The activity is about and for children. Children think of dads and moms, at certain points in their upbringing, as Super Heroes. Super Hero costumes are kid friendly. They do not scare children.
No change can occur without getting the attention of the public and law makers. Finally these civil rights advocates for making children's lives more complete, secure, and fulfilled are doing it for love and the passion derived from being marginalized. The notion of dads walking away is not in their thinking process.
I wish everyone hired to do a job had their passion. Wouldn't it be nice if your MP's had the same passion for children as they do for graft and corruption!MJM
'Spiderpostie' sends nappies to Gordon Brown
May 27, 2009
A Tilehurst dad dressed as Spiderman posted nappies to the Prime Minister as part of a stunt to push for greater rights for fathers.
The man, who is in his 40s, donned his ‘Spiderpostie’ outfit and sent the nappies to Gordon Brown to urge him to stop ‘disposing’ of dads in society.
His nappy-posting follows other similar stunts by Fred Flinstone in Devon and Batman in Sussex.
Across the country, members of campaign group New Fathers 4 Justice have been dressing as superheroes and posting nappies to Downing Street.
The dad, who asked not to be named, recently joined the group and hopes his nappies will push the Prime Minister to action.
Spiderpostie said: “I don’t need to use my super powers to see what the family courts are doing to fatherhood and loving dads. It is incredible the Government and family court system can justify doing this to loving dads.
“It’s time this Government stopped acting like children, realised that we are sitting on a time bomb. Society is in breakdown and fathers should have a right to have contact with their children.
“We need to send messages that they will listen to and we are fighting for change. The recent opening of the family courts is just another web of deceit.”
The anonymous dad joined New Fathers 4 Justice – a group set up after Fathers 4 Justice disbanded in September 2008 – after struggling with the court system for two years while divorcing his wife.
Speaking to the Evening Post, he likened the family courts system to the latest MP expenses fiasco and said both needed greater transparency.
He said: “There’s lots of things going on behind closed doors. I have experienced a hell of a lot of bias against fathers in the family courts.
“Before I filed for divorce, there was no problem at all with child contact, but once solicitors got involved it was like throwing a hand grenade into the situation.
“They want you to argue between your ex-partner as hard and as much as possible. We want to change that with this campaign.”
COMMENTS
Well done NF4J. For those of you who think this is foolish. Think again. The notion of getting political change requires one get attention.
The activity is about and for children. Children think of dads and moms, at certain points in their upbringing, as Super Heros. Super Hero costumes are kid friendly. They do not scare children.
No change can occur without getting the attention of the public and law makers. Finally these civil rights advocates for making children's lives more complete, secure, and fulfilled are doing it for love and the passion derived from being marginalized. The notion of dads walking away is not in their thinking process.
I wish everyone hired to do a job had their passion. Wouldn't it be nice if your MP's had the same passion for children as they do for graft and corruption!
27/05/2009 at 20:44
Although I do support the cause they are fighting for, they could go about getting their message across in a more responsible, sensible manner.
I mean, after all, they want greater access rights to their kids yet their stunts make them look like irresponsible morons who shouldn't be given any access to their own children.
27/05/2009 at 12:54
Well done Spiderpostie
WE hear on the news that there were worries some MPs caught with their fingers in the taxpayers’ pie were contemplating committing suicide.
What about the fathers denied access to their children who commit suicide on a fairly regular basis due to the present family court system?
This is a scandal and it seems only people in high office are able to fiddle their expenses while the rest of us have to cope with no access to our children, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, or the threat of redundancies.
These hypocrites, many of whom are partners in law firms or have an interest in keeping the ‘family law gravy train’ going, should be treated the same way as fathers – ie confiscate their passport, deduct money from their bank accounts, and take their driving licences away if they refuse to pay back their expenses.
Recently the welfare reform bill gave CMEC the ability to take maintenance payments without prior approval or scrutiny from a court.
For fathers, this means the safety net of the court has been removed, despite the fact the present Child Support Agency has a well-documented history of making mistakes. These measures are draconian. Many divorced parents, mainly fathers, are fighting to keep themselves afloat after separation and many absent parents will be hounded for money they don’t have or owe. For years, many fathers have been struggling to overcome the debt, poverty and childlessness forced upon them to fight the system, Cafcass and the CSA.
Often, the very people who proclaim to be acting in the child’s best interests are those who profit the most.
Neil Rees, Reading
27/05/2009 at 12:53
Man in Spiderman costume tells government to "stop acting like children"...
27/05/2009 at 12:34
27/05/2009 at 17:20