Taken Into Custody: The War Against Fatherhood, Marriage, and the Family by Stephen Baskerville, Ph.D. examines one of the greatest and most destructive civil rights abuses in America today--our family law system. In the Taken Into Custody excerpt below, Baskerville asks an interesting question--when judges accept divorcing mothers' claims of abuse and grant them sole... »
The website www.exrants.com has some interesting...well, rants from people about their exes. This one--Being Single Sucks and So Do Men--caught my eye: Wanna know what blows? Being single. More specifically, being a 32 (almost 33) year old divorcee (typing that word makes me want to vomit only slightly less than when I say it), single mom... »
Kathleen Parker's Save the Males criticizes the way "men, maleness, and fatherhood have been under siege in American culture for decades." In the following excerpt from her chapter "Our Fathers, Our Selves," Parker discusses the damage that divorcing mothers and family law courts do to children when they limit fathers' role in their lives after... »
Jed Hresko, Deputy Director of Fathers & Families, has an interesting new piece on Clark Rockefeller's apparent abduction of his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visitation. The two are pictured. Like Fathers & Families, I condemn Rockefeller's actions. However, his possible mistreatment in his divorce also bears mention. Hresko writes: Boston, MA - Boston Police issued an Amber... »
From ABC's Keira Says No to Bigger Bust (7/28/08): Call it truth in advertising: Waifish actress Keira Knightly has balked at having the digital wizards enhance her breasts in publicity photos for her new film, "Duchess." The actress objects to her cleavage being altered in publicity photos. The sultry star of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Atonement"... »
As I explained in my recent co-authored column Restraining Orders Can Be Straitjackets On Justice (Newark Star-Ledger, 7/28/08), there is a controversy over a recent New Jersey court ruling which raises the evidence standard needed to obtain a domestic violence restraining order. Evidence shows that the orders are often applied for to get an... »
Feminists are criticizing this Guinness beer commercial, and as much as I like Guinness, I have to agree with them. I've no problem with sexy commercials (though feminists often do), but this just seems degrading to the woman depicted. Is there some point to the ad I'm missing? To watch the ad, click here. [Late note: No... »
Wayne Gibbs is being vilified for breaking off his engagement, and now he's been hit with a $150,000 judgment. Sounds like the guy's only crime might have been to decide not to marry the woman when he found out he'd be taking on more debt--her debt--than he previously believed. Yes, she suffered economic losses due to relocating... »
"I thought 'my God, I am the only one that can save her', so I ripped off my shoes and shirt and jumped off the bridge towards her." From Teen saves woman from suicide in river rescue (Nine News , 7/23/08): A 14-year-old boy has become a hero after diving 15 metres off a bridge to... »
Glenn's E-Newsletter/Week in Review, July 29, 2008 "Wood calls the current law on restraining orders 'an efficient system.' We disagree. Yes, the system is efficient in separating men from their children and their homes. However, it is hardly efficient in delivering justice." My new co-authored column, Restraining Orders Can Be Straitjackets On Justice (Newark Star-Ledger, 7/28/08),... »
"Wood calls the current law on restraining orders 'an efficient system.' We disagree. Yes, the system is efficient in separating men from their children and their homes. However, it is hardly efficient in delivering justice." My new co-authored column, Restraining Orders Can Be Straitjackets On Justice (Newark Star-Ledger, 7/28/08), defends a recent New Jersey court... »
These vicious lesbian custody cases are popping up all the time now. Mom & mom agree to have kids together or to adopt kids together, and when the relationship breaks up, one mom drives the other mom out of their kids' lives. In this case, mom did the international-abduction-under-the-guise-of-taking-the-kids-to-another-country-to-visit routine that I've seen heterosexual women... »
"It's great to be an independent creature. Today you don't need a man any more. In the old days, a baby without marriage and people would put you out. I'm very into feeling this female thing." From No role for dad, says Minnie (MSN, 7/23/08): Minnie Driver (pictured) has revealed that she has no plans to... »
In response to my recent blog post A New Low for Fathers, Fatherhood, Don, a reader, writes: This modern paranoia about all is being fanned by "child abuse intervention" organizations such as "Child Help" via Public Service Announcements. I hear these announcements almost every day on my car radio during my commute to the office. Child... »
My recent His Side with Glenn Sacks radio commentary for KLAA AM 830 in Los Angeles discusses a recent West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on the issue of jailing child support debtors. As we've discussed on many occasions, while it is certainly true that there are fathers who do not come through for their children, many child-support... »
Several readers sent me this ad from the Nevada Water Authority. So typical: 1) The man is wrong. 2) The woman is right. 3) The woman hurts the man. 4) His pain is funny. 5) His pain is a good thing. To watch the ad, click here or see below. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube... »
ABC in Chicago just did a piece about Army Sergeant Joshua Hinkle, who is battling the state of Illinois over child support while he is stationed in Iraq. I helped one of the ABC producers with the story, and I think they did a good job in explaining Hinkle's side. Like most so-called "deadbeat dads," Hinkle... »
"Using kids as pawns in a divorce is awful. Every day my mother resorts to this kind of behavior makes it that much harder for us to ever have a relationship again." From Brooke Hogan Apologizes for Allegations Against Father (People Magazine, 7/24/08): Brooke Hogan (pictured) issued an apology for making what she now calls false... »
I couldn't be less surprised--the recent screaming study on the alleged prevalence of teen dating violence was severely flawed. The study even includes being called names or being put down as "abuse." Benjamin Radford's Alarming Study on Teen Dating Violence Is Flawed (Yahoo, 7/25/08): A recent study made headlines across the country: The "Tween and Teen... »
Speaker/victim's rights advocate/blogger Liz Seccuro criticizes me extensively in this recent blog post. In 1984 Seccuro was drugged and raped while she was a college freshman. Seventeen years after the rape, the rapist contacted Seccuro to apologize to her, claiming that he acted as he did in part because of his alcoholism. Employing this confession,... »
I rather sympathize with the woman in the AT & T cellphone commercial. The guy should have been much more subtle. A lesson I teach my son--if your wife or significant other does catch you looking at another woman, say the following: "I'm a compassionate man. I sometimes like to see what other men must settle for... »
Earlier this week I told readers that a producer for a nationally-syndicated TV show was looking for a father "currently undergoing a divorce with kids who might be interested in participating to provide the father’s perspective." Many of you wrote to me about wanting to be a part of the show. The show was the Mike and Juliet Morning Show, on... »
In his recent MSNBC commentary Katy Perry and the media’s ‘Kiss’ of hypocrisy (7/22/08), Tony Sclafani examines the controversy over what he calls "two gay-unfriendly songs by newcomer Katy Perry: 'Ur So Gay' and 'I Kissed a Girl'." While I have often condemned societal prejudice against gays and lesbians, in this case the anti-gay bigotry which... »
"In my 14 years of policing, when proof is made to show the court that the T.P.O. is being sought for false reasons, no arrest is ever made...Judges just lecture the false accuser and sends her on her merry little way." On the subject of women employing fraudulently obtained domestic violence restraining orders as a... »
In this Russian Pepsi Light ad, the man is a jerk, and the sexy lady outsmarts him and leaves him dumbfounded and gawking. Nothing new or outlandish here, but it's a little annoying to see that American advertising agencies' bad habit of portraying men poorly is being exported even to Russia. To watch, click here. »
Last year I discussed the Cynthia Joyce Tureman case in this blog post. According to Police: Arizona Woman Drowned Her Newborn to Hide Pregnancy From Husband (Associated Press, 5/2/07): "A Scottsdale mother accused of holding her newborn under water until the girl stopped moving says she didn't know she was pregnant until just before giving... »
ExRants.com--The Place to Rant About Your ExExRants.com is the place to rant about Ex-Wives, Ex-Husbands, Ex-Girlfriends, and any type of Relationship Rants. All posts are 100% anonymous. Get it off your chest and get a good night's sleep. Do you have a question about something and would like to see what others think about... »
In 2004, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox sponsored a billboard contest wherein children would draw designs critical of noncustodial fathers who have allegedly not paid child support. Cox said the contest "encourages parent involvement in discussing the issue and assisting in crafting the message and visual representation...that clearly conveys the message of encouraging the... »
From Misconduct charges for 3 prosecutors (California Bar Journal, July 2008): Santa Clara County deputy district attorney Benjamin T. Field currently is on trial, facing 22 counts of misconduct in four matters...Half the charges against Field resulted from his actions in an appeal filed by Damon Auguste, one of two men Field prosecuted in 1998... »
Looks like child support enforcement in Australia will soon be gearing up to go after lesbian noncustodial mothers. Soon some Aussie lesbian NCPs will have the joy of paying money to finance mothers who prevent them from seeing their kids, move their kids far away, or poison their minds against them. Good luck, ladies--I'm sure you'll enjoy this... »
One of the worst injustices modern fathers face is false allegations of molestation used by mothers as part of custody battles. Courts usually "err on the side of caution," and falsely accused fathers usually must fight a long, hard battle in order to clear themselves and get back into their children's lives. Mothers who... »
"Basically throwing me out on the street." Yup. Getting $750,000, as agreed in their prenup, is being "thrown out into the street." You remember Tricia Walsh-Smith--according to the AP, she vilified husband Philip Smith in a "furious YouTube video, which has attracted more than 3 million hits. She makes embarrassing claims about their intimate life... »
Glenn's E-Newsletter/Week in Review, July 22, 2008 One of the big positives to come out of this year's elections is the probable victory of California State Senate candidate Rod Wright. Before Rod was termed out of office in 2002, he was one of the unsung heroes of the struggle for fairness in family law, and... »
Saturday evening my wife and I attended a fundraiser BBQ for California State Senate candidate Rod Wright (pictured above, to my left). Rod has been one of the unsung heroes of the struggle for fairness in family law. He is currently in an election battle to get back into the California Senate. He won... »
In the recent www.feministing.com post Two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to harassing women, Jessica Valenti quotes from Reuters: Nearly two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women...and a majority say women themselves are to blame for their maltreatment, a survey showed Thursday. The forms of harassment reported by Egyptian men, whose country attracts millions... »
Apparently the Britney Spears/Kevin Federline divorce/custody battle is over, at least for a while. In the face of a trial that was scheduled to start in a month, Spears instead agreed to give Federline sole legal and physical custody of their two sons. I have received many letters over the past several months saying that I should... »
My recent His Side with Glenn Sacks radio commentary for KLAA AM 830 in Los Angeles discusses 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. When two lesbians agree to have a child together, and... »
Divorced father manages to win joint custody of his kids. Mom moves the kids, then "cuts off all communication, making it virtually impossible for him to contact his daughters." Mom subjects the kids to "horrific abuse and neglect." Dad is desperately searching for them. The kids are saved only when concerned acquaintances come across the... »
My recent His Side with Glenn Sacks radio commentary for KLAA AM 830 in Los Angeles criticizes the media's misleading and anti-male coverage of a recent study on men, women and housework. To listen to the commentary, click here or on the audio button below. To learn more, see my co-authored column Media Reaction to New Housework Study Minimizes Men’s Work,... »
In this interview, Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama panders to women, pushing the myth that women are paid only 78% as much as women are for the same job. He also discusses his new economic plan, which is oriented towards women. (Starts at 5:30, ends at 6:30) In this interview, Republican party presidential candidate... »
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