As I lay here at 1 AM, the words of my husband resonate with my being and even counting sheep won't help my restlessness. "Honey, I think it's a great idea but I just don't think you will get much support seeing as though you are a woman fighting on behalf of men." Was he right? I think not.................
I'm not just fighting for men, I'm fighting for the daughters of men. Daughters who deserve the right to have their Fathers ACTIVE in their lives. Men who deserve the right to be a Father..........
Every journey begins with a single step. Hello. I'm the founder of the DADPR project. I am a hard-working, vibrant, thirty something, young woman, wife, activist and most recently, stepmom to a sweet and precious Angel. Last but not least, I am a Certified Daddy's Girl! A few weeks ago, on New Years Eve, I begin to reflect on my life, passions, goals, and ambitions for 2011. I realized that, in the back of my mind, I'd been dreaming up an initiative but didn't have the guts to get it started. This initiative was driven by the trials that my husband and I were currently facing in the name of trying to protect his constitutional, parental rights as a father. Back and forth to court, time and time again trying to secure his legal parental rights only to be told that your daughter is too young for us to consider joint custody. What? Is there such a thing? too young? I was lost. With all the "dead-beat dads" in the world and a society that falls further and further behind in maintaining "family," along with the responsibility of the village in raising the child, is it ever really too early to foster and nurture a relationship between Father and Daughter?
Again, I think not..................
Thus, the DADPR project was born.
I am a daughter and I whole-heartedly believe it is essential for a daughter to have her Daddy in her life!
Welcome to our community!
