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In reply to the discussion: Do you support the Father's Rights Movement? [View all]moriah
(8,312 posts)If a couple divorces while a mother is still breastfeeding, I can see why there would be a presumption that the child should remain with the mother. But then let's say, 6 years down the road, the mother is letting the child be babysat by the TV and video games because she doesn't often take her son to the park to let him run his energy out... it might be time that the father would be the best parent, even if the mother was originally the best choice for the child.
My personal opinion -- whichever home is the best for the child is the one that should be chosen, but I also think that parents ought to work together more and develop their own workable custody arrangements, so that they aren't having to fight it out in court. It's better for the kids to see their parents working together to make sure they're taken care of than it is for them to see their parents fighting over them.