Deadbeat Dad?! Know the facts!!

How many guys are called a "deadbeat dad?" How many women call the biological father of their child a "deadbeat dad?"

I looked up the true definition of one and added my own thoughts for what one is. So let's get to it.

According to The Free Dictionary, a deadbeat dad is a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring.

I also would like to add that they decide not to be in the picture and have no interest in the well being of their child(ren).

I was just curious about how the statistics of women scamming child support and custody rights matched up with what I thought. Exact numbers surprised me, but overall, I expected the numbers to be high. Statistics show that 75% of custodial mothers do not receive child support. That is not because of the fathers doing. Some never ask for it, don't want it, the fathers don't have the money, or have made other verbal agreements for money. Here we are for what I want women to know- only 11% of custodial mothers don't receive child support because of "deadbeat dads." When the reasons for custodial mothers not receiving child support, or not even having a child support order to begin with, are examined, it becomes clear that "deadbeat dads" are a rarity, and the current policies in place will never work. I just find it interesting that girls want to gripe about the support of their child(ren), and saying they shouldn't have to ask for money. Nobody was put on this earth to read minds. If you are set on getting money to support your child(ren), then it's your responsibility to pursue that. I don't have kids, but I do know that you can't expect guys to do stuff like women. You cannot force a verbal agreement in someone. If you want money for your child(ren), fight for it. Otherwise, don't call the father a deadbeat dad when he doesn't pay. Everyone wants to take the women's side because she is the one who is supposed to care for her child(ren) the best. We know this isn't always true, especially with us seeing all these women being questioned and charged with abuse, neglect, etc. We had rumors continuously spread about Tyler being a deadbeat dad. They had a verbal agreement. They didn't want to go through the courts. Tyler sent what he could when he could. More than court ordered child support would have required him to. He had interest in seeing Carter. She felt as if her back was against the wall whenever Tyler took my advice to ask what she needed extra money for and for him to send the items he needed versus sending the cash. Child support fraud is also a huge problem we have. I don't have any facts or statistics on this one (yet), but I know people who suffer from paternity fraud. I have a few other issues on my mind, but because I feel like statistics and facts will help me back them, and I don't have them, I will not talk about them.

I leave it here by saying my husband was as much of a father as she would allow him... And Drew, if she reads the facts, her back might be more up against the wall. Know your rights as a father. Y'all are good fathers. Far from a deadbeat dad. Loves.