It's definitely not all guys I have 3 kids of my own and 6 step kids, I met my last wife when she was pregnant with her 4th. When we got together, the children were 7,5,3 and 1 month. I raised them as if they were my own until my previous wife died and I had to move 3,000 miles away to take care of my Daughter. I still talk to all my step children and they all call me dad. The youngest is now 18. All of their children call me Grandpa and I am proud of it! I believe, as do allot of other people I know, that without children around, life is not worth spit!
VeritaasLondon, Greater London, England UK5,839 posts
tarzan909: It's definitely not all guys I have 3 kids of my own and 6 step kids, I met my last wife when she was pregnant with her 4th. When we got together, the children were 7,5,3 and 1 month. I raised them as if they were my own until my previous wife died and I had to move 3,000 miles away to take care of my Daughter. I still talk to all my step children and they all call me dad. The youngest is now 18. All of their children call me Grandpa and I am proud of it! I believe, as do allot of other people I know, that without children around, life is not worth spit!
Englishman55: Wrong.... so wrong.... stop blaming the guy.......
I was with my ex for 21 years before we had children, then when the first one arrived I was overjoyed and wanted to be involved so much, it was not true, but what happened....... she had got what she wanted.... cildren adn I was toyally excluded, even to the point of being accused of being a useless father.Realise that when you have children, you as a woman give 100% to you child..... it's not the case that a guy does not want to know, but it is a case that you as a Mother will not allow him to get close........
Give us guys a break FFS
I understand totaly how you feel and in your case a woman would have to embrace your children too as you are a father and spend quality time with them regulaly.they are as much a part of your life as they are their mothers.
Its about haveing enough love to go around and shared quality time
sweetowen: I was a single mom. It wasn't easy to find a man, especially one who wanted to include my daughter in the relationship. I've heard men say they don't want ready-made families... so unfair.
But then again... if the child's own father can't take the responsibility, why should someone who didn't even MAKE the child? It does suck though.
well i brought up my stepson at 3 months he is now 21 and i dont regret one moment of it and never will
sweetowen: I was a single mom. It wasn't easy to find a man, especially one who wanted to include my daughter in the relationship. I've heard men say they don't want ready-made families... so unfair.
But then again... if the child's own father can't take the responsibility, why should someone who didn't even MAKE the child? It does suck though.
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