[Lady Sidhe]

"So why should the woman be the only one who has to take responsibility?"

"Because she does not HAVE to take responsibility. She CHOOSES not to give the child up for adoption."


I think that what we hahv hyah....is a fail-yah to communicate...lol

What I meant was that people seem to have the concept that babies are disposable. Giving your child up for adoption is, from the point of view of nature, unnatural (the cuckoo notwithstanding). It is natural to keep the child. Therefore, she does not really choose NOT to give the child up, but to GIVE it up.

What I'm saying is that the men are just as responsible for the creation of the child as the woman is. She should not be required to give the child up merely because the man decides he doesn't want to help contribute to the child's upkeep, ie, take responsibility for his actions.

No offense to any of the men here, but men tend to sow their wild oats without care that they may be leaving behind a string of progeny. Allowing them to not pay child support will only encourage such irresponsible behavior on the part of the men, just as paying a lifetime welfare mother more for every child she has encourages her to have litters..

And having said that, I also think that it should be fairer. I've searched the web, and I can't find ANY rights for men who pay child support. They have NONE. It's pathetic. I think that if the man must pay child support, then the woman should have to contribute equally as well.

Sidhe