No religious homeschooling allowed!!

[Cowgirl]

I see no problem with the father making an issue out of the kids being homeschooled. What if there was no issue in the religion, what if he just wanted the kids to be in public school? What if the mother is like a certain forumite :coughcough: who homeschools? Can you blame him for wanting the kids to go to public school?

 

[Merlin99]

I see no problem with the father making an issue out of the kids being homeschooled. What if there was no issue in the religion, what if he just wanted the kids to be in public school? What if the mother is like a certain forumite :coughcough: who homeschools? Can you blame him for wanting the kids to go to public school?

Then he can try to be the custodial parent, until then he is just a backseat driver.

 

[Cowgirl]

Then he can try to be the custodial parent, until then he is just a backseat driver.

I really don't understand what being the NCP has anything to do with it. That doesn't give the mother the right to do whatever she wants. Did it say how often he has the kids in the article?

 

[Merlin99]

I really don't understand what being the NCP has anything to do with it. That doesn't give the mother the right to do whatever she wants. Did it say how often he has the kids in the article?

Being the custodial parent means she makes the decisions, if he feels so strongly she's ####ed up then he takes her to court to try for custody.
One of the articles tells that, though they are legally seperated, this same judge thinks its a good idea for him to live in the same house. She has to see him every day, along with his girlfriend (the same one who broke up the marriage).

 

[foodcritic]

I see no problem with the father making an issue out of the kids being homeschooled. What if there was no issue in the religion, what if he just wanted the kids to be in public school? What if the mother is like a certain forumite :coughcough: who homeschools? Can you blame him for wanting the kids to go to public school?

You sound as biased as the judge.

 

[puggymom]

I think I read that the divorce was filed in October. So maybe nothing is official yet...maybe he is trying to get custodial parent rights.

And as to the homeschooling for all we know while married homeschooling was one way then she recently met up with homeschooling moms in their area who happen to belong to this church and now things are changing? Who knows...

Frankly I have decide that I just do not have enough information on the specifics of this case to make a decision on what is best for the kids.

 

[kom526]

I see no problem with the father making an issue out of the kids being homeschooled. What if there was no issue in the religion, what if he just wanted the kids to be in public school? What if the mother is like a certain forumite :coughcough: who homeschools? Can you blame him for wanting the kids to go to public school?

Johnny's gonna be pizzed for stealing his what if thunder.

 

[kom526]

One of the articles tells that, though they are legally seperated, this same judge thinks its a good idea for him to live in the same house. She has to see him every day, along with his girlfriend (the same one who broke up the marriage).

Yeah, this Judge sounds like he's a real piece of work too. When is his psych eval? He should be beat about his head and shoulders with a blunt object.

 

[vraiblonde]

Then he can try to be the custodial parent, until then he is just a backseat driver.

I like to refer to them as "armchair quarterbacks".

 

[Christy]

Why does her fathers' opinion matter in this?
You've seen my opinions before, and know that I'm a firm believer in separating church from any government entity, but this situation is almost as if you were the judge. You've decided with practically no information that because her husband and father don't like her church that she's a lunatic, the truth is you've injected your bias into the case and declared her guilty of mentally unfit. From what I've read she's the custodial parent, and apparently the more mature parent, therefore she should be the one to decide the schooling. If the father is worried about the kid's development, he should give up some of his time to correct the deficiencies. He's apparently decided to pass this on to a government babysitter.

I've only read to your post so far, and it seems you're the only one to point this out. The kids are testing above the average and seem to be doing just fine. The father was carrying on an affair, yet the mother is the one required to go through a psychological evaluation. She's the nutty because in this day and age, screwing around is the norm and going to church and teaching your kids some form of religion is considered abnormal behavior. Crazy times.

 

[Vince]

I see no problem with the father making an issue out of the kids being homeschooled. What if there was no issue in the religion, what if he just wanted the kids to be in public school? What if the mother is like a certain forumite :coughcough: who homeschools? Can you blame him for wanting the kids to go to public school?

Ok, what if the mother wants the kids to go to a Catholic school or a Baptist school? Who is right then? Does the judge have a say in that? Does he say no you can't do that, it has to be public school? Just because the father doesn't like a religious upbringing, he can impart his own wisdom to his children when/if he actually sees them or visits with them. Anything to do with religion and you anti-religion types just jump up and down and try to tell everyone what they can and can't do. It's just as impossible to talk to you about rights because you feel that anyone having religion shouldn't have the same rights.

 

[Vince]

I've only read to your post so far, and it seems you're the only one to point this out. The kids are testing above the average and seem to be doing just fine. The father was carrying on an affair, yet the mother is the one required to go through a psychological evaluation. She's the nutty because in this day and age, screwing around is the norm and going to church and teaching your kids some form of religion is considered abnormal behavior. Crazy times.

 

[Christy]

Father had an alleged afair - Just proves he's a lousy husband, its not a factor on his ability to raise a child (comment all you want, it doesnt) - Offset 0

I'll comment.

That is a total BS. It makes him a lousy father not just a lousy husband and it does directly factor in on his ability to raise a child. Anyone who thinks differently is delusional at best.

 

[thatguy]

Being the custodial parent means she makes the decisions, if he feels so strongly she's ####ed up then he takes her to court to try for custody. One of the articles tells that, though they are legally seperated, this same judge thinks its a good idea for him to live in the same house. She has to see him every day, along with his girlfriend (the same one who broke up the marriage).

thats the way it works a lot of the time, altough its really not supposed to. What should happen (both morally and legally) is that both parents should have a say in ANY major decision and each have reign over the day to day minor stuff when they have the kid. When one parent decides they have more rights because the child sleeps at their house more, people end up in court and a judge has to decide.

 

[Vince]

Being the custodial parent means she makes the decisions, if he feels so strongly she's ####ed up then he takes her to court to try for custody.
One of the articles tells that, though they are legally seperated, this same judge thinks its a good idea for him to live in the same house. She has to see him every day, along with his girlfriend (the same one who broke up the marriage).

Now I know that judge is a complete moron. The same house? Now he is imparting his own moral standards upon the wife having her share the same house with the girlfriend and the adulterous husband. Legal separation is just that, SEPARATION. This judge is a real idiot and doesn't belong on the bench.

 

[vraiblonde]

That is a total BS. It makes him a lousy father not just a lousy husband and it does directly factor in on his ability to raise a child. Anyone who thinks differently is delusional at best.

If he was a good father, he'd have been trying to make a life with their mother instead of out screwing around. He put his sexual wants ahead of his children's best interest. I don't know how you'd call that a good father.

And you hit the nail right on the head:

She's the nutty because in this day and age, screwing around is the norm and going to church and teaching your kids some form of religion is considered abnormal behavior.

 

[Cowgirl]

 

[vraiblonde]

Now, Cowgirl, do you not agree that married people should remain faithful to each other? And do you not agree that dating comes *after* the separation/divorce, not before it?

 

[bcp]

all joking aside, there is a word that comes to mind when thinking about someone that would serioulsy step out on their husband/wife... Oh yes, the word is slut. Immoral, desease infested gutter slut.

but, maybe thats just my christian upbringing that causes me to think that of people that think its perfectly ok to marry one person then sleep with anyone else that comes along.

 

[Cowgirl]

Now, Cowgirl, do you not agree that married people should remain faithful to each other? And do you not agree that dating comes *after* the separation/divorce, not before it?

Of course. I just find some of the replies in this thread very comical.