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Apr 29, 2007, 1:58 GMT
Alec Baldwin plans book on injustices to divorced dads
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As a woman, I've seen kids kept away from their father and understand Alec's position. I don't agree with the message - but I understand how it happened.
It's interesting that most women 'don't understand' it because they cause it. It's time that father's DEMAND certain things from the court as far as equal rights as well as RECEIPTS for items purchased for their children for 'child support.'
It's good to see Alec pursuing this further instead of just trying to sweep it under the rug! Good for him! I would suggest that people who don't believe this stuff happens or who feel that women in divorce are inherently perfect and without blame should take a visit to www.glennsacks.com and read some of the articles there. There are two (or more) sides to every story, and unfortunately it has become fashionable to blame men for all of the world's ills (especially in divorce). There are those of us - men and women - who are sick of it, and I'm happy to see Alec speaking out because it is high time that men and women work towards true equality and mutual empowerment - not some perverted sense of 'justice.'
Other good sites are www.nas.com/c4m/ and news.mensactivism.org and www.hisside.com -take a look.
Yet another spolied Hollywood actor used to having his way. Cry me a river. It's too bad his daughter has to suffer. Now the daughter will end up in therapy and divorced twice by the time she is 30 (then comes the drugs, rehab, and a book!). I can see it now... Or, both parents can actually do what is right for child.
The kid leaked the vm. She did this in order to (1) keep dad from contacting her for a while, (2) make sure mom didn't get into legal trouble and (3) let the world know what a jerk he is. Smart girl who was probably tired of a verbally abusive father.
I hope SHE writes a book...
Can't wait for your book. I've got 16 years of the same stuff. With single mothers the children become the weapon. I don't think there is any study that says mothers are better parents.
All this things happen because we-(husbond and wife)-turned away from God, our Creator.
He set rules for a happy marriage. If we chose our rules, our sin will catch us, sooner or lather.
If you (doesn't matter which one: husband or wife) are following God's principals in marriage, do not
be disturbed. He will take care of you. Just pray and wait for His answer.
For both: repent and learn how to leave by God's word. If you do so, everything is going to change for
better. This life is so short. Leave according to God's will, and you are going to find happiness in this life,
and next one. Love one another. Love means to suffer sometime. Don't be afraid! This kind of suffering
brings you peace and joy.
It is a fact that more WOMEN owe child support monies than men do. Baldwin was stupid but he's human. Parental Alienation is real. Kim Basinger has been held in contempt of court TWELVE TIMES for denying him visitation. No one seems to mention THAT.
Please refrain from bringing up single mothers in the country. Racism, crime and discrimination are all horrible too. NONE OF THEM has anything to do with the situation. Trying to attach Bassinger to a true dilemma in this country (single mom's), trying to victimize her by proxy...is.... whiny and stems from a desire to self handicap a gender. Stop making excuses for her poor behavior, they both showed themselves to be trash and just because you and one or the other have gender in common doesn't makeeither less a fool.
A book is probably needed about the injustices that fathers go through during a divorce. I have been there and eventually won my custody case. It really is too bad that nobody heres about the deadbeat moms. HOWEVER, I do not think that Mr. Baldwin is the right person to write the book. A responsible parent needs to exhibit a lot more personal restraint than either Mr. Baldwin or Ms. Bassinger have exhibited.
My husband and I were robbed every month through paying child support to a remarried, non-working ex-wife (their household income was double ours!). She had inherited $300,000 and lived in an exclusive neighborhood while I worked my butt off to help my husband pay child support (25% of his net take-home pay). To add insult to injury, we couldn't even claim the child as a dependent. Happily, we managed to keep civil and my husband's son is successful and just got married. 'Family law' should really be called 'anti-family law,' because it does favor the mother over the father, and looks at the father as a wallet and nothing more. I know plenty of deadbeat moms, but you never hear about them!
The sterotype of the 'Deadbeat Dad' has been force fed to us by women's rights groups for decades.
Without reading the names of the posters here you can almost guess with 99% certainty if the poster is a man or women.
All cases are different in custodial disputes and it is true that often times the needs of the child are secondary to those of the parents.
With an open mind and with the needs of the child first we should continue to change the system for the better for fathers who want to be involved in their children's lives.
I'm so much looking forward to read it.
His daughter probably is a thoughtless little pig.
What I see here is the ability of both the mother and father to not communicate with each other fairly and using the child as a pawn. I think that Kim and Alex both need to grow the hell up and set a good example for their child.
This poor kid has to take the brunt of their hatred for each other and she is getting used like an emotional trash bin.
Lets see mother is selfish, father is selfish, who is paying the ultimate price the child or children.
People in the US have a huge problem with excepting personal responsibilities and it is always someone else fault or groups fault, but never their own.
There are a lot of sad stories out there from both mothers and fathers, but I still feel that the child is the most important thing here, and until these parents get this right, there is going to be suffering. The hate some people continue to exhibit toward each other is incredible, and it will ALWAYS come back to haunt them in one way or another. A divorced parent just has to continue to try to communicate with the child, and get across how important they are. It's also extremely sad that family members get involved in taking sides and further complicating the issue between the parents. We all know there are a lot of good people out there who will try their best to make a bad situation better, but we also know that there our people who will NEVER be willing to take the high road, and nothing will change that. It is only hoped that the children caught up in this situation will finally realize the real truth when they grow up. We have got to think about the children who are our future.
As a deadbeat father, I support Alex Baldwin's frustration with the court system that allows his relationship with his daughter to melt away while he suffers.
I will not support a system that does not allow me to see my children in an equitable manner. No taxes will be paid, no child support will be paid. Jail before financial servitude. Cultural gender bias and inequality can not be tolerated.
Don't let the media circus decide for you which way to stand here.
One of the biggest problems with being 'famous' is that your true opinion or side of the story rarely breaches the surface of the sea of public opinion.
The media constantly pits one American or citizen against another in a feud of ego. The media gives us reasons to argue and discuss things and we keep on biting.
When is the majority going to stop this merry-go-round and stop buying the bullshit?
There's a war going on, and people are worried about what happens with this man and his child. Each family is unique and the media could never release enough about a person for the public to properly judge them.
Trial by Neilsen ratings?
Actors and entertainers have a unique responsibility imposed upon them by the pressures of being as good a person as they are an actor.
The truth is in most cases that it's difficult to have privacy.
Why I ask, because someone is talented, creative, intelligent, and in the public eye, do we have to hold them to some type of extraneous moral standard?
I'd be willing to wager that a lot of those that are hyper-critical of the 'stars' when ever the chance presents itself, have a lot to hide themselves. If not, maybe they fear that they do.
One article after another, opinions seem to become ammunition for sidearms at a shootout for the blind.
First of all, as interesting as it is, what shocks me about this issue is that people genuinely feel that this is all any of the public's business. Those of us from 'succesful' familes that stayed together and we're generally healthy...think about all the messed up things your Dad and Mom did. People are human. From what it LOOKS like from the outside, it seems Alec finally had it after dealing with this crappy situation. And there's never been any allegation of non-payment on his part, so the deadbeat dad rappers, you can shut yer faces.
'It's interesting that most women 'don't understand' it because they cause it. It's time that father's DEMAND certain things from the court as far as equal rights as well as RECEIPTS for items purchased for their children for 'child support.'
Yeah, remember that one next time you quit a job and your current wife supports you, so you can weasle out of paying ANY support to your children. There are 2 sides to the coin. Most women who have custody spend 100 percent of their income, often as much as 35 percent less than what a male makes, to support their children, where as the man pays around 17-25 percent, if the courts can squeeze it out of him. You don't think the kids are hurt in all of this as the male defers any request for anything as 'ask your mom, that's what child support is for.'
I am very happy he is taking this stance, it's about time someone who had a voice that can be heard take up this cause. I will b purchasing his book.
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