Ignoring the abuse of fathers
Giving birth is painful. But does it give women a right to be abusive to others? Clint Carpentier muses on the question.
Giving birth is painful. But does it give women a right to be abusive to others? Clint Carpentier muses on the question.
A court rules that a father may be excluded from the birth of his child if the mother wishes it. Ayami Tyndall takes exception.
When is the last time you were touched by the picture of a father with his son together on Facebook? Before you are too quick to get sentimental over an image, you might stop to consider that it really represents.
This is is not really new, however I believe one thing that we should do is give some attention to what we appreciate, as we need to denounce what we know is biased and wrong. Lifebuoy’s campaign and the video are heart touching. If you haven’t seen it yet, here it is: As you can …
For single dads receiving visits from their kids on limited occasions only, the leftover evidence from the visit becomes a special reminder – the unfinished drink on the table, the toy they were playing with in the garden, a dirty handprint on the wall, the indents in their pillows…. these are sacred keepsakes to be cherished until the next visit.
The social problem known as parental child abduction has been around for a very long time. Presented here are the earliest well-documented case in the United States, the earliest known image associated with such a case and a brief, but striking example of maternal abduction of children from a father by gunpoint.
Some men walk through life resigned to what society and the womenfolk expect of them, while thinking little about the meaning of their own life. Clint Carpentier pauses to reflect on his and other men’s often-unrecognized contributions to the world
The stereotype of the “deadbeat dad” needs to be challenged wherever it’s found, and nowhere is this stereotype more prevalent in America than with black men–who do not deserve it any more than any man does.
Kate Winslet is a child abuser. Repeat: actress Kate Winslet is a child abuser, who should be deeply ashamed. So should anyone and everyone who supports her. Janet Bloomfield explains in great detail why.
It is really simple. It does not take long to explain the importance, the irreplaceability of fathers. Suzanne Venker knows it, and lays the case down with succinct eloquence for readers of A Voice for Men.