Fuck it, why not? I've always told my kids' friends that if they needed a place I was here. Parents have to parent even when it's hard. Those kids, bad, hardheaded, toughassed, all of them, need love and if we fail them, we fail ourselves. They are our futures. They are who we built the world for and they will build the world for future generations. Don't give up on him because once he doesn't have to talk to you, he won't and you will regret that in your later years.

But he's not living with you so you should be paying for his care too. Like, it doesn't matter the situation around it. If she's a waste, don't give that baby 2 wastes for parents.

If you don't want to follow that, you can simply sign away your rights. Then you have no child to support.

I'm coming at this from the side of an ex-single mom who took care of her kids at her house and whose ex-husband took care of them at his. We had no formal agreement. When the other needed help, we helped. Regardless of our relationship or lack thereof, they were still OUR KIDS.
They have bloomed into 2 amazing women who take care of themselves.

Nah. America doesn't enter the conversation. Your dick made a baby in a pussy and you need to take care of it. It's just a shame the court has to mandate it.

Again, this isn't about america. This is about a child that didn't come to the earth on their own. That child deserves care. That child deserves food, clothing, and shelter provided by parents that care about their well-being. The drama between you and that child's mother comes second to them being taken care of.

Fuck america. We're talking about your child. If you were primary caregiver, would you expect help from the other parent to take care of the child you made together?

Do they spend time overnight at your house or only at mom's?

Is it not your kid?

Looks like you need a fake moustache.

I actually have a neti pot at home. Looks like he needs to meet my nose again.

Feel better, buddy!

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