Blog Tag: Paternity
Paternity
I'm watching Maury Povich. He's doing is greatest riff: the paternity episode. It's got 4 permutations.
- Man doesn't want to be the father of the kid, but the woman wants him to be (most popular).
- Man doesn't want to be the father of the kid, and the woman doesn't want him to be either (not as popular, unless the woman wants child support without his involvement).
- Man does want to be the father of the kid, but the woman doesn't want him to be.
- Man does want to be the father of the kid, and the woman wants him to be the father too.
The last case is the most heart wrenching when it turns out that the dude is not the father. In those cases, I tend to think it's the saddest when the dude walks out simply because of biology. We used to say "God makes families." I think if the mom wants the dude to be the father, and the father wants to be, and the "bio-dad" aint in the picture, then hey - it's a matter of paperwork at the courthouse.
As for these fools who are looking desperately for any way to get out of it, it makes me sick. Dammit, man-up and take care of your kids, jerk!
How pathetic am I right now? There must be a book I need to read around here somewhere...