"One of the first things (Gabriel) shared about himself was that his dad was in Iraq and that he was waiting for his dad to come home," she said. "He talks about his dad all the time." From Boy's wrapped birthday gift is dad back from Iraq (Nevada Appeal, 1/30/09): Gabriel Hurles' sixth birthday party wasn't... »
"There are as many reasons for this societal mayhem as there are statistics documenting it. At its core, however, is the irresponsibility of fathers."--former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/29/09 Hundreds of you responded to our Action Alert last week and educated former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum on what fathers go through to remain... »
Molly Olson and the shared parenting organization Center for Parental Responsibility are fighting for joint physical custody in Minnesota. She and her allies face a stacked deck comprised of the usual suspects--domestic violence advocates, attorneys, and misguided feminists. I spoke with Olson (pictured) a couple weeks ago and she is a very determined woman. Her... »
Several of you sent me this so-called "Public Safety Emergency" from the University of Connecticut. I suggest readers call the campus police at (860) 486-4800 and ask them why this seemingly harmless non-incident is cause for an Emergency annoucnement to be sent out via email to the campus community. »
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From Venezuela's Jews Fear More Attacks As Chavez' Anti-Israel Campaign Intensifies (Associated Press, 2/6/09): As President Hugo Chavez intensifies his anti-Israel campaign, some Venezuelans have taken action, threatening Jews in the street and vandalizing the largest synagogue in Caracas--where they stole a database of names and addresses. Now many in Venezuela's Jewish community fear the worst... »
Well, it was almost an amicable split. From Jennifer Love Hewitt embroiled in a custody battle over her dog: Despite an amicable split from fiance Ross McCall earlier this month, neither party can bear to be separated from their boxer Mona. Jennifer is even believed to be resorting to dirty tricks to win the pooch's loyalties. A... »
"Every time I look in the mirror I see my dad. I think that's why this song means so much to me."--Chet Atkins I Still Can't Say Goodbye (Performed by Chet Atkins) When I was young, my Dad would say Come on Son let's go out and play Sometimes it seems like yesterday And I'd climb up the closet shelf When... »
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum attacked fathers in his recent Philadelphia Inquirer column Obama's actions speak volumes. He wrote: In a speech last Father's Day, however, Obama said something important and, perhaps, change-making: "If we are honest with ourselves, we'll admit that what too many fathers . . . are missing - missing from too... »
A couple weeks ago I posted that Albany Times-Union columnist Dan Higgins (pictured) was doing an investigative piece about child support, writing Can’t collect child support? I may want to interview you. Since the noncustodial parent perspective is important to this issue, and since Higgins did display a little willingness to consider this side... »
SB 0044, a new Michigan bill, is: A bill to impose a state excise tax on persons engaged in the business of operating an adult entertainment facility..."Adult entertainment facility" means a business, nightclub, bar, restaurant, bookstore, video store, or similar commercial enterprise at which a nude or partially denuded individual... The rate of the excise tax is... »
"The best way to describe my life would be the life of a nanny." From MLB.com's Ben Grieve: Former A's top prospect now enjoying time with his kids (9/26/08): In his Major League debut against the cross-bay rival Giants 11 years ago, Ben Grieve turned heads, cracked bats and woke up a dismal A's crowd while... »
We'll have to add this gentleman to our long list of heroes. To get an idea of what he faced, click here and take a look at that shark's mouth and teeth. From Cousin saves girl, 13, in shark attack (The Age , 1/12/09): THE older cousin of a teenage girl attacked by a shark in... »
I discussed the Single Motherhood/Fatherhood by Choice movement on the nationally-syndicated Dennis Prager Show yesterday. Guest host Mark Taylor and I covered many aspects of the problem during our hour-long discussion, but the exchange below where we both remembered our breadwinner fathers' roles in our lives when we were kids was something we don't... »
What an incredible story. From Nunavut justice minister demoted over domestic violence remark (CBC, 1/27/09): Nunavut's premier has stripped the territory's justice minister of his duties over a remark that suggests women are partly to blame when they are assaulted during domestic disputes. Eva Aariak said she has taken over the department from Louis Tapardjuk, who... »
Several dozen readers sent me this story concerning a parental alienation case in Canada. Fathers are seeing it as a victory, and I suppose it is, but I wonder why this alienating mother was allowed to spend "more than a decade trying to alienate from their father." Justice Faye McWatt of the Superior... »
Background: The Holly Collins custody/parental abduction case is perhaps the most prominent custody case in the media at this moment. Holly Collins and her supporters among domestic violence and feminist advocates assert that the case demonstrates that family courts are biased against battered women and favor abusive men. Holly and Jennifer Collins, her now... »
The Holly Collins custody/parental abduction case is perhaps the most prominent custody case in the media at this moment. Holly Collins and her supporters among domestic violence and feminist advocates assert that the case demonstrates that family courts are biased against battered women and favor abusive men. Below I take a look at the... »
It's hard to believe, but the head of child support collections for Idaho says that unemployment is the "'unexpected' silver lining to Idaho's economic malaise." Why? Because it's easy to garnish dads' unemployment checks! This is the typical attitude of child support enforcement officials--their job is to collect as much money as possible, regardless of... »
I discussed the Reese Hopkins rape case on Talking with Chuck & Phil on WBNW AM 1120 Boston and other stations Friday. To refresh your memories, Hopkins is a 39-year-old former Boston radio host who was arrested in October on charges of forcible and statutory rape of a 12-year-old girl. I've looked into the... »
Guy Garcia's book The Decline of Men has been getting a lot of press attention, some of it positive, some of it from the "men have everything how dare they complain?" school. My own view is that both genders have advantages and disadvantages, but while we're all very much aware of the disadvantages and problems... »
It's the only form of protest they're allowed I've seen their silent faces scream so loud If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too Another woman on a torture table what else can they do They're dancing with the missing They're dancing with the dead They dance with the invisible ones Their anguish is unsaid They're dancing with their... »
...it isn't domestic violence. »
Many years ago I remember being shocked by a Kathleen Parker column about the sexual harassment case against U.S. Air Force Col. David Rauhecker. I just stumbled upon a clipping of it which I had saved--time flies, it's from August 27, 1997. After a difficult search I found an abbreviated version of the column in... »
"'Get out your TurboTax, and get out your child-support guidelines, and run the numbers. You'll see that in most cases the guidelines were a windfall , and now they're a bigger windfall,' he says. "In middle-class families in which the earnings of both parents are about the same, 'you create two households... »
Todd Wasserman, the editor of Brandweek Magazine, one of the largest in the advertising trade publications, has covered some of our protest campaigns against anti-male advertising sympathetically. He discussed the problem of 'Dad as Idiot' advertising in his column The Surviving Dads Of Ads (11/12/07), and after the article came out Wasserman told the Washington... »
I discussed the Batista divorce controversy on Fox & Friends recently. This is the case where Dr. Richard Batista, a prominent New York surgeon, donated a kidney to save his wife's life back in 2001 and is now asking for compensation for the kidney as part of their divorce settlement. He claims she cheated on... »
Richard L. Davis, MS and MA, of www.Familynonviolence.org was one of the presenters at the historic From Ideology to Inclusion: Evidence-Based Policy and Intervention in Domestic Violence conference in Sacramento, CA. in February, 2008. (To learn more about the conference, click here.) Below, Richard (pictured) and Robin M. Davis, RN, B.S., CSN, MS/CH write... »
I'm often asked what I think the Obama presidency will mean for fathers. I think there are some reasons to be optimistic and some reasons to be pessimistic. Below I list a bunch of them, not in any particular order. Positive: Obama clearly understands the importance of fathers, and has often emphasized it. Negative: Obama believes, or... »
From The cries of a Hebrew-speaking doctor from Gaza announcing the deaths of three of his daughters live on Israeli television news brought home the suffering of Palestinian civilians to Israelis in the last hours of the conflict (UK Telegraph, 1/18/09): "Oh God, my daughters have been killed," wailed Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish as he phoned... »
From Glenn Sacks eyes Reese Hopkins case (1/16/09): Columnist and former syndicated talk radio host Glenn Sacks has taken a keen interest in the child rape case against ex-WRKO gabster Reese Hopkins, saying there are ???a lot of tangible problems??? with the New York prosecution???s case. ???I???m not dumb enough that I???m going to go out... »
I would change the astronaut's words from "and yet we can't cure cancer?" to "and yet, according to TV producers and advertising executives, we're not even capable of being minimally effective husbands and fathers?" »
From Ned Holstein, MD, MS, Executive Director of Fathers & Families: The new Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines went into effect January 1. They are causing substantial increases in child support in almost all cases. Many payors will see increases of “only” 20%, but some will see a tripling of their child support order, even... »
Dan Higgins (pictured), author of the Albany Times-Union column “The Advocate,” is doing an investigative piece about child support. He says: There are plenty of parents out there who have huge problems with the Family Court and child support system and have stories to tell, too. I’m interested in hearing from you...Send an email to... »
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In my recent blog posts NY Court Delivers Devastating Blow to Major Opponent of Fathers' Movement and Suspended Feminist Attorney Goldstein Calls Me a 'Male Supremacist', Defends Discredited Case, I detailed the recent fall of feminist attorney Barry Goldstein, Esq. of New York. Goldstein is one of the leading advocates for the feminist position... »
I discussed the Batista divorce controversy on Fox & Friends on Friday. This is the case where Dr. Richard Batista, a prominent New York surgeon, donated a kidney to save his wife's life back in 2001 and is now asking for compensation for the kidney as part of their divorce settlement. He claims she ... »
Matt, a reader, sent me this photo and wrote: This picture just says it so succinctly. Reason it's not unfair men get paid more than women #17--higher risk of death and serious injury. »
I've been very critical of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (pictured) and his child support enforcement operation in the past, and they've deserved every word of it. To learn more, see my co-authored column When Beating up on 'Deadbeat Dads' is Unfair (Houston Chronicle, 1/7/07) or click here. However, I do like to commend opponents... »
Of course--a lazy husband counterposed with a hard-working wife who's helping her daughter with her homework while pinned down in the kitchen. Naturally she conveys her bitterness and contempt for her husband to their daughter. Nice. And as I've detailed on numerous occasions, the "Lazy Husband" scenario is a myth. To... »
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