There are always questions

Earlier this week, my daughter turned four - with all the little girl joy that is possible. I enjoy watching her at play - everything is so all or nothing with her.
There’s a Volvo commercial with a little girl that doesn’t stop talking as her dad goes to the driver’s side of the car [...]

Truth

“It’s not hard to find the truth. What is hard is not to run away from it once you have found it.”

wives and what they think…

This is a more difficult post to write.  I’m not finding any studies or really any articles on the subject, so I only see comments on forum boards, friend and acquaintance conversations, and of course first hand comments to me.
Nearly every woman has a friend who receives no child support - or a small amount.  [...]

Driver’s License Bill is Not Unfair to Noncustodial Parents

It’s  a year old - but it’s a good article - good points, and very true.
Attorney Jeffrey Leving and columnist Glenn Sacks contend that a Kansas bill that will take away driver’s licenses from ‘deadbeat parents’ who owe more than $ 500 in support arrearages is “unfair” because it disproportionately affects the poor.
However, they ignore [...]

Coralling Deadbeat Dads

From the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101201540.html?nav=hcmodule

By Mary T. Wagner
Saturday, October 13, 2007; Page A19
My standard speech is always the same. I can‘t make a guy be a good father. I can’t make him walk the floor with a sick child, drive to soccer games, run to Walgreen’s at midnight to pick up a prescription, help [...]

Shame

from http://www.news12.com/LI/topstories/article?id=201541
(10/16/07) WEST BABYLON - Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco is trying a new approach to convincing delinquent dads to pay their child support - public embarrassment.
DeMarco recently launched Deadbeat Parents Most Wanted List, highlighting the 10 greatest offenders of allegedly blowing off child support payments. The men on the top 10 list collectively owe [...]

Children

“Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.”H. Jackson Brown

the things you can find online

http://www.affairtips.com/
I have the best tip though - Don’t have one!

Responsibility

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Comparing costs

Several months ago, the OC Register had an article that indicated it was along the lines of $759.00 a month to adequately pay for a child in Orange County.
Recently this was posted in another article.
The suit notes that a 2005 study by the California Budget Project found that the minimum cost of raising a child [...]