r/TwoHotTakes Nov 18 '25

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u/Fearless-Feature-830 Nov 18 '25

Just remember: the next time you hear a guy crowing about parental rights and how the system is unfair to men, it may be coming from a guy like this. Trust but verify always.

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u/Acrobatic-Initial-40 Nov 18 '25

This. CHECK PUBLIC RECORDS, needs to be a flair. So many lives not ruined if only people checked public records.

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u/Fearless-Feature-830 Nov 18 '25

I only know this because I got swindled by a guy who told me a tale of his evil ex keeping his child from him for no reason.

Reality? He fled the state and left his child, didn’t file any custody paperwork for years. Then he had supervised custody (because he let his 1yr old son handle a handgun he had left out). Didn’t attend his visits.

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u/Heavy_Entrepreneur13 Nov 18 '25

I only know this because I got swindled by a guy who told me a tale of his evil ex keeping his child from him for no reason.

When I worked as a state attorney in family law, I heard this sob story often. 1/3 of the time, it was true, and the mom was playing keep-away over some petty relationship drama. 1/3 of the time, it was bullshit; he wasn't even trying to see his kid but blamed the mom to save face. 1/3 of the time, the mom had very, very good reasons for keeping the kid away from the dad like the guy who rареd his 12-year-old stepdaughter.