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Trucker RollinThick

🤣🤣🤣 Commenting without writing out an autobiography. When they were punished? 🤣🤣🤣 It was for back talk / sassing / lip. 🤣When I was a kid I would’ve gotten the back of a hand. They got off lightly 🤣.

JR

There are many K-12 schools.

Lonnie Vannatter

I think Emperor Nero would have something say about being the best artist.. What was his last words "What an artist dies in me"

Andrew Clifton

Yes such a great movie. One of my favorite with Robin. He truly was one of a kind.

Amber Yoder

I have to say this was always one of my favorite Robin Williams movies. I also have to say that after watching this reaction I feel a little differently. I have never watched and viewed it the way you did, despite having been through something very similar with my husband's ex wife and their children together. What a nightmare she made 16 years for us because like you said multiple times, she had the power and the system is biased and flawed. And to make Miranda the hero at the end just solidified that...I just never viewed it that way before now. I always just thought of it as the happy ending everyone wanted. Mom to come around and kids and dad to be happy. Maybe because as a stepmother and outsider, the happy ending was what I desired. I'm not sure how to explain. I'm sorry for what you have been through and continue to deal with. And my hope for you is that even if nothing changes (as it never did for us as they grew older), that when your children become adults, they can realize who the real villian of the story was. As soon as our children hit adulthood, they began to be treated exactly how their father and myself were. We missed a lot of their childhood, but now have healthy adult relationships with both. I know this doesn't always happen, but like I said, it's my wish for you and anyone going through this. Thank you for the great reaction. I love your insights. And Happy New Year.

MRLBOYD

Thank you so very much for your support and for telling your story a little bit here.

Shawn Leaf

My school in Philadelphia went from kindergarten through 8th grade....

Matthew Langley

Such a funny movie. I totally get your points and get that you have a very specific perspective. I haven't been through the father side of it but I have been through this as a child. My parents divorced after 20 years of marriage at the end of my Freshman year in High School. I then lived with my mom and my dad became that weekend dad. Interestingly personality wise they were pretty similar to these two here. Though my mom didn't make much money (we at times relied on food stamps) she always kept a steady job and my dad was often between jobs. He was a man child in a lot of ways like Robin William's character, and like him he still loved us children. I think your take that the mother split with him because she made so much more money and was surrounded by more successful men and that she needed to prove herself as a mother etc is a bit off. Just my opinion. I think her point was she had to sacrifice her time with the kids to keep the bills payed. Then she would have to come home and seemingly clean and cook for the kids too. Essentially he was a selfish man child. One that loved his children but put his preferences and what he wanted before the greater good of his family. She paid that cost and had to work hard and lose time with the kids to support him and that wasn't their plan. For me this was very similar to my parents (minus the fact my mom made significantly less). Like Robin Williams character my father was between jobs often due to his own pride and issues working with others. LIke the mother here my mother sacrificed that to keep a steady job and keep our household afloat. For us it was to the point where when he was between jobs we sometimes didn't have money for food, hence later in life I learned we relied on food stamps at least 3 different time periods and my mother's coworker caught her crying once at work because after a cash checked and bills paid she had $15 left to get 2 weeks of food for her family. They took her to the store and bought food for us. She kept that secret for many years. My father was/is a loving father but was a man child that could've kept many of his jobs for the good of his family, but he put himself first and I feel Robin's character is a whole lot like that here. I think the character realized that when talking with her about what went wrong. My father cared but he certainly didn't make an effort to be more than a weekend dad, so in that case Robin WIlliams' character definitely was "better" than my own. My dad is who he is though, so I have no hard feelings. With all that said I don't disagree with your points about the mother having too much power in these scenarios. I get her reason for divorcing him completely, but he should've had joint custody. My mother (despite having more reason to fight that) agreed to joint custody of me due to that. I'll also add that my parents split was the most beneficial thing that ever happened in my childhood for my mental health. They argued constantly and I was an emotional wreck as a kid. When they both split they became happier people and better parents and I was able to grow dramatically as a person. I had a school teacher who I think said it well, that too many parents stay together with bad marriages "for the kids" but they have to focus on their marriage first. A stable home is the most important thing for children, even if that stable home is separated. For me it absolutely was.

MRLBOYD

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I do agree that parents that fight constantly is very damaging to a kid and, obviously abusive relationships are not acceptable (abuse coming from the man or the woman). The issue here is that women get the kids a lot of the times and there are way too many cases of mothers weaponizing the children against the father. The power they hold is excessive and father's rights are nonexistent in the western world.

Shawn Leaf

After finishing the video, I would like to share what happened with me and my daughter... I, very stupidly, had a cold with someone I didn't know that well... before she was even born, there were flags like crazy. She was on mood altering medications, and she drank a lot, which I was at fault as well at the time. I was 22, and she was 27. We got together to watch a movie and share a bottle of Grey goose.... lesson learned. Anyway, while expecting she half jokingly, half not told me if it was a girl I'd have to take her bc she never wanted a girl only boys. She had one 4 yr old son already.. I went to one doctor's appointment where she got upset with me and changed doctors and refused to let me go anymore. After I found out my child was born via social media, I reached out and let her know I wanted to be a part of her life. I never missed a chance to be with her during the first 2 years. Holidays, birthdays, and such. I then took a trip back home to Philadelphia, I was living in New mexico at the time and got stuck out there for a few months. During all this time, I sent her about $500 a month, not court ordered. I didn't need a judge to tell me I had reliability to my child... after 2 months, she hit me up, saying I needed to send double bc she had another child to take care of, too.. I told her, "Sorry, but not my deal." She went on about how she'll take me to court where I'll have to give her 80% of my checks and that she already had the papers drawn up and if I didn't agree she file. I knew that was bs bc in her anger. She never listed me as the father on the birth certificate. I called her on her bluff and told her I'm not sending anymore until I got the paperwork... For a year or so, I hated that I had no contact. Then i randomly got a message from her father, who I had left a classic car on his property before I left. Before i broke contact with her, she told me he had sold out for scrap. I told him this, and he assured me that wasn't the case. I told him I would send him money for storage fees or whatever he would need. Anyway, before I hung up, I asked about my daughter and asked if she was over there some time, if he could at the very least send me a picture. A week after talking to him, I got a call from his wife. She asked if I wanted my daughter bc they had custody of the two kids bc the mother had gotten into legal trouble. Long story short, I was there in 2 weeks and was headed home with her and PoA papers. It took a better part of a year to get my name added to the BC , I had to file for paternity test and etc.. only to finally go before a judge, with the mother finally being there, and all they did was ask her if I was the father. I told her that she was more than welcome to visit our daughter since she never blocked me from doing so... she came one time, spent one day with her and we've never heard from her again. I'm still in contact with parents, and my daughter spends summers with them. I'm happily married now to a lovely woman who loves our daughter. My daughter refuses to even speak about the woman who abandoned her. Along the way, while a single father, you wouldn't believe the hurdles I had. Most programs to help single parents I had to file and refile for, being told those are mainly for single mothers. I raised hell each time. I love being a father. I was put on this earth to be a father. I'm now the father in a beautiful nuclear family. My wife and I have 4 kids, 3 girls and a boy. Your story reminded me of a time while arguing with the "mother," I told her, "No one will ever keep me from my children," and no one ever has

MRLBOYD

Shawn, thank you so much for sharing your story here. I am so sorry for the troubles you went through and I'm very pleased to hear that everything ended up in the best way for your daughter and for you. Unfortunately, my case is more complicated because the mother of my kids is impossible to reach. Trust me I've tried everything and there's nothing I can do because of how things are set up. Best wishes for you and your family brother!