Pet Peeve #297

When women are so stupid they make me defend men.

Today Dr. Phil was talking about child support issues. There was a man on there talking about the fact that he thinks men should not have to pay child support for kids that are not theirs just because women lie to them. And then there were women arguing with that principle! WTF??? And not just ANY women - smart women like Gloria Allred!!!! She was actually saying that these men were at fault for...I actually have no idea what she was blaming them for! I mean, the scenario goes like this:

W sleeps with M1 & M2
W gets pregnant and tells M1 he is the father
M1 believes her and, without taking her to court, helps take care of the baby
10 years later, W gets mad at M1 and reveals to him that he may not be the father
DNA Test reveals M1 is NOT the father
M1 refuses to keep giving W money
W takes M1 to court for child support
Court requires M1 to pay the support because he waited too long to do the DNA test

So, in essence, M1 is punished for believing W & volunteering to take care of the child and W is rewarded for lying. Some will argue that the child should not suffer because of the mother's lies, and I agree, but neither should M1!! And truthfully, how do we really know that W is using the money for the benefit of the kid? In many cases that does not happen. Especially when you are dealing with women who lie to get the support to begin with. I just can't believe that anyone could argue with a straight face that any man should be forced to pay for another man's child against his will. It's one thing if M1 adopts M2's kid knowing the truth, but nobody should be forced into fatherhood.