Only if one is arguing from a position that births out of wedlock are a sin. In that case I don't really give a shit about your emotional attachment to a fairytale.
Sorry, Sport, but I don't do the whole "religion" thing.
Having a kid is expensive, from birth to diapers, food, clothing; the list goes on and on. Now, if you were able to fully provide for that newborn at 19 years old, good on ya'. Most 19 year olds I know wouldn't. Therein lies the irresponsibility...
No. Irresponsible is fighting paternity and financial responsibility until a court orders you to step up and be a man. Behavior you were defending a moment ago.
I'm saying that we don't know the circumstances of the case, and that reacting to a particular set of circumstances in a particular way isn't unreasonable...
Most marriages don't work these days either, does that make them irresponsible acts?
No, because most divorces occur later in life. 60% involve spouses who are ages 25-39. If there are kids involved, odds are their needs have been considered and accommodated for...
I marvel at how low your willing to debase yourself on behalf of someone else's irresponsible behavior. (The fighting of paternity and financial responsibility)
Again, the question of paternity was simultaneous with the issue of child support. If Herschel Walker declined a paternity test based on an unwillingness on the part of the mother to let him see the child, I don't see that as unreasonable, and I've explained why. If you want to be a dunce, though, that's on you...
Before you know whether or not it's yours?
Absolutely.
And if she refuses then you wash your wands and walk away in ignorance like every other responsible human being....
Yes.
Why would I feel compelled to do anything else?
Like I said, if the kid looked like the photo I posted, I don't need a paternity test to tell me I'm not the father...
Until a court bends you over. But its nice to know where your morals are at.
What's to be lost by letting me see the kid?
The only possible reason I can see for not allowing it is that a single look would remove all doubts...
This would be less embarrassing for you if we didn't already know that he is indeed the father...
Unless we can find out if Walker got to see the child prior to court, my position on this will not change, so you can save your breath. If he saw the child and felt there was a chance, sure.
If she'd been sleeping around and I was the only rich guy? And you didn't let me see the child? Fuck you, good luck. I'd pay for the paternity tests for all of her other sexual partners before paying for mine...
No. I don't buy your excuses for why it was okay for him to wait until a court forced him to confront his paternity.
Oh, okay.
I don't care if you do or not...
Why would he support someone else's child?
Again, the question for me is whether or not he got to see the child. If he did, that changes the whole equation. But everything I'm seeing here is suggesting that the mother may have made things difficult for him because of his wealth and notoriety...
