The Painful Wait To See My Own Child

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Today I handed my daughter back to her mother and once more, I start my next excruciating two week wait, before I am allowed to see her again.

To be precise it is 11 days and 17 hours and this is how long I have to painfully wait before I get to be with a child I created, along with her mother.

I may be no expert but I am an experienced parent and I believe this is a ridiculous amount of contact for a parent that wants to spend more time taking care of his own child.

I have come across studies by professional bodies, government, child rights groups and fathers rights groups and none of them say that a father cannot bring up a child just as well as a mother can.

I agree that not all fathers have the time or inclanation to do so, but for those parents that wish to, they should be encouraged to be the best parent that they can be.

I am in touch with alot of mothers and I have asked this question many times. Out of several hundred responses to the question of contact, over 99% of parents (the majority being women) agreed that every other weekend was not enough contact, especially due to the fact that I live within one mile of my daughter.

Unfortunately, the one person that disagrees with this, is the mother. Far from having her own child’s interest at heart, she seems forever intent on trying to block and diminish the contact between my daughter and myself.

Any special occasion is deemed only suitable to be spent with the mother and she does little or nothing to encourage contact with her dad. Instead she continues to be aggressive at every opportunity and cares only about herself, when it comes to our daughter.

I can only hope that when my daughter grows up, she realises how hard her father tried to see her more and fought for her to grow up in a secure, stable environment.