I am sure that by now everyone has heard about the case of Alfie Patten 13 year old father. His initial interview with The Sun can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q_bib2j8_w
Days after the story broke additional alleged fathers chimed in that they in fact were the baby’s father. When I think back to being thirteen I cannot even contemplate this kind of drama in my own life or the lives of my friends.
Although sadly, I do not believe that stories like these are completely uncommon. Children(minors) are having children all the time. I work with many customer’ who are parents and are new grandparents at what some may say are youthful ages themselves. I am not sure if it is a commentary on society or how we are raising our children, but a story like this with all of its publicity may be the catalyst to start a very important conversation.
In other paternity news Luther Campbell of 1980′s 2 Live Crew was arrested in early February for a little over $10, 0000 in unpaid child support. While the report does not mention it, I am certain DNA Paternity Testing was preformed to ensure he was infact the father of this child. Now, there are many upset mother’s who believe their unpaid child support deserves the same punishment.
So, why does Campbell’s $10,000 superceed other mother’s claims? I don’t actually know, but my best guess would be the courts believe Campbell may be able to pay this amount while other fathers may sit in jail indefinately unable to pay the amounts they owe. Any thoughts on these topics?
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