Dead Beat Dads International

There are deadbeat mothers out there. However, deadbeat dads are more prevalent and are not restricted only to United States citizens but many male immigrants seem to have forgotten that they fathered children in their native countries. So, children in these foreign countries have been growing up without communicating with their fathers after these men migrate to the United States. Further, the deadbeat dads make no effort to communicate with the mother so that they will not be pressured into supporting their children. One child said to her mother after the many unsuccessful attempts to contact her father, “Mummy, why are you bothering yourself to call him.” At the tender age of 9 years, this innocent child already knows that her deadbeat father will never come through in providing assistance to help with her food, clothes, school fees, books, and basic living expenses. She already knows that her mother will have to continue to make sacrifices to ensure her well-being. To make matters worse, many of these men start new families while living in the United States and demonstrate no difficulties in supporting this new family. Ironically, if the abandoned children become successful, these deadbeat dads suddenly appear out of the wood work to claim their children’s successes as if they contributed to the achievements. Unfortunately, there is no international law to make these deadbeat dads pay for neglecting their children financially, physically, and mentally. But, what goes around comes around.