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Originally Posted by Kizzy

You were suggesting that in every instance the child is best suited with the mother, that is fundamentally not correct.
Nobody is obsessing on anything, it's important to try to see both sides of the coin.
The 1950s analogy of women in the home is very sweet but it doesn't translate in modern times, nobodys needs/feelings should be given priority except the children who deserve equal time with both parents.

One poster only ever mentioned the effects on the fathers, not the children, as well as making many derogatory remarks against single mothers generally - it sounded very personal and very obsessive to me.

And for the record, I was not suggesting that the mother was best suited in every situation, only that men were not either. Unless there are specific reasons against it, young children are nearly always best off with the mother, I don't think most people would disagree with that. Older children can make their own choice.

What on earth has the 50's got to do with anything, I can assure you I have no affiliation with the 50's - I think they were terrible times for women.