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Originally Posted by TarJak
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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
screw him if thats how he feels, i have worn those shoes before my friend.
but imagine I'M the dad.
Imagine for many years of my life i have been raising 2 kids that didnt belong to me.
despite how i felt about the kids... I WOULD BE PISSED, and i would probably rather not pay the child support any more.
that wife can find the man who owes her that money. i would still have an emotional attachment no doubt but i would have zero monetary responsibility.
16 years is a long time to be living a lie... not all men would take the attitude of "ohhhh awwwww well thats okay... because we love each other."
there happen to be a lot of men who would just dig 3 holes in the ground and put that "wife" and his "kids" in the ground.
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The whole point of the decision is what is based on best for the kids. NOT what is better for the mother or father.
In the absence of anyone else, when there is a "father" who has been footing the bills for the support of the family, blood relativity doesn't come into it. The kids need supporting and the "father" in this case, is it, regardless of the biological parentage of the children. Once the kids reach majority they are on their own but until then the state ain't paying.
Doesn't mean I agree with it. As a tax payer though I'd support the decision, as the "father" I'd be hacked off by it and as child I'd be wondering who my biological father was and why my dad doesn't want anything to do with me any more. |
Well, i guess you just named reason number 1233 why i have elected not to have children throughout my - so far - 7 years of marriage.
I'll tell you what though... they need to put that mother away and give the dad sole custody if thats the case.