Many of you read and participated in the Detroit News: Michigan Father Fights for a Joint Custody Law through the story and the poll. What you might not realize is that something was missing from the story and both Robert Pedersen, an upcoming second year participant in the Equal Parenting Bike Trek in August, and Tawnya Bollin, Media Director of the National Association of Non Custodial Moms (NANCM) exposed the issue with Lary Holland from Get Off The Bench.
The Detroit News interviewed Beverly Morris, Founder of NANCM, and was told that there are over 4 MILLION Non-Custodial Mothers throughout the United States. This fact was not well-represented in the above referenced story, and I think for good reason. The reality is that the statements made by the opposition of equal rights for children to access both parents absent a strong reason to the contrary would have been obliterated with the exposed reality that all of these non-custodial mothers think that Equal Parenting should be the norm, not the exception.
The Court has no clothes and if you missed the live episode of Get Off The Bench last Wednesday, you can listen to it right here by clicking Play on the below player.
Spread the word and help make this year's events, like the Equal Parenting Bike Trek a success by posting the information to media sources around the nation! Let everyone know that this affects everyone! Together, MOTHERS, FATHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, GRANDFATHERS, AUNTS, UNCLES, AND COUSINS can all make a difference for our Nation's children and families.
UPDATE!!! The Equal Parenting Bike Trek will be received by the National DC FESTIVAL 2008 at Upper Senate Park in Washington DC on August 15 and 16 (2008)
