The Fathers of Divorce and Step: Classic Complaints
Copyright 2005 Jeannette Lofas, The Stepfamily Foundation, Inc.

These are common complaints heard by most Fathers of Divorce and Step, all of these issues can be overcome.

"She knew I had children when she married me, so why does she act this way now?"

"In so much of what she says to the children there is an edge of nastiness in her voice."

"She acts more like a child than they do."

"She wants a baby and she can't even handle my children."

"She's obsessed by everything my former wife does."

"Will she ever understand how hard it is on a man to lose his children?"

"Will she ever know how haunted I am by the guilt of not being there?"

"Can't she just respect that the notion of "quality time" is just not enough?"

"How can she expect me to discipline them when I see them so little?"

"I'm afraid they will go and never come back if I start punishing them."

"She see things they do that I never see."

"Sure my ex-wife has control over me: She controls my children."

"My ex makes me out to be the monster, when she wanted the divorce."

"My money can never go far enough. Nor is it ever in the right place."

"Sometimes I get so hurt by her leaving all day Saturday and expecting me to take the children out to dinner alone. But if I say anything she'll probably be there even less."

Copyright 2005 Jeannette Lofas, The Stepfamily Foundation, Inc.