Do fathers have the same parental rights as mothers?
The idea that mothers get custody over fathers is really based on the model that 90% of split families (parents don't live together because of divorce or unmarried parents living apart) are households with mothers having primary custody of the children. But that 90% are cases where custody was undisputed. When parents break up, the father usually doesn't want to be saddled with the kids full-time. They may want to have the kids with them some of the time, but it's rare when they want primary custody.In the cases where custody is disputed by mother and father, however, fathers win full custody about 70% of the time. So it isn't true that fathers are less likely to gain custody of children. It's only true that about 90% of the time, mothers end up with the kids because custody is undisputed, or the fathers aren't even around. When custody is disputed, though, fathers get it more than two-thirds of the time.
Is it against the law for religious parents to force their children to go to church and believe what they believe?
No it is not against the law in any country that I know of, despite an increasing number of children turning up on places like this web site with tales of parents who regularly force their kids to attend religious ceremonies despite the youngsters declaring their lack of belief.When a child is being punished in any way for not believing, in the same way they would be punished for bad behaviour, I say this is an attack on that child's human rights. No child should have to attend church if they do not want to.But then, this is just another sad hypocrisy of religion.Religious leaders will shout to the rafters about human rights being abused in other countries but never speak out to the parent dragging a kicking, screaming child to a service that child obviously does not want to attend.And why?Because if religion does not brainwash kids, it has no future.If it had to start with adults, it couldn't survive. That's why religious groups are so keen to build schools rather than help supply food and water. That's why primary schools are riddled with religious paraphernalia. That's why religious propaganda spreaders are always on the school governing boards and spend so much time in schools. It's very hard to find laws that don't work in favour of the dominant religions of the country in question, which technically is a breach of the human rights of anyone who does not hold the same views. Paraguay is a prime example of this. Every week, in average two abused girls between the ages of nine and fifteen give birth to babies because they cannot legally have abortions, despite the danger of pregnancy. Despite a lifetime of looking at a child born from abuse. If caught the abuser gets a couple of years and is free to abuse again.Yet to change this sorry state of affairs, the Catholic church would have to admit it has policies that are wrong. And saving face is more important to Christianity than the trauma of poor young girls in Paraguay, or AIDS victims in Africa who contract the disease because the church told them (lying) that condoms spread the disease. That's death by religion, still going on today.God bless religion!
My parent are forcing me to get a summer job?
My mom is obsessed with having me ready for college since at least 6th grade. So much so that she wanted me to do college prep classes the summer between 7th and 8th grade. Now I m a rising 10th grader and my parents (mostly my mom, and my dad has to follow along) want me to become a counselor in training at a local rec center. Which means i ll be training to counsel boys and girl my age. She knows that i m not ready and i have major social anxiety. But now she says now that I m 14 its "not a reasonable excuse anymore" i don t know what to do. I can t tell my dad because my mom pressures him into agreeing. I might have a friend who wants to do it too but she s going on vacation so she most likely can t do it. Any advice? A couple of months ago I had a panic attack because my parents made me go on a 12 hour church retreat where i didn t know anyone.
I am applying for Medicaid and food stamps will the father of my child be placed on child support?
if ur babies daddy is around helping out already dont worry about it. otherwise its a good thing. all u need is his name and social security and they got him..im not sure how the whole process works because im married to my babies dad...he supports us anyways. i do have medicaid for myself and my baby and the baby im about to have...i didn't see anything while i was filing paper work about child support. they only ask u if the father of the child lives with u. where he lives. what his name and SS# is. i live in Texas..i cant imagine its that different in Tennessee. i think that child support may be a different thing from medicaid entirely. i think that they have to do a paternity test ..usually the father of your child is served a mandatory subpoena to court and asked to take a mandatory paternity test. and i think u have to have a lawyer to do that..but im not sure. its definitely something u should ask one of the people at the health and human services commission in your state. the phone number is 2-1-1 here.. im sure they have something similar in Tennessee.
I am 26 years old. I resigned my job and I am living with my parents. What would you do next, if you were me?
You are eighteen. By definition, you are an adult, and you can live anywhere you want without gaining your parent’s permission, provided the people you choose to live with will have you. Your parents are no longer legally responsible for you any more, you are no longer subject to their wishes or commands, and they are under no obligation to provide you a place to live.You don’t have to tell anyone anything if you don’t want to. You can make your arrangements with your mom, tell your dad and stepmom that you feel your life will be better if you go live with your mother, and call some friends to help you move.If you feel you must explain yourself, tell them exactly what you have said here-they are too controlling and will not let you grow up. If they decide they want to change, then give them a chance if you are so inclined to do so. Otherwise, exercise your right as a adult to live where you want to live, and move out.
Can school make me take out my piercing?
Okay evrybody.Im lizzy.Im turning 13 in 5 days and for my birthday i wanted my lip pierced.My mom said i could only if its not going to be a problem at school.Thing is,at school our policy is piercings should be limted to ears only.I live in New albany indiana. if that helps.Can my middle school make me take it out?I dont want to get suspended but in school supsension or detention is fine.Im going with a lip ring.No clear retainers or whatever.And dont critize.Itll make want to do it even more ;)
19 year old female traveling alone?
I'm 19 years old and I want to go to my boyfriends Basic Military Training graduation from the Air Force. I live in North Carolina and the Air Force Base is in Texas. My parents are worried that its dangerous for me to travel alone. My boyfriend's dad is also going but I would not be on the same flight as him. I would only be staying there for 5-6 days. Is it unsafe for me to go alone?
How do you deal with a messy family member?
My fiance and I live with his family right now, as we have just moved to the city. We share a closet and bathroom with his little brother, who is 16. His brother constantly uses our towels (even after we've used them), throws candy wrappers and coke bottles everywhere in our room and on the floor of the closet and leaves his clothes EVERYWHERE. I asked my fiance to say something to him, and he did, but his mom got mad at him for telling him what to do. When I was 16, I had to do my own laundry and cleaning, so I don't know how to get him to understand that since we all have to share small spaces, it is necessary to clean up after ourselves. He does it for a day or so, and then it's ten times worse than it was before! In short of throwing his clothes out the window, what do I do?
Can a minor go into a smoke shop if accompanied by someone 18 or over? (california).?
I am 16 and I don't feel like using cheap homemade pieces to smoke out of. I have a friend who is 18 and i want to know if I can go into a smoke shop with him so he can buy a pipe for me. I want to go with him so he doesn't pick an ugly one. If so how much would a typical hand pipe cost? I live in california.