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My kids live with their dad, I am still a good mother

My children live with their dad

No sympathy for mother

If you are a mother and your children don't live with you, but instead live with their father you really get treated quite differently than if it were the other way round. It's just not fair and it isn't right!



Why is it when a man tells someone that they live apart from their children they get sympathy? But when a mother apart from her children tells someone her children live with their father, they get frowned upon.

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04-7-2008Wow, that is really unfair. I promise next time I meet someone in your situation, I will be sympathetic :)Carla
27-6-2008first off as a mother your only concern should be are they safe and happy my son who is 7 wants to live with his dad I also have 2 girls who would rather be with me I would let my son live with him if I knew he was responsibile enough but he hasn't shown the abilty to do what is right for the ch...moreknowing better
01-6-2008If fathers are hit with maintenance then we should have sympathy seeing that many fathers are also supporting obese wives feeding their fat, I'm lucky that my ex is not a tub of pig lard, and now that she has three men a week coming to the home she sometimes will allow me to keep some of the mon...moreThe other half
14-5-2008Hi Lee, If you dont mind me asking, why did you leave your children with their father, Im not judging I to am feeling the same way (I posted a comment on this below) I am feeling quite confused at the moment but feel 100% in what I feel. How did you approach your partner with the way you were ...moreMandy D
13-5-2008Hi, in my situation I did leave and I felt the same way that I was some how a bad mother for leaving them in there home with there father. I didnt leave them with a stranger. I knew I couldnt afford to live there and he could. Since I left he has become a wonderful father to them. He can take them a...moreLee
13-5-2008Dear Tom, I am sort of going through the same situation as your ex-partner. I to have just given birth 2 months ago and feel very trongly that I am not cut out for this. I dont feel maternal at all. My partner is fantastic with the baby and I have no doubt in mymind that she would be taken care o...moreMandy D
23-4-2008I agree with you...thanks for your post....life happens and for some of us the choices we made regarding our children were in THEIR BEST INTEREST....selfishness would have been easier but THEIR life COULD have been affected adversely. Adverse affects may or may not have been the case, but the decis...moreAngel
07-4-2008I think their mum or dad should get to gether, so it will be much easier .So basically say, if you had a kid who gets up early in the morring you could take it in turns. Because my mum and dad do it all the time. thank you lots.amber or pie will be avaliable
03-3-2008I only have my mums grave to put flowers on for mothers day, my heart nearly broke yesterday, not for me, but for my neighbours 5yr old grandaughter who I met in the cemetary. They'd took her to put flowers on the grave of her 22yr old mother who'd very recently commited suicide.How the hel...moreDigsy
03-3-2008I would just like to add yesterday was mother's day, for all those mums that got a card that was special. But for all those that did not receive, my thoughts are with them.Deborah
29-2-2008I hope this doesnt get any ones back up, but I cant agree with some letters on here because how can any mother just walk away from their child.ok yes, if the children chooses to live with their dad when they get older thats understanable, or if theres a medical reason, safety issue etc.but I dont un...morekitkat
27-1-2008I have not seen my little girl since she was a baby, and she is now a fabulous and lively four year old. I miss her so very much, but thankfully I do get to speak to her on the phone once a week. I also sometimes get sent photos of her and occasionally a video. I manage (with great difficulty) to g...moreanguished mommy



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