And if it's not ok with the child? She should just accept that he doesn't want to be her father in "anything other than finances"? I get that legally that is acceptable, but morally it is not, at least to me |
Well unfortunately there’s no enforcement of morals. I feel so bad for the daughter. If she was crushed at the wedding news, imagine learning about the baby. Can’t wait for his “proud father” posts and statements. 🙄 |
She can take it up with her mom because her mom was the one who chose to bring her into this world in less than ideal circumstances. Her mom decided it didn't matter to her to give her a father in anything other than finances. |
I know. I don't think there should be, I'm not saying that. Just saying he is a bad person in my books. |
Oh, ok. She should blame her mom for not aborting her. Got it. Not her father who is actively choosing not to be in her life. |
Yep. |
As long as he dutifully pays his child support and made it crystal clear early on that he was not going to be a parent (maybe even signing away his parental rights) then yes. |
Only way to make it crystal clear is to use a condom |
I mean she has no relationship with Carter, so not sure how she would take anything up with him. |
And she could have insisted on one or gotten an IUD. We don't know what went down with birth control. But as an adamantly pro-choice woman, it's ultimately the woman's job to determine if she wants to carry a pregnancy. If you decide to do that with an unwilling partner, that's totally fine, tons of women become single mothers. But beyond child support, you cannot compel a man to be a father. You just can't. So you live with your choices. |
I don't think anyone is disputing this. It's just sad for the child. |
I'm not saying you can force anyone to do anything. But men don't get a pass from me for fathering a child and then abandoning it just because they didn't want to be fathers. |
Well, the child lives with the choices. The choice of the mom to have the baby, the choice of the dad to abandon it |
There is a poster saying “ He should have gotten a therapist, sorted out his regret over not wearing a condom, and then raised his kid in a loving way.” |
Right, that is what a good person would do. But no one can force him to be a good person |