tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161035382009-07-10T07:00:00+00:00<b>Documenting the destruction of fatherhood</b><br> <b>Or: When did <i>you</i> last see your children?</b>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.comBlogger3381252009-07-10T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/JADF#2009-07-09<ul> <li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8142104.stm">The BBC gleefully and approvingly catalogs a slew of misogynist news and web articles</a><br/> Well, no, not really, they&#039;re actually misandrist. No-one anywhere would get away with doing this sort of thing to women.</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/yChCKjC3his" height="1" width="1"/>2009-07-03T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/JADF#2009-07-02<ul> <li><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5724321/Wife-falsely-accused-ex-husband-of-rape-to-get-rid-of-him.html">Novelty of the week: a jail term in the UK for a false accusation of rape.</a><br/> even after a plea for clemency from her ex husband...</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/b0lWUqc1XeY" height="1" width="1"/>2009-06-27T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/JADF#2009-06-26<ul> <li><a href="http://copyranter.blogspot.com/2009/06/high-tech-anti-domestic-violence.html">What is the DV industry really for?</a><br/> So that ad agencies can win awards by propogandizing to your prejudices, that&#039;s what.</li> <li><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-12866-Domestic-Violence-Examiner~y2009m6d23-50-myths-of-domestic-violence-revealed">50 myths of domestic violence revealed</a><br/> With report from RADAR.</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/jSJ_I_C3xHk" height="1" width="1"/>2009-06-21T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/JADF#2009-06-20<ul> <li><a href="http://www.livescience.com/culture/090619-inherit-dads.html">Dads Are Key to Making Us Human</a><br/> Here comes the science...</li> <li><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5580752/Barack-Obama-admits-he-is-not-the-perfect-father.html">Would a female president admit to being a less-than-perfect mother in the days before Mother's Day?</a><br/> I tire of this mea culpa approach to being a good father. Just get up and do it, and while you&#039;re at it, make sure others who want to are able to. OK?</li> <li><a href="http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/914653/WH-Smith-Tesco-apologise-promoting-Josef-Fritzl-book-Fathers-Day-present">A book about child rape and imprisonment for Father's Day?</a><br/> Symptomatic of the utter thoughtlessness which surrounds fatherhood in our society.</li> <li><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5587035/Church-blesses-fathers-with-beer.html">Church blesses fathers with beer</a><br/> Sounds like a winner to me!</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/Hg-0ArxUKCc" height="1" width="1"/>2009-06-16T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/JADF#2009-06-15<ul> <li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8097639.stm">Men warned of greater cancer risk</a><br/> &quot;Among cancers which affect both sexes, men are 60% more likely to develop the disease and 70% more likely to die from it&quot;</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/ap1viNlwL0Y" height="1" width="1"/>2009-06-13T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/JADF#2009-06-12<ul> <li><a href="http://mkg4583.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/how-to-kidnap-a-child/">How To Kidnap A Child</a><br/> &quot;Kidnapping a child is probably unlike anything you have done before.&quot;</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/xUtf3agglrY" height="1" width="1"/>2009-06-12T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/JADF#2009-06-11<ul> <li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/8095381.stm">Actual headline: &quot;Boy told he must live with father&quot;</a><br/> True headline: &quot;Grandmother told she must hand over child to his father.&quot; The child is five, the court didn&#039;t tell him anything. The grandmother, on the other hand, clearly has serious issues.</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/F4Fi8zSsrX8" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-79791005281906273772009-04-04T13:00:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:09:23.973-07:002009-04-04T13:09:23.973-07:00Kiera is an actress. Attractive, vivacious and well-liked, she works hard for her money. At the end of a long day, it's late, she's tired and happy to get away (although not as late as many of the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=e9K3poqszGM:ECr-1SD7ZrQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=e9K3poqszGM:ECr-1SD7ZrQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=e9K3poqszGM:ECr-1SD7ZrQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/e9K3poqszGM" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-32232161620978249772009-03-30T20:53:00.000-07:002009-03-30T20:54:59.827-07:002009-03-30T20:54:59.827-07:00Wisdom and innocence are incompatible. Innocence implies ignorance of evil. Wisdom implies knowledge of it. To be knowledgeable of evil, one must have either taken part in it or been its victim. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=3tHtTc9M6dc:zpKw0ie4NA8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=3tHtTc9M6dc:zpKw0ie4NA8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=3tHtTc9M6dc:zpKw0ie4NA8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/3tHtTc9M6dc" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-86606957570275762542009-03-20T13:01:00.000-07:002009-03-20T13:08:29.287-07:002009-03-20T13:08:29.287-07:00I once heard it said that women do not have the same sense of honor as do men. It has been too many years for me to remember who said it or in what context, but it has stuck with me. That is not to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=eTscQnL5iCA:QxskmlBZZEU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=eTscQnL5iCA:QxskmlBZZEU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=eTscQnL5iCA:QxskmlBZZEU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/eTscQnL5iCA" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-82046538484339143122009-01-07T17:27:00.000-08:002009-01-07T17:52:34.536-08:002009-01-07T17:52:34.536-08:00I love it when this happens - two news sources giving very different views on the same topic and between them being embarrassingly and inadvertently revealing of what's really going on. With a...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=JNsDXbMlXW0:JZVuc2-6acI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=JNsDXbMlXW0:JZVuc2-6acI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=JNsDXbMlXW0:JZVuc2-6acI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/JNsDXbMlXW0" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-33501693242265371352008-12-27T15:41:00.000-08:002008-12-27T15:56:30.387-08:002008-12-27T15:56:30.387-08:00The following paragraph summarizes the plot of the television program with the largest UK audience of 2008. People interested in the exposure of female on male domestic violence could hardly have...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=0-5wMAMSNb8:7-UL_9JBejM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=0-5wMAMSNb8:7-UL_9JBejM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=0-5wMAMSNb8:7-UL_9JBejM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/0-5wMAMSNb8" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-69067426213957229282008-12-12T09:07:00.000-08:002008-12-12T09:10:09.579-08:002008-12-12T09:10:09.579-08:00... but she isn't supposed to wield the knife.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=eMyQhr9y6zQ:CKvV9yRfOuw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=eMyQhr9y6zQ:CKvV9yRfOuw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=eMyQhr9y6zQ:CKvV9yRfOuw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/eMyQhr9y6zQ" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-26241477623876989772008-12-09T12:07:00.000-08:002008-12-09T12:12:57.578-08:002008-12-09T12:12:57.578-08:00The father's struggle for his children in family court can sometimes feel like the struggle for life itself against a foe as large as an ocean, maybe there's even a tiger in your little lifeboat...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=K502mZyvE2c:Wxi_uO_rKjE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=K502mZyvE2c:Wxi_uO_rKjE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=K502mZyvE2c:Wxi_uO_rKjE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/K502mZyvE2c" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-23992841596017660862008-11-25T09:15:00.000-08:002008-11-25T09:16:05.121-08:002008-11-25T09:16:05.121-08:00Something tore inside me The day she took away my son It seems it won't repair, It won't even form a scar. The casual cruelty strikes me dumb, The way that it was done. I can see that what is best...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=WwnYr4aERIo:dPqF6jf7jXs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=WwnYr4aERIo:dPqF6jf7jXs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=WwnYr4aERIo:dPqF6jf7jXs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/WwnYr4aERIo" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-55090366854544707432008-11-15T14:18:00.000-08:002008-11-15T14:25:07.127-08:002008-11-15T14:25:07.127-08:00I have, in recent months, with some embarrassment, read both Golding's Lord of the Flies and Orwell's 1984. The embarrassment derives from the fact that I have, from time to time, indulged in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=3q_z6AzhqFA:5HW_M1Jdy8Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=3q_z6AzhqFA:5HW_M1Jdy8Q:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=3q_z6AzhqFA:5HW_M1Jdy8Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/3q_z6AzhqFA" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-52338525455039318412008-10-22T13:02:00.001-07:002008-10-22T13:05:31.129-07:002008-10-22T13:05:31.129-07:00A phrase popped into my head the other day: "character lynching", for what is done to a man by a false accusation of domestic violence, child abuse or rape. Character assassination is the deliberate...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=E3lrof8KFjc:1gG6V6DAKzg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=E3lrof8KFjc:1gG6V6DAKzg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=E3lrof8KFjc:1gG6V6DAKzg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/E3lrof8KFjc" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-2060357698644787532008-09-04T09:22:00.000-07:002008-09-04T10:21:04.488-07:002008-09-04T10:21:04.488-07:00Women who kill are ill and need support. Men who kill are simply despicable and deserve nothing. Women who kill are depressed and we let them down by not being there. Men who kill are just crazy...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=Km5pY3PTqV4:arSx-Gngby8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=Km5pY3PTqV4:arSx-Gngby8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=Km5pY3PTqV4:arSx-Gngby8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/Km5pY3PTqV4" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-27545668322443047862008-09-03T09:37:00.000-07:002008-09-03T09:48:37.303-07:002008-09-03T09:48:37.303-07:00This morning I started the day by reading about yet another legal insanity, this time from New Jersey where a court has ruled that deliberate alienation and kidnapping of children does not constitute...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=5rFY6SNiE08:yP0gpcqiXCA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=5rFY6SNiE08:yP0gpcqiXCA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=5rFY6SNiE08:yP0gpcqiXCA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/5rFY6SNiE08" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-46394965975998243492008-08-31T09:36:00.000-07:002008-08-31T09:39:39.753-07:002008-08-31T09:39:39.753-07:00It is very difficult to navigate when you can't see the terrain. This is what happens when no-one will tell you what they think, one way or the other, when no-one takes a stand for you or against. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=XDJGqUiLSM0:CStfmsPntXo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=XDJGqUiLSM0:CStfmsPntXo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=XDJGqUiLSM0:CStfmsPntXo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/XDJGqUiLSM0" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-69614638730989883652008-08-25T13:13:00.001-07:002008-08-25T13:22:18.110-07:002008-08-25T13:22:18.110-07:00"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr. Of all the aspects of my fight to remain a father to my son one which I have...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=t6dvZivLFbo:oB00Fq3bbIc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=t6dvZivLFbo:oB00Fq3bbIc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=t6dvZivLFbo:oB00Fq3bbIc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/t6dvZivLFbo" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-70207191630518083762008-08-22T11:25:00.000-07:002008-08-22T15:52:23.724-07:002008-08-22T15:52:23.724-07:00How often have you read discussions of gender begun with some claim that the speaker thinks women are just great, but, well, if only…? Every time I hear it, it makes my hackles rise, no matter how I...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=fujQS2_2vMg:TwScENLZ0oI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=fujQS2_2vMg:TwScENLZ0oI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=fujQS2_2vMg:TwScENLZ0oI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/fujQS2_2vMg" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-87785017120530088412008-08-07T07:25:00.001-07:002008-08-07T08:11:33.613-07:002008-08-07T08:11:33.613-07:00What does a working mother do when told something she doesn't like to hear? Throw a snarky tantrum of course, toss out a few anecdotes, ridicule some stereotypes and then blame men and employers. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=7A5ae5qCyg0:402AMSfO-Uk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=7A5ae5qCyg0:402AMSfO-Uk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=7A5ae5qCyg0:402AMSfO-Uk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/7A5ae5qCyg0" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-57398586748343730732008-07-29T14:20:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:39:17.642-07:002008-07-29T14:39:17.642-07:00I suppose it's possible that one day I might see my son again, and one day I may have the opportunity to counsel him on matters of the heart, marriage, and fatherhood. Probably, the best I can hope...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=P_DAdsXIVuU:oVOOsUjZgAk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=P_DAdsXIVuU:oVOOsUjZgAk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=P_DAdsXIVuU:oVOOsUjZgAk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/P_DAdsXIVuU" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-91306619307757530362008-06-20T14:14:00.001-07:002008-06-21T11:38:08.916-07:002008-06-21T11:38:08.916-07:00Are you a middle-aged man? Do you provide a good home for your family? Are you dedicated to your wife? Devoted to your kids? Do you work hard to maintain their lives? Do you like to think your...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=smL9bkpR51Y:Qt9AgrBTrUQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=smL9bkpR51Y:Qt9AgrBTrUQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=smL9bkpR51Y:Qt9AgrBTrUQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/smL9bkpR51Y" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-36044764375584250252008-06-15T20:53:00.000-07:002008-06-16T01:09:31.861-07:002008-06-16T01:09:31.861-07:00…or if you're just mad at him because he left, consider this: It is possible, but unlikely your father spawned you with the intent to make your life miserable. Few people are deliberately evil...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=cVnEUkKcu94:Nz6UhDqNUtE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=cVnEUkKcu94:Nz6UhDqNUtE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=cVnEUkKcu94:Nz6UhDqNUtE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/cVnEUkKcu94" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-46167175399030000682008-06-14T15:00:00.000-07:002008-06-14T15:21:48.383-07:002008-06-14T15:21:48.383-07:00Oh boy, here we are again, Fathers' Day. Time to trot out the dad-hating axe-grinders. Last year at about this time, I found several articles having a go at fathers in general. This year, I...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=fpcuwNNSSxA:syGoJoOoQRM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=fpcuwNNSSxA:syGoJoOoQRM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=fpcuwNNSSxA:syGoJoOoQRM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/fpcuwNNSSxA" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-57410971245495288712008-06-06T17:45:00.001-07:002008-06-06T17:47:37.784-07:002008-06-06T17:47:37.784-07:00To one who asks if I don't think my experiences make me a better person: if they have, the price was too high. To the custodial father who thinks it's OK that his ex wife has no custodial nor...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=gVH6nO5NyT8:-DbLu5QEDC0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=gVH6nO5NyT8:-DbLu5QEDC0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=gVH6nO5NyT8:-DbLu5QEDC0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/gVH6nO5NyT8" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-21208703996117066782008-05-15T09:12:00.000-07:002008-05-15T09:14:48.335-07:002008-05-15T09:14:48.335-07:00Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=LU6llxDxQmM:DMq750INbcs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=LU6llxDxQmM:DMq750INbcs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=LU6llxDxQmM:DMq750INbcs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/LU6llxDxQmM" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-90569595283467943722008-04-19T14:39:00.000-07:002008-04-19T14:42:43.923-07:002008-04-19T14:42:43.923-07:00Glenn Sacks said: "in child custody cases the baby is like the football in a football game—whoever has possession is in control." And I commented: If this is the case, and it very certainly is,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=qKHLztBsRZQ:Ds94z_4nEUE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=qKHLztBsRZQ:Ds94z_4nEUE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=qKHLztBsRZQ:Ds94z_4nEUE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/qKHLztBsRZQ" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-68035288744514971262008-03-31T11:48:00.000-07:002008-03-31T12:08:30.108-07:002008-03-31T12:08:30.108-07:00Imagine a country where, under certain circumstances, stealing food has become effectively legal. This country, of sane, well-intentioned people, has decided that anorexia is a sufficiently serious...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=5zOhNUppA4c:jY2lVGpxax8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=5zOhNUppA4c:jY2lVGpxax8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=5zOhNUppA4c:jY2lVGpxax8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/5zOhNUppA4c" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16103538.post-66505643288100029312008-03-27T11:03:00.001-07:002008-03-27T11:05:50.277-07:002008-03-27T11:05:50.277-07:00'Ever read b3ta? They have a question of the week. One was: "What are the little things you do for fun when nobody else is around?" I'm still snickering over this one: "Sometimes, I like to sneak...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=wt1bA16WSEE:u3jASzpJb2g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=wt1bA16WSEE:u3jASzpJb2g:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?a=wt1bA16WSEE:u3jASzpJb2g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/JADF?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JADF/~4/wt1bA16WSEE" height="1" width="1"/>John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326982429461344063noreply@blogger.com2