Are You Raising Another Man's Child?

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: mugs
I don't think the father of the child deserves to be called that, because it's likely that his absence was at the request of the mother - and it's possible that he never even knew he had a child. The man is not always the bad guy, you know.

The father was at the kid's game. He knew he had a kid.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: sixone
From the article:

To this day he remembers that game with a kind of nightmarish clarity. Matthew struck out. Connaro had planned on going over and giving him a hug, along with a few words of fatherly consolation, but when he heard the other guy yelling, he just stood up and walked away.

What a selfish bastard. Maybe the kid would be better off with another father.

It's not like he left for good. Besides, how the hell do you expect someone to act when that sort of realization hits? Are you suggesting that it's better to go up to the child while he was still agitated over the revalation and subject the child to the reaction as well? There's such a thing as walking away for a few moments to collect yourself rather than just walking up while still emotionally unstable. Sheesh.

ZV

Sorry, I expect him to act like a DAD. I realize that's a lot to ask, but who else is supposed to be the adult here?

You might try reading the article. The guy still is raising the child and loves him.

That would have made it difficult to to kick the guy while he was down and demonize him as a bad father because of a single event.