The fathers’ rights movement is often stereotyped as being
full of angry guys at war with womankind. Fathers today
certainly have a lot to be angry about. However, the
fathers' movement is not at war with women, but instead with
the idea held by some women and some men that mothers matter
and fathers don’t. Though critics try to avoid mentioning
it, women comprise much of the membership of many fathers’
rights and shared parenting organizations.
Some of these women are grandmothers who have lost the
grandchildren they love in their son’s divorces. Others are
aunts or sisters who have lost loved ones in their brothers’
or fathers' divorces. The largest role is played by second
wives. The injustices which their husbands endure have
propelled many second wives into the fathers’ movement.
Two outspoken second wives--Dianna
Thompson of the National
Family Justice Association (NFJA) and Alexis Montgomery
of
Fathers Rights Investigations--will join Glenn on
His Side on Sunday,
December 14 at 9 PM.
To listen to the show live, go to
Listen Live.
To call the show and join the discussion in progress,
call Glenn, Dianna, and Alexis at 1-800-770-1540.
To find out more about second wives and the important role
that women play in the fathers' rights movement, see Glenn's
columns
Why
Are There so Many Women in the Fathers' Movement?
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6/21/02) and
Tennessee Appellate Court Sends Message: Second Families
Count (Memphis Commercial Appeal, 8/23/02). Both columns
were co-authored by
Thompson, who has also made hundreds of radio and
television appearances, and has been quoted in hundreds of
newspapers.
To learn more about anti-father family court bias, see
Glenn's columns
Convicted Murderess Can Get Custody but Decent Fathers Can't
(Houston Chronicle, 9/19/03) and
Many Divorced Dads Struggle to Remain in Their Children's
Lives (Long Beach Times, 6/5/03).
