Fairness for Fathers

I am a father of a beautiful daughter. I always put my little girl at the front of everything I do and I love her dearly. I have to fight tooth and nail to spend any time with my daughter. The mother of my daughter constantly uses our child as a weapon and as her own possession. Nothing is ever discussed where our daughter’s future is concerned and I never know where she is from one minute to the next. I am never included in anything to do with her life and I feel that as a Father, this has to change. Children have rights and should have equal access to BOTH parents.
Where a separation or divorce happens in any relationship or marriage, it should be granted immediately that Joint Custody is given to BOTH parents. Court cases and Custody battles should only take place where one of the parents feels that the other parent is incapable of taking care of their child/children and where this can be proven without doubt. Clearly there are cases where material abuse and/or neglect happen, and the child’s interest should be put first in ALL cases.

I don’t for 1 minute believe that it is a Mother’s right to deny their child/children the right to be with their father simply because of the circumstances of which your relationship/marriage came to an end. I hear too often how mothers do things just to spite the father because of jealousy reasons or because they feel that they have the right to decide.

Imagine the following scenarios, if you will for just one minute please: 1: You’re a father and want to have your child/children for tea one night outside what you may possibly have agreed or not agreed and the mother says, no. You ask the question why and the response is – because “I can say no”. No justification, no rhyme or reason. 2: You are wanting to pick your child up from school/nursery/child minders etc.. early one day – say in the school holidays and your told – No, you can’t because the mother said no, it has to be a certain time, and on her rules, and hers alone. 3: You want to simply take your child/children out for an afternoon or day or just to the pictures and once again told no, for no other reason but because they feel they can – and the current law allows this. 4: You ask the question, “where is my child/children during the summer holidays” and the response is, “It’s nothing to do with you”, yet you knowing he/she is being passed from pillar to post and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Disgusting, fathers have exactly the same right as mothers do and it’s not your right as a mother to use your child/children as weapons and as a possession. A truly good parent, no matter what your feelings may be towards the other parent, ALWAYS, ALWAYS put’s their child/children FIRST. A truly good parent sees that any child needs 2 parents. It took 2 of you to bring them into the world and they need BOTH of you. I would like any father whether in a relationship, living with their partner, married or whatever your situation to think about this and put themselves in the above positions and sign the attached petition.

YOU NEVER KNOW – IT MAY BE YOU IN THIS SITUATION ONE DAY!