting letter from Paul,... »
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