I published an article tonight. I meant to publish it 3 days ago, but as I dug deeper into my topic, I got angry. Then sad. Then angry again. The thought that my husband - who has provided for, supported, encouraged, loved and hugged my children for the majority of their lives - is seen as any type of stranger in the eyes of the law is sickening to me. Sickening.
That's not to say that I want to diminish the rights or relationship that they have with their biological father. I don't. I simply want my husband to be recognized as the loving parent he is. And for God's sake, I want him to be able to sign a field trip waiver for my daughter, or be able to seek medical care for one of his stepdaughters if I'm at work and one of them breaks their arm!
I will end this post by inviting you to read my article: http://www.examiner.com/article/stepparents-afforded-few-legal-rights-with-respect-to-their-stepchildren
This isn't the end of this topic for me. I plan to continue to highlight this issue as I become more educated about it in the very near future.
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