i drive 735 miles one way to see my children

[ethmegdav]

no, i dont want a pat on the back for it. i do all i can to see my kids. i beg, borrow and stop just short of stealing the money to be able to drive or fly to georgia to see ethan and maegan. i had to go back to court in 2006 just to have the right to see them twice a month for a weekend. why did i have to fight in court? isnt seeing me in their best interests? i asked her about this and she had nothing to say as usual. one time i got off work at 4:30 pm and drove with my mom from 5:30 pm to 5:45 am the next morning to get there. i had two hours of sleep and then drove 30 miles to get ethan and maegan from their grandmothers home. she is more their mom than thier real mom will ever be.
what is wrong with fathers in america? i have a friend who has a daughter from her first marriage and her bio dad lives about an hour away and never makes any effort to see his little girl? what a friggin loser. and its his loss because she is a great little girl and is now a teenager and i feel she needs her dad. lucky for her she has a stepdad who is a real man who takes care of her and her siblings.
remember the jenny jones show? remember all the "My Teen Dresses Too Sexy" and all those teen horror stories? who was always absent in those shows? yep, the dads. well you know what? GET OFF YOUR ***** THERE DAD'S BECAUSE YOU MESS IT UP FOR THE GOOD ONES. get up and reclaim your right to be in your children's lives.

anyone who wants to see my twins please go to www.myspace.com/ethmegdav

[barbiegirl]

Sorry about your situation. I hope that it turns out in your favor.

[pigletfan]

I'm sorry about your situation. The good dads are the ones who get screwed.
My husband has a 10yr old from a previous relationship and he went to court for partial custody when we first got married and he got the short end of the deal. We had to drive 240 (round trip) every week to pick up Matthew so he could spend one night. We don't regret it, but we never really got to do much. We live closer now and we get to see him everyother weekend. However, anytime we ask for extra time, his mother says no, and then expects us to bend over backwards to accomodate her. I know it's not nearly the same as your situation, but I can empathize. At least you kids will know how much Daddy loves them, because you make a huge effort to see them whenever you can. :aok:

[Meshell]

Sorry about your situation. Will you ever be able to move closer to your children? My ex husband lives about 5 miles away which makes it a lot easier for all of us, especially Marjorie & Evan.

Michelle
mom to Marjorie 3/22/93
Evan 3/9/95
Paige, Leah, Aaron & Avery 4/30/05
www.milliganquads.com

[ethmegdav]

i dont know. hopefully some day but i am in the army and it makes it difficult. i am going to iraq in april for a year.